WP Updates Notifier is the #17 ranked admin app on WordPress, with a 4.2 average rating from 35 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
WP Updates Notifier is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Scott Cariss. With a rating of 4.2★ from 35 reviews, it currently ranks #17 in the Admin category.
AppRanks data: WP Updates Notifier ranks #17 in Admin on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 3% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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WP Updates Notifier is a well-rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Admin category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 35 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
- +Published by Scott Cariss — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (35) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How WP Updates Notifier works
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Monitors your WordPress installation for core, plugin and theme updates and emails you when they are available. This plugin is ideal if you don’t login to your WordPress admin regularly or you support a client’s website.
Features
Set the interval of how often to check for updates; hourly, twice daily or daily.
Sets WordPress to check for updates more often meaning you get to know about updates sooner.
Get emailed about core, plugin and theme updates.
Chose if you want to be notified about active only themes and plugins updates.
Remove upgrade nag message to non-admin users.
For advanced users there are a number of filters and actions you can use. More coming soon.
This plugin is a fork of Update Notifier. This plugin was forked because there seemed to be no further development on the existing plugin and there was no way to contact the original author to ask about taking ownership. WP Updates Notifier has the following improvements over Updates Notifier:
Completely rewritten from the ground up using best practises for writing WordPress plugins
Code wrapped in a class so better namespace.
You can set the cron interval, allowing for more frequent checks.
Update checks trigger WordPress internal update check before notification.
Allows you to set the ‘from address’.
Allows you to set multiple ‘to addresses’.
Makes use of the Settings API.
A number of available hooks and filters for advanced users.
Active support and development.
Languages
French by Christophe Catarina – Added 03 July 2013
German by Alexander Pfabel – Added 02 October 2012
Filters Two filters have been provided to allow you to alter the email subject and email content being sent by WP Updates Notifier.
sc_wpun_email_subject @parameters:
$email_subject – the email subject to be filtered.
Example:
/* * Alter the email subject being sent by WP Updates Notifier */ function alter_wp_updates_notifier_email_subject( $email_subject ) { $email_subject = 'This is the new email subject for updates notifier'; return $email_subject; } add_filter( 'sc_wpun_email_subject', 'alter_wp_updates_notifier_email_subject' );
sc_wpun_email_content @parameters:
$message – the content of the email to be filtered
Example:
/* * Alter the email content being sent by WP Updates Notifier */ function alter_wp_updates_notifier_email_content( $message ) { $message = 'This is our new email content that will override the default.'; return $message; } add_filter( 'sc_wpun_email_content', 'alter_wp_updates_notifier_email_content' );
Category rankings
As of Sep 5, 2026- Admin#17of 669Top 3%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where WP Updates Notifier stands in the Admin category
WP Updates Notifier ranks #17 of 669 apps in the Admin category, placing it in the top 3% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is WP Updates Notifier?
WP Updates Notifier is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.2-star rating from 35 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Admin 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 Scott Cariss.
Who uses WP Updates Notifier?
Currently around 30,000 active stores have installed WP Updates Notifier. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Admin category on WordPress.
Where does WP Updates Notifier rank on WordPress?
WP Updates Notifier currently sits at position #17 in the Admin category on WordPress. That places it in the top 3% of 669 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.