Manage Notification E-mails vs Change Author (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Manage Notification E-mails
100K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Manage Notification E-mails has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 53 reviews) and leads in active installations (100K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Manage Notification E-mails has accumulated 841K+ total downloads while Change Author has 39K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Manage Notification E-mails | Change Author | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ◄ | 4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 53 | ◄ | 12 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 841K+ | ◄ | 39K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 months ago | ◄ | 8 years ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2014 | |
| Age | 11 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.0.0+ | 3.0.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.8.6 | 1.3 |
Rating Breakdown
Manage Notification E-mails
Change Author
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Manage Notification E-mails averaged approximately 131 daily downloads while Change Author averaged 25.
Recent Reviews
Manage Notification E-mails Reviews
Perfect
thanks a lot
Really useful plugin
This is a really useful plugin for disabling those annoying ‘plugin x has just automatically updated’ emails. Suggestion for author – the plugin isn’t easy to find in WordPress’s plugin search for ter
功能很完整
很不錯的外掛，大力推薦!
Change Author Reviews
Just awesome
Work as expected. Thank you so much.
Works great. Like it!
easy. useful. light.
No longer works…but here’s a fix:
This plugin attempts to override the default author meta box, but that doesn’t seem to work any more. However, it is possible to simply filter the options for the author dropdown list like this to get
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