WP Comment Notification — WordPress Comment Plugin
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WP Comment Notification has 400+ active installs on WordPress.org and 10,206 downloads all time. It was downloaded 582 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on September 29, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
WP Comment Notification at a glance
Is WP Comment Notification well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Your own recipient list – send the “Please moderate” email to any number of addresses, for example your editors, moderators or a shared support inbox
- Post author – optionally email the author of the post that received the comment as well
- Approved comments – optionally send the “New comment” email to the same recipients when a comment is published straight away or approved later
- Moderation emails you can rely on – comments held for moderation are always emailed to your list, whatever the “Email me whenever” options under Settings >…
- No noise – spam and trashed comments are never emailed, and nobody receives an email about a comment they wrote or approved themselves
- Address check – addresses are validated when you save: invalid ones are skipped and listed, duplicates are removed, and the settings page warns you when nobody…
- Standard WordPress emails – the emails are sent by WordPress itself, so they keep the usual wording, translations and Approve / Trash / Spam links, and work…
- Works with pingbacks, trackbacks and WooCommerce product reviews. Block editor notes keep WordPress’s own notifications
WP Comment Notification reviews and ratings
1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Excellent. Very simple
It simply allows multiple (or different than admin) email addresses to be notified when there are comments. It's great.
pro450
Download and install history
707 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Where WP Comment Notification ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that WP Comment Notification appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Comment Plugins | #90 by tag, #76 in search | #41 | – |
| Best Notification Plugins | #29 in search, not tagged | #55 | – |
Details
Choose who gets WordPress comment emails: send moderation and new comment notifications to your own list of addresses and the post author.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings WP Comment Notification competes in
Tags
- comment moderation
- comment notification
- comments
- notification emails
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- Version
- 1.5.0
- Last updated
- Sep 29, 2026
- First published
- Jul 18, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 6.2
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
WP Comment Notification FAQ
What does WP Comment Notification do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Comment Notification offers Your own recipient list – send the “Please moderate” email to any number of addresses, for example your editors, moderators or a shared support inbox, Post author – optionally email the author of the post that received the comment as well, Approved comments – optionally send the “New comment” email to the same recipients when a comment is published straight away or approved later, Moderation emails you can rely on – comments held for moderation are always emailed to your list, whatever the “Email me whenever” options under Settings > and No noise – spam and trashed comments are never emailed, and nobody receives an email about a comment they wrote or approved themselves.
How many active installs does WP Comment Notification have?
WordPress.org reports 400+ active installs for WP Comment Notification as of October 22, 2026.
Is WP Comment Notification still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on September 29, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Is WP Comment Notification free?
WP Comment Notification is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does WP Comment Notification rank among Comment Plugins?
WP Comment Notification is #41 in the WordPress.org Comment Plugins ranking.