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Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts - Better Notifications for WP

by Jack - BNFW · 30,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts - Better Notifications for WP is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts - Better Notifications for WP
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
voltronik8 Apr 2013 to 31 Oct 2026, 109 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
4 days ago
Releases, 24 months
7
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts - Better Notifications for WP
Q1 20240
Q2 20242
Q3 20242
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20252
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20263

Last release 31 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
18 Jul 2023Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get6.1<= 1.6.141.70
18 May 2023Better Notifications for WP <= 1.9.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via handle_actions4.3<= 1.9.21.9.30
31 Jan 2022Better Notifications for WP <= 1.8.6 - Email Address Disclosure4.3< 1.8.71.8.70

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts - Better Notifications for WP
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20245.0
Q3 20244.7
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q1 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q1 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star170
4 star5
3 star2
2 star1
1 star6
Latest low reviews

Momentum

30,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts - Better Notifications for WP
4 May 2026322
11 May 2026646
18 May 2026616
25 May 2026605
1 Jun 2026537
8 Jun 2026527
15 Jun 2026577
22 Jun 2026522
29 Jun 2026792
6 Jul 2026787
13 Jul 2026755
20 Jul 2026622
27 Jul 202611,187
3 Aug 20265,323
10 Aug 20262,012
17 Aug 20261,622
24 Aug 20261,658
31 Aug 20261,290
7 Sep 20261,096
14 Sep 20261,061
21 Sep 20261,097
28 Sep 20261,143
5 Oct 2026962
12 Oct 202611,747
19 Oct 20264,650
26 Oct 202612,540
2 Nov 20261,785

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 212% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.10.2
AuthorJack - BNFW
Added16 Mar 2013
Last updated31 Oct 2026
Active installs30,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > Transactional Email
Tagsalert, email, notify, message, notification

Other plugins by this author: Front-end Categories

Questions

Is Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts - Better Notifications for WP still maintained?

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts - Better Notifications for WP was last updated on 31 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts - Better Notifications for WP safe?

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts - Better Notifications for WP has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts - Better Notifications for WP?

The wordpress.org author is Jack - BNFW. Recent committers: voltronik, peterrocker, jackmcconnell, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts - Better Notifications for WP?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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