Category Checklist vs WP Updates Notifier — WordPress

Category Checklist Tree vs WP Updates Notifier

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Category Checklist Tree

5.0·23reviews·5,000+installs

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Category Checklist Tree	WP Updates Notifier
Tagline	—	—
Description	325 / 5000 chars7% used	2540 / 5000 chars51% used
Screenshots	—	—
Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	scribu	Scott Cariss
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Last updated	—	—

2. Categories & rankings

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

Category Checklist Tree

WP Updates Notifier

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At a glance

4 metrics · auto-computed

Feature comparison between Category Checklist Tree and WP Updates Notifier
Metric	Category Checklist Tree	WP Updates Notifier
Rating	★ 5.0 ★	4.2 ★
Total reviews	23	★ 35
Active installs	5,000+	30,000+
Free plan	—	—

3. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Category Checklist Tree

On the post editing screen, after saving a post, you will notice that the checked categories are displayed on top, breaking the category hierarchy. This plugin removes that “feature”. Additionally, it automatically scrolls to the first checked category. Works with custom taxonomies too. Links: Plugin News | Author’s Site

Top keywords

category2×4.08%
checked2×4.08%
post2×4.08%

WP Updates Notifier

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' );

Top keywords

email20×5.01%
updates16×4.01%
email subject10×2.51%
notifier10×2.51%
subject10×2.51%
updates notifier9×2.26%
wp8×2.01%
wp updates8×2.01%
wp updates notifier8×2.01%
content6×1.50%
alter5×1.25%
email content5×1.25%

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Category Checklist Tree or WP Updates Notifier?

Category Checklist Tree has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 23 reviews) compared to WP Updates Notifier (4.2★ from 35 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Category Checklist Tree or WP Updates Notifier?

Category Checklist Tree holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.2★). 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, Category Checklist Tree or WP Updates Notifier?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. WP Updates Notifier has the deeper published review base (35 vs 23), 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?

Category Checklist Tree typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (23 reviews). WP Updates Notifier typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (35 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 Category Checklist Tree and WP Updates Notifier?

Migration support varies by app and category. Category Checklist Tree and WP Updates Notifier 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 Category Checklist Tree" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Category Checklist Tree vs WP Updates Notifier

Category Checklist Tree

1. Listing metadata

2. Categories & rankings

WP Updates Notifier

At a glance

AppRanks verdict

3. App details

Frequently asked

Which has better reviews, Category Checklist Tree or WP Updates Notifier?

Should I choose Category Checklist Tree or WP Updates Notifier?

Which is faster to set up, Category Checklist Tree or WP Updates Notifier?

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

Can I migrate data between Category Checklist Tree and WP Updates Notifier?

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