Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts vs WPFront Notification Bar (October 2026)
Updated October 23, 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 #5 and WPFront Notification Bar at #2. They split the 6 measures we track, so the choice comes down to which one you weigh most. 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.
WPFront Notification Bar
Easily lets you create a bar on top or bottom to display a notification.
Who leads on what
They split the 6 measures we track, so the choice comes down to which one you weigh most.
WPFront Notification Bar ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #5 in Notification Plugins.
WPFront Notification Bar has more users: 40,000+ active installs against 30,000+.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 184 reviews, against 4.5 from 131 reviews.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts has more reviews behind its score: 184 against 131.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts was updated more recently, on October 14, 2026; WPFront Notification Bar on September 29, 2026.
WPFront Notification Bar was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 34,868 times against 17,292.
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 the review score matters most to you, you want the score backed by more reviews or you want the one shipping releases most recently.
WPFront Notification Bar
Pick WPFront Notification Bar if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run or you want the one being installed faster right now.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts vs WPFront Notification Bar side by side
| Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts | WPFront Notification Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| Notification Plugins ranking | #5 | #2 |
| Rating | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| Reviews | 184 | 131 |
| Active installs | 30,000+ | 40,000+ |
| Total downloads | 1,090,105 | 1,104,131 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 17,292 | 34,868 |
| Last updated | Oct 14, 2026 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| First published | Mar 16, 2013 | Dec 11, 2013 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1.3 | 7.1.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Pricing | Free + paid version | Free on WordPress.org |
Downloads per day, last 49 days
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts ratings
WPFront Notification Bar 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 WPFront Notification Bar 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 WPFront Notification Bar: common questions
Is Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts better than WPFront Notification Bar?
They split the 6 measures we track, so the choice comes down to which one you weigh most. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. WPFront Notification Bar ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #5 in Notification Plugins.
Which has more users, Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts or WPFront Notification Bar?
WPFront Notification Bar ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #5 in Notification Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts or WPFront Notification Bar?
WPFront Notification Bar has more users: 40,000+ active installs against 30,000+.
Are Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts and WPFront Notification Bar 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. WPFront Notification Bar may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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