by Timo Reith 3.9 (17 reviews)

Post Status Notifier Lite

Name: Post Status Notifier Lite
Rating: 3.9 (17 reviews)
Author: Timo Reith

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

Post Status Notifier Lite ranks #8,028 among WordPress.org plugins with 700+ active installations, is #387 of 3,634 in the Communication category, a 3.9/5 rating from 17 reviews, and was last updated May 29, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1.4)

v1.13.1 Current Version v1.13.1

Updated 5 months ago Last Update on 29 May, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#387 of 3,634 in Communication Top 10% by installs Downloads -5.4% this week

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Rank

#8,028

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Active Installs

700+

-7.2%

KW Avg Position

88.7

0.4 worse

Downloads

50.7K

+5 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

78%

Review 3.9 out of 5

3.9 (17 reviews)

Next Milestone 800

Total Progress 46%

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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 · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months ago

Jul 2, 2026

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

CVE-2026-9577 · Fixed in v1.13.0
Oct 28, 2024

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

CVE-2024-10048 · Fixed in v1.11.7
Nov 14, 2023

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

CVE-2023-47766 · Fixed in v1.11.1
Dec 20, 2022

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

CVE-2022-4325 · Fixed in v1.10.1

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.13.1
Last Updated: May 29, 2026
Requires WP: 5.5+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 8.1 or higher
Author: Timo Reith

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.9
Reviews: 17
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

email notification notify post status

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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.