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SALERT — WordPress Notification Plugin

SALERT – Fake Sales Notification WooCommerce

by wpoperations · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.3.1 Tested up to WP 7.0.4

SALERT has 8,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 176,310 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 24, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

SALERT at a glance

Active installs
8,000+
Total downloads
176,310
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is SALERT well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
19%
3 of 16 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Create fake sales notification to visitors
  • Customize notification box color, size, font color, font size etc
  • Define position to display notification on the screen
  • Live preview changes
  • Background options
  • Typography options
  • Animation Options
  • Translation Ready
  • Lifetime Free support
  • Constant updates

SALERT reviews and ratings

16 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

3.9 out of 5

16 reviews

5★
11
4★
0
3★
0
2★
2
1★
3
  • Not Believable

    For a fake sales plugin it's not very believable when the same names from the same country keep popping up in a row. Needs to have a more extensive list of names from different countries. If you're going to keep displaying John from USA maybe add John B., John A., John M. and so on.

    DragonApps
  • Generates a critical error

    Some time ago the plugin was perfect, but with the current versions what happens to me when trying to configure it is: "There has been a critical error on this website. Please check your site administrator's email inbox for instructions." I don't know if it will be a particular or general problem, but with the latest versions of Wordpress, Woocommerce and Elementor this plugin does not work.

    stylelucifer
  • Pop up products stopped working (gone) after a few days

    I put in about 20 fake pop up products, but after about 2 days they all disappeared (vanished) from the display settings admin. Seems like this is normal by design to strip out the data in the free version after about 2 days rendering the plugin NOT WORKING, this seems to be quite a deceptive practice. Why not tell people this upfront? seems like from the lack of any reply you do not want to discuss this.

    fatfrog
  • Expensive

    Very expensive for what you get, cheaper plugins are available with much more features.

    spycraft3r
  • Perfect plugin

    Wonderful, I have to thank the plugin support that was able to solve a ccs problem that my wordpress had and now it is working. I definitely recommend this plugin and I will not hesitate to buy the premium version.

    mktnegocios
  • BEAUTIFUL

    IS VERY BEAUTIFUL, WE HOPE IT CONTINUES ITS WAY WITHOUT BREAKING. IS IT WORKING FOR PREMIUM ONLY?

    binlercepresets

Where SALERT ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that SALERT appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Notification Plugins #21 by tag, #28 in search #16
Best Social Proof Plugins #8 by tag, not in search #28

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Details

Display beautiful popup sales notification on your website with just few clicks.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings SALERT competes in

Tags

  • fake notification
  • notification
  • sales notification
  • woocommerce

More from wpoperations

Version
1.3.1
Last updated
May 24, 2026
First published
Aug 13, 2018
Requires WordPress
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

SALERT FAQ

What does SALERT do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, SALERT offers Create fake sales notification to visitors, Customize notification box color, size, font color, font size etc, Define position to display notification on the screen, Live preview changes and Background options.

How many active installs does SALERT have?

WordPress.org reports 8,000+ active installs for SALERT as of September 7, 2026.

Is SALERT still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on May 24, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is SALERT free?

SALERT is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does SALERT rank among Notification Plugins?

SALERT is #16 in the WordPress.org Notification Plugins ranking.