Zero bloat, single purpose plugin that automatically sends email notifications when comments are approved. Lightweight and focused.
As of April 2026, Comment Approved Notifier Extended is a WordPress email plugin with 500 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 10.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most….
Comment Approved Notifier Extended is a lightweight WordPress plugin with a single focus: automatically notify comment authors when their comments are approved.
This plugin does ONE thing and does it well:
* Sends customizable email notifications when comments are approved
* No unnecessary features, no performance overhead
* Clean, efficient code following WordPress best practices
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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