Custom Meta Widget vs WP Updates Notifier — WordPress

Custom Meta Widget vs WP Updates Notifier

Name: Custom Meta Widget
Rating: 5 (23 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Custom Meta Widget

5.0·23reviews·7,000+installs

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Custom Meta Widget	WP Updates Notifier
Tagline	—	—
Description	1396 / 5000 chars28% used	2540 / 5000 chars51% used
Screenshots	—	—
Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Luke Mlsna	Scott Cariss
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Last updated	—	—

2. Categories & rankings

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

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At a glance

4 metrics · auto-computed

Feature comparison between Custom Meta Widget and WP Updates Notifier
Metric	Custom Meta Widget	WP Updates Notifier
Rating	★ 5.0 ★	4.2 ★
Total reviews	23	★ 35
Active installs	7,000+	30,000+
Free plan	—	—

3. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Custom Meta Widget

This plugin acts in exactly the same way as the standard Meta widget except that it adds options which allow you control which of the 5 standard Meta widget links should be displayed, with the additional option to add your own custom link. The standard Meta widget that comes with WordPress offers no customization and requires you to show all 5 of the standard links (register, login, entries RSS, comments RSS, and WordPress.org, as well as any links added by themes or other plugins). Translation Help If you would like to help make this plugin available in your native language, please send your .po file to [email protected], and I will include it in the next version. The all the language files are in the lang subdirectory of the plugin. en_XX – bitacre da_DK – Kris Thomsen ru_RU – VadDevArt de_DE – Dr. Paolo Colombani sk_SK – Branco Radenovich fr_FR – Sylvain Taufour pl_PL – Waldemar Jastalski nl_NL – Niko Strijbol sr_RS – Diana S Readme Generator This plugin’s readme.txt file was generated by the bitacre Readme Generator for WordPress Plugins. Support Plugin Homepage [email protected] Donations Donations are graciously accepted to support the continued development and maintenance of this and other plugins. We currently accept PayPal, link backs, and kind words. Also, checking the ‘show plugin link’ option on the widget helps us out greatly!

Top keywords

standard4×1.73%
widget4×1.73%
link3×1.30%
links3×1.30%
meta3×1.30%
meta widget3×1.30%
readme3×1.30%
standard meta3×1.30%
standard meta widget3×1.30%
wordpress3×1.30%
bitacre2×0.87%
com2×0.87%

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%

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Custom Meta Widget or WP Updates Notifier?

Custom Meta Widget 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 Custom Meta Widget or WP Updates Notifier?

Custom Meta Widget 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, Custom Meta Widget 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?

Custom Meta Widget 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 Custom Meta Widget and WP Updates Notifier?

Migration support varies by app and category. Custom Meta Widget 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 Custom Meta Widget" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Custom Meta Widget vs WP Updates Notifier

Custom Meta Widget

1. Listing metadata

2. Categories & rankings

WP Updates Notifier

At a glance

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3. App details

Frequently asked

Which has better reviews, Custom Meta Widget or WP Updates Notifier?

Should I choose Custom Meta Widget or WP Updates Notifier?

Which is faster to set up, Custom Meta Widget or WP Updates Notifier?

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

Can I migrate data between Custom Meta Widget and WP Updates Notifier?

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