Extended Post Status vs Post Status Notifications (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Post Status Notifications
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Extended Post Status has a higher user rating (4.5/5 from 11 reviews) and leads in active installations (1.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Extended Post Status has accumulated 26K+ total downloads while Post Status Notifications has 29K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Extended Post Status | Post Status Notifications | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ◄ | 3.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 11 | ◄ | 10 |
| Active Installs | 1.0K+ | 1.0K+ | |
| Total Downloads | 26K+ | ► | 29K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 8 months ago | ◄ | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2014 | |
| Age | 8 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.9+ | 4.9+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.2+ | 5.6.20+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.0.21 | 3.2.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Extended Post Status
Post Status Notifications
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Extended Post Status averaged approximately 8 daily downloads while Post Status Notifications averaged 4.
Recent Reviews
Extended Post Status Reviews
Lots of trouble with it in latest WP/Gutenberg
Very straightforward plugin to set up, and probably worked great in the older days. But unfortunately it’s too glitchy to use with the latest Gutenberg editor. Custom statuses won’t show up the newly
It broke WP framework
It looks Taxonomy/Filter and Post Deactivation has some bug.Edit: It looks need to speak with Developer This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by dewinbrush.
Extremely useful
I wasn’t able to achieve this functionality with my own coding, but this plugin does the job! It really helps smooth out a complicated workflow.
Post Status Notifications Reviews
Good job !
Thanks for this useful plugin !
Completely useless.
Lousy. I am an admin and I needed it to receive notifications when someone leaves a “pending post”, but instead he sends me horrible emails with very long links when I publish the note that was pendin
Works as stated, plus they updated it per my request
<!– wp:paragraph –> <p class=””>Since I cannot create another review, I can only edit this one negatively. This plugin was great, however, I cannot get it to work with the Block editor. I turned off t
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