Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts vs Notification (September 2026)
Updated September 7, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Notification Plugins top 10: Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts at #10 and Notification at #4. Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP
Supercharge your WordPress email notifications using a WYSIWYG editor and shortcodes. Default and new notifications available. Add-ons available.
Notification
Notification – Custom Notifications and Alerts for WordPress
Take full control of WordPress emails and notifications. Replace default messages, add custom triggers, and send alerts via email, webhook, Slack, and …
Who leads on what
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track.
Notification ranks higher on WordPress.org: #4 against #10 in Notification Plugins.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts has more users: 30,000+ active installs against 10,000+.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 184 reviews, against 4.6 from 124 reviews.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts has more reviews behind its score: 184 against 124.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts was updated more recently, on July 30, 2026; Notification on March 11, 2026.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts
Pick Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts if you want the plugin more sites already run, the review score matters most to you, you want the score backed by more reviews or you want the one shipping releases most recently.
Notification
Pick Notification if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts vs Notification side by side
| Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts | Notification | |
|---|---|---|
| Notification Plugins ranking | #10 | #4 |
| Rating | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| Reviews | 184 | 124 |
| Active installs | 30,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Total downloads | 1,070,278 | 412,184 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | – | – |
| Last updated | Jul 30, 2026 | Mar 11, 2026 |
| First published | Mar 16, 2013 | Dec 20, 2011 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.0.4 | 6.9.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Pricing | Free + paid version | Free + paid version |
30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts ratings
Notification ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts nor Notification can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Notification Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts vs Notification: common questions
Is Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts better than Notification?
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Notification ranks higher on WordPress.org: #4 against #10 in Notification Plugins.
Which has more users, Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts or Notification?
Notification ranks higher on WordPress.org: #4 against #10 in Notification Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts or Notification?
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts has more users: 30,000+ active installs against 10,000+.
Are Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts and Notification free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts is listed as commercial, so a paid version or add-ons exist. Notification is listed as commercial, so a paid version or add-ons exist.
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