Comment Reply Email Notification
Healthy: maintained, last release 13 Aug 2026, 7 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Comment Reply Email Notification still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 13 Aug 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months. 13 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Comment Reply Email Notification, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer awelzel since Aug 2019. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Comment Reply Email Notification removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Comment Reply Email Notification safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Comment Reply Email Notification update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.41.0. No one-star spike after it. 13 Aug 2026 · Release history
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.
| guhemama | 25 Jan 2016 to 28 Jul 2019, 52 commits |
|---|---|
| awelzel | 2 Aug 2019 to 13 Aug 2026, 64 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2016.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 7
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 2 |
| Q4 2025 | 2 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 13 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.
| 5 star | 29 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 91 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 116 |
| 18 May 2026 | 98 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,645 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 478 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 293 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 238 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 193 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 208 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 258 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 195 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 187 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 191 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 237 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,651 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 701 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 369 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 287 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 270 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 258 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 278 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 270 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 222 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 227 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 323 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 277 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 42 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 39% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.41.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Arno Welzel |
| Added | 25 Jan 2016 |
| Last updated | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 3,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Communication & Messaging > Transactional Email |
| Tags | email, reply, comment, notification |
Other plugins by this author: Lightbox with PhotoSwipe, Timed Content, Multicolumn Category Widget, Website statistics with Matomo
Questions
Is Comment Reply Email Notification still maintained?
Yes. Last release 13 Aug 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Comment Reply Email Notification, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer awelzel since Aug 2019.
Was Comment Reply Email Notification removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Comment Reply Email Notification safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Comment Reply Email Notification update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.41.0. No one-star spike after it.