Ni WooCommerce Custom Order Status vs Extended Post Status (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Ni WooCommerce Custom Order Status
2.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Extended Post Status has a higher user rating (4.5/5 from 11 reviews) while Ni WooCommerce Custom Order Status leads in active installations (2.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Ni WooCommerce Custom Order Status has accumulated 77K+ total downloads while Extended Post Status has 26K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Ni WooCommerce Custom Order Status | Extended Post Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4/5 | ► | 4.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 15 | ◄ | 11 |
| Active Installs | 2.0K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 77K+ | ◄ | 26K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 8 months ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2018 | |
| Age | 11 years | 8 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 4.9+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.2+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.2.7 | 1.0.21 |
Rating Breakdown
Ni WooCommerce Custom Order Status
Extended Post Status
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Ni WooCommerce Custom Order Status averaged approximately 51 daily downloads while Extended Post Status averaged 8.
Recent Reviews
Ni WooCommerce Custom Order Status Reviews
HTML Email Plans?
Checking if there are any plans to enable HTML emails for custom order status where an email is sent to the customer. Or ability to use database fields/tags to insert customer name, product, etc. Even
Need update, pleeeese
I use your plugin and thank you very much! But I ran into difficulties: 1.Right now the status slug is a dash that cannot be edited. It seems to me that making this field editable is easy? Now all st
Tried it , loved it , easy to use
I tried another addon first that was so complicated and messed up my emails, this one was so easy to setup since all i needed was a custom status text, 5/5 great plugin.
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.
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