Ni WooCommerce Custom Order Status vs Post Status Notifications (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
Post Status Notifications
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Ni WooCommerce Custom Order Status has a higher user rating (4/5 from 15 reviews) and 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 Post Status Notifications has 29K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Ni WooCommerce Custom Order Status | Post Status Notifications | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4/5 | ◄ | 3.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 15 | ◄ | 10 |
| Active Installs | 2.0K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 77K+ | ◄ | 29K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2014 | |
| Age | 11 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 4.9+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 5.6.20+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.2.7 | 3.2.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Ni WooCommerce Custom Order Status
Post Status Notifications
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Ni WooCommerce Custom Order Status averaged approximately 51 daily downloads while Post Status Notifications averaged 4.
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.
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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