Comment Reply Email Notification for WordPress Plugin Directory
By Arno Welzel
Comment Reply Email Notification is the #63 ranked email app on WordPress, with a 4.8 average rating from 33 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Comment Reply Email Notification is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Arno Welzel. With a rating of 4.8★ from 33 reviews, it currently ranks #63 in the Email category.
AppRanks data: Comment Reply Email Notification ranks #63 in Email on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 9% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Comment Reply Email Notification is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Email category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 33 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.8★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Arno Welzel — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (33) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Comment Reply Email Notification works
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This plugin allows visitors to subscribe to get answers to their comments via e-mail.
Warning This plugin uses the “wp_insert_comment” hook, therefore, everytime a comment is created, a notification is likely to be sent. If you are importing comments into your blog, it’s a good idea to disable this plugin.
Sending e-mails does not work? The plugin uses the standard WordPress e-mail function. If you have problems getting e-mails sent, you might try using plugins like https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/ to improve sending e-mails from your site.
Customizing the layout of the checkboxes The label next to the checkboxes don’t contain a whitespace. Depending on your theme you might want to add a custom style like this to get a space between the checkbox and the label:
input#cren_subscribe_to_comment, input#cren_gdpr { margin-right: 0.5em; }
The plugin does not add this style be default as it depends on your theme if this is neccessary.
Customizing the email template To customize the email template, copy the “templates” folder to your theme folder (a child theme should be used to avoid losing the custom templates when the theme is updated). The plugin will look for templates on the “/wp-content/themes/[THEME]/templates/cren/” folder; if a custom template is not found, then it will fallback to the default template.
Templates folder on GitHub: https://github.com/arnowelzel/worpdress-comment-reply-email-notification/tree/master/templates
Changing the subscription checkbox label The checkbox label can be changed with the cren_comment_checkbox_label filter. This way you can update the text to your taste and keep the plugin updated.
Changing the GDPR checkbox label The GDPR checkbox label can be changed with the cren_gdpr_checkbox_label filter. This way you can update the text to your taste and keep the plugin updated.
Modifiying HTML output Using the filters cren_gdpr_checkbox_html and cren_comment_subscribe_html you can modify the HTML output of the checkboxes if needed.
Example:
add_filter('cren_gdpr_checkbox_html', function(string $html_output, string $label_text, string $privacy_policy_url): string { $html_output = '<div class="comment-form-gdpr-consent form-check mb-3"><input id="cren_gdpr" class="form-check-input" name="cren_gdpr" type="checkbox" value="yes" required checked><label for="cren_gdpr" class="form-check-label">' . $label_text . '<span class="text-danger fw-bold">*</span> (<a href="' . $privacy_policy_url . '" title="Privacy Policy" target="_blank" rel="internal">Privacy Policy</a>)</label></div>';
return $html_output; }, 10, 3);
add_filter('cren_comment_subscribe_html', function(string $html_output, string $label_text, bool $checked_default): string { $checked = $checked_default ? 'checked' : ''; $html_output = '<div class="comment-form-email-consent form-check mb-3"><input id="cren_subscribe_to_comment" class="form-check-input" name="cren_subscribe_to_comment" type="checkbox" value="on" ' . $checked . '><label for="cren_subscribe_to_comment" class="form-check-label">' . $label_text . '</label></div>';
return $html_output; }, 10, 3);
Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Email#63of 718Top 9%
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Keyword rankings
Comment Reply Email Notification ranks for 3 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 3:
Competitors & alternatives
Comment Reply Email Notification doesn't have curated competitor matchups yet. Other tracked email apps on WordPress:
Where Comment Reply Email Notification stands in the Email category
Comment Reply Email Notification ranks #63 of 718 apps in the Email category, placing it in the top 9% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Comment Reply Email Notification?
Comment Reply Email Notification is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.8-star rating from 33 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Email category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Arno Welzel.
Who uses Comment Reply Email Notification?
Currently around 3,000 active stores have installed Comment Reply Email Notification. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Email category on WordPress.
Where does Comment Reply Email Notification rank on WordPress?
Comment Reply Email Notification currently sits at position #63 in the Email category on WordPress. That places it in the top 9% of 718 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.