Should I choose Simple SMTP or Order Notification By Category for WooCommerce?

Simple SMTP holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 0.0★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Simple SMTP or Order Notification By Category for WooCommerce?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Simple SMTP has the deeper published review base (11 vs 0), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Simple SMTP typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (11 reviews). Order Notification By Category for WooCommerce typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (0 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Simple SMTP and Order Notification By Category for WooCommerce?

Migration support varies by app and category. Simple SMTP and Order Notification By Category for WooCommerce both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Order Notification By Category for WooCommerce" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

AppRanks

Simple SMTP vs Order Notification By — WordPress

Simple SMTP vs Order Notification By Category for WooCommerce

Name: Simple SMTP
Rating: 5 (11 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Simple SMTP

5.0·11reviews·2,000+installs

wordpress

Change

1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Simple SMTP	Order Notification By Category for WooCommerce
Tagline	—	—
Description	1842 / 5000 chars37% used	923 / 5000 chars18% used
Screenshots	—	—
Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Casey	Logic Everest
Listed	—	—
Last updated	—	—

2. Categories & rankings

Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inline

Simple SMTP

Order Notification By Category for WooCommerce

At a glance

4 metrics · auto-computed

Feature comparison between Simple SMTP and Order Notification By Category for WooCommerce
Metric	Simple SMTP	Order Notification By Category for WooCommerce
Rating	5.0 ★	—
Total reviews	11	0
Active installs	2,000+	200+
Free plan	—	—

Keyword	Simple SMTP	Order Notification By Category for WooCommerce
faq	#390	Not ranked

4. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Simple SMTP

Adds a simple, no-fuss SMTP settings to your WordPress installation that lets you define custom settings, which is especially useful for hosts with no control over the php mail functionality. If logging is enabled, a new segment in the settings panel will show up with a 30-day overview of recent emails, and will automatically prune older logs. Please see the FAQ if you want a more permanent solution. For more information, please see the project wiki on GitHub. Environment and constant overriding (optional) This plugin will prefer environmental and constant-stored values over the plugin-saved equivalent settings, making it easier to use this plugin via deployment. These can be either stored in your systems env setup, or in wp-config.php as define( 'SEE_BELOW', 'your_value_here' );. Accepted Parameters SMTP_HOST (string) Mail server hostname. SMTP_PORT (integer) Port address (usually 25, 465 or 587). SMTP_AUTH (integer, 1 or 0) Pass below credentials to your mail server. SMTP_USER (string) The mail username for this account. SMTP_PASS (string) The password for the mailer account. SMTP_FROM (string) Enforce all emails come from this email address. SMTP_FROMNAME (string) Enforce all emails to have a certain email name. SMTP_SEC (string) Use a particular email security method (accepts ‘def’ (default), ‘ssl’, ‘tls’ and ‘off’). SMTP_NOVERIFYSSL (boolean) Disable validation of the SMTP server certificate (not recommended). SMTP_LOG (boolean) Controls the logging capability and visibility. SMTP_DISABLE (boolean) Disables the mailer. They will still be logged if enabled, but won’t send out. It is recommended to store at least SMTP_PASS in your wp-config.php file (with the correct file permissions set). If the openssl extension is available, the plugin will attempt to encrypt the password in the database.

Top keywords

smtp14×4.83%
string6×2.07%
mail4×1.38%
settings4×1.38%
boolean3×1.03%
email3×1.03%
emails3×1.03%
pass3×1.03%
php3×1.03%
server3×1.03%
account2×0.69%
account smtp2×0.69%

Order Notification By Category for WooCommerce

if you want to add more recipients to the new woocommerce order’s notification but not want to send every new woocommerce order notification to all. This plugin will help to do that. By using this, you can add email addresses to woocommerce product’s categories and when new woocommerce order will be placed on the store, the plugin will go through the all woocommerce order items(products) and get all the categories of order items, at the end find out all the email’s related to order item’s categories. In this way, we can send information to the specific person about specific orders, all not all orders to all recipients. How to use it? First you have to enable WooCommerce new order notification to send notifications to admin. Then Go to category Add/Edit. You will find a field labeled “Order recipient Email”, you can add comma separated email’s address. This will enable you to add more with admin notifcation.

Top keywords

order8×4.91%
woocommerce6×3.68%
add5×3.07%
email4×2.45%
woocommerce order4×2.45%
categories3×1.84%
notification3×1.84%
send3×1.84%
admin2×1.23%
enable

Simple SMTP vs Order Notification By Category for WooCommerce

Simple SMTP

1. Listing metadata

2. Categories & rankings

Order Notification By Category for WooCommerce

At a glance

AppRanks verdict

3. Search rankings

4. App details

Frequently asked

Should I choose Simple SMTP or Order Notification By Category for WooCommerce?

Which is faster to set up, Simple SMTP or Order Notification By Category for WooCommerce?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Simple SMTP and Order Notification By Category for WooCommerce?

See full keyword rankings, install trends, and weekly alerts

More popular comparisons