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Comment Approved Notifier Extended

Zero bloat, single purpose plugin that automatically sends email notifications when comments are approved. Lightweight and focused.

By ufukart·Email·Free
5(7 reviews)
·500 active installs·Updated 3 weeks ago
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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….

5/57 reviews
500active installs
10.0K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

Comment Approved Notifier Extended is a lightweight WordPress plugin with a single focus: automatically notify comment authors when their comments are approved.

🎯 Single Purpose, Zero Bloat

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

✨ Key Features

  • Automatic Email Notifications – Instantly notifies users when their comment is approved
  • Customizable Templates – Personalize email subject and body with shortcodes
  • Professional Email Design – Beautiful, responsive HTML email template
  • Dark Mode Support – Email template adapts to user preferences
  • Secure – Built with WordPress security stan…
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Ratings & Reviews

57 reviews
5 ★
7
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP5.6+ required

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Changelog

5.4

  • Enhanced: Improved code documentation with PHPDoc blocks
  • Enhanced: Better error handling and logging
  • Enhanced: Consistent use of escape functions (esc_html_e vs echo __)
  • Enhanced: More descriptive error messages
  • Enhanced: Load text domain on ‘init’ hook for better compatibility

…and 16 more changes

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

ufukartufukart
Plugin Info
Version
5.4
Last Updated
Mar 14, 2026
WP Requires
5.0+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
5.6+
Active Installs
500
Downloads
10.0K+
Added
Jan 20, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

emailapprovecommentnotificationapproved comment

Developer

U
ufukart
3 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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