HashBar – Announcement, Notification… vs Announcement Bar (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
HashBar – Announcement, Notification…
7.0K+ active installs
Free + Premium
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, HashBar – Announcement, Notification… has a higher user rating (4.4/5 from 31 reviews) and leads in active installations (7.0K+ vs 3.0K+). Both are free + premium WordPress plugins. HashBar – Announcement, Notification… has accumulated 335K+ total downloads while Announcement Bar has 16K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | HashBar – Announcement, Notification… | Announcement Bar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.4/5 | ◄ | 1/5 |
| Total Reviews | 31 | ◄ | 2 |
| Active Installs | 7.0K+ | ◄ | 3.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 335K+ | ◄ | 16K+ |
| Support Resolution | 33% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 10 years ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2011 | |
| Age | 8 years | 15 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 3.2+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free + Premium | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.9.3 | 0.4.1 |
Rating Breakdown
HashBar – Announcement, Notification…
Announcement Bar
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, HashBar – Announcement, Notification… averaged approximately 214 daily downloads while Announcement Bar averaged 6.
Recent Reviews
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!
Announcement Bar Reviews
Garbage messes up header
It will show up on every page and jack up your header.
Doesn’t work with Twenty Sixteen Theme
I see the HTML in the source, but it doesn’t show up visually for the Twenty Sixteen default theme and other themes that I tested.
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