Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance… vs HashBar – Announcement, Notification… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance…
10K+ active installs
Free
HashBar – Announcement, Notification…
7.0K+ active installs
Free + Premium
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance… has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 181 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 7.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance… has accumulated 1.1M+ total downloads while HashBar – Announcement, Notification… has 335K+. HashBar – Announcement, Notification… has a higher support resolution rate (33% vs 0%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance… | HashBar – Announcement, Notification… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ◄ | 4.4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 181 | ◄ | 31 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 7.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.1M+ | ◄ | 335K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | ► | 33% |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ► | 3 weeks ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2018 | |
| Age | 8 years | 8 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.8+ | 5.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.3+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free + Premium | |
| Latest Version | 3.0.8 | 1.9.3 |
Rating Breakdown
Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance…
HashBar – Announcement, Notification…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance… averaged approximately 98 daily downloads while HashBar – Announcement, Notification… averaged 214.
Recent Reviews
Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance… Reviews
Great plugin
Worked exactly like its advertised. Great little motivator.
Amazing Plugin
It does exactly what we needed! Definitely recommended.
einfach super
Super Plugin … lange gesucht – endlich gefunden. Übringens das einzige, dass ich bisher gefunden habe, dass einwandfrei als countup funktioniert. Countup seit 1984.
HashBar – Announcement, Notification… Reviews
Excelente
hasta ahora ha funcionado muy bien
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
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!
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