Post Status Notifier Lite
by Timo Reith 3.9 (17 reviews)

Post Status Notifier Lite

Notify on every post change: Flexible rules, custom placeholders and support for all post types and taxonomies.

Post Status Notifier Lite ranks #8,047 among WordPress.org plugins with 700+ active installations, is #387 of 3,352 in the Communication category, a 3.9/5 rating from 17 reviews, and was last updated May 30, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.4 (Current: 7.1)
v1.13.1 Current Version v1.13.1
Updated 3 months ago Last Update on 30 May, 2026
Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#387 of 3,352 in Communication Top 25% by installs Downloads +16.4% this week
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-6 this week
Active Installs
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-7.4%
KW Avg Position
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Downloads
52.2K
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Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
78%
Review 3.9 out of 5
3.9 (17 reviews)

Next Milestone 800

Total Progress 49%
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Reviews & Ratings

3.9
17 reviews
Overall 78%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

4 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

  1. Post Status Notifier Lite [post-status-notifier-lite] < 1.13.0

    CVE-2026-9577 · Fixed in v1.13.0

  2. Post Status Notifier Lite [post-status-notifier-lite] < 1.11.7

    CVE-2024-10048 · Fixed in v1.11.7

  3. Post Status Notifier Lite [post-status-notifier-lite] < 1.11.1

    CVE-2023-47766 · Fixed in v1.11.1

  4. Post Status Notifier Lite [post-status-notifier-lite] < 1.10.1

    CVE-2022-4325 · Fixed in v1.10.1

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to notify contributors, editors, or other recipients when posts change status. It solves the problem of manually tracking and communicating post status changes by sending customizable email notifications based on configurable rules and placeholders.

  • Custom notification rules
  • Support for custom post types
  • Support for all post statuses
  • Custom email texts with placeholders
  • Twig-based placeholder filters
  • Multisite compatibility
  • Custom CC and BCC emails
  • English and German translations

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Post Status Notifier Lite

Post Status Notifier Lite has 700+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Post Status Notifier Lite holds a 3.9 out of 5 star rating based on 17 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Post Status Notifier Lite is developed by Timo Reith and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Post Status Notifier Lite requires WordPress 5.5 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4 and needs PHP 8.1 or newer.
Post Status Notifier Lite has been downloaded 52,208+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Post Status Notifier Lite is 1.13.1. It was last updated on May 30, 2026.
Yes. Post Status Notifier Lite is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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