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Advanced Floating Content Lite vs HashBar – Announcement, Notification… (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Advanced Floating Content Lite

Advanced Floating Content Lite

4.1(30)

8.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 months ago
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HashBar – Announcement, Notification…

HashBar – Announcement, Notification…

4.4(31)

7.0K+ active installs

Free + Premium

Updated 3 weeks ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, HashBar – Announcement, Notification… has a higher user rating (4.4/5 from 31 reviews) while Advanced Floating Content Lite leads in active installations (8.0K+ vs 7.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Advanced Floating Content Lite has accumulated 147K+ total downloads while HashBar – Announcement, Notification… has 335K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.1/5Advanced Floating Content Lite
►
HashBar – Announcement, Notification…4.4/5
Total Reviews
30Advanced Floating Content Lite
►
HashBar – Announcement, Notification…31
Active Installs
8.0K+Advanced Floating Content Lite
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HashBar – Announcement, Notification…7.0K+
Total Downloads
147K+Advanced Floating Content Lite
►
HashBar – Announcement, Notification…335K+
Support Resolution
N/AAdvanced Floating Content Lite
HashBar – Announcement, Notification…33%
Last Updated
2 months agoAdvanced Floating Content Lite
►
HashBar – Announcement, Notification…3 weeks ago
First Released
2015Advanced Floating Content Lite
HashBar – Announcement, Notification…2018
Age
11 yearsAdvanced Floating Content Lite
HashBar – Announcement, Notification…8 years
WP Requires
4.0+Advanced Floating Content Lite
HashBar – Announcement, Notification…5.0+
PHP Requires
false+Advanced Floating Content Lite
HashBar – Announcement, Notification…false+
Business Model
FreeAdvanced Floating Content Lite
HashBar – Announcement, Notification…Free + Premium
Latest Version
1.2.8Advanced Floating Content Lite
HashBar – Announcement, Notification…1.9.3

Rating Breakdown

Advanced Floating Content Lite

4.1/5(30 reviews)
5
70%
4
7%
3
0%
2
7%
1
17%

HashBar – Announcement, Notification…

4.4/5(31 reviews)
5
81%
4
3%
3
3%
2
3%
1
10%

Recent Reviews

Advanced Floating Content Lite Reviews

by samthedev

Annoying advert inside the entire admin dashboard

This plugin adds a gigantic banner on top of the admin dashboard that can’t be removed. Keep your ads on your settings page. Uninstalled!

by IsF

Thank You

It works fine for many years.

by rmone

no shortcode support

I tried using a shortcode, but it did not work! It only showed the text of the shortcode in the frontend. That sucks! Anyway the LITE Version maybe usefull for other purposes.

HashBar – Announcement, Notification… Reviews

by alex198031

Excelente

hasta ahora ha funcionado muy bien

by Josh S

They add a link to their site on your site!

If you’re in the editor and the button text is invalid or there’s an error it will look as though everything is okay but when a user loads your website and the bar appears the button will go to the de

by Jargonsp

Simple, Easy to setup – it just works!

Thank you for this plugin – it made it easy to present and hid on scroll some mandatory EU ugly banners required for some of our clients!

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Advanced Floating Content Lite or HashBar – Announcement, Notification… more popular?
Advanced Floating Content Lite has 8.0K+ active installations while HashBar – Announcement, Notification… has 7.0K+. Advanced Floating Content Lite is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Advanced Floating Content Lite or HashBar – Announcement, Notification…?
Advanced Floating Content Lite has a 4.1/5 rating from 30 reviews, while HashBar – Announcement, Notification… has a 4.4/5 rating from 31 reviews.
Are Advanced Floating Content Lite and HashBar – Announcement, Notification… free?
Advanced Floating Content Lite is free and HashBar – Announcement, Notification… is free + premium. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Advanced Floating Content Lite or HashBar – Announcement, Notification…?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Advanced Floating Content Lite was last updated 2 months ago and HashBar – Announcement, Notification… was last updated 3 weeks ago.

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