HashBar – Announcement, Notification… vs Evergreen Countdown Timer (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
Evergreen Countdown Timer
2.0K+ active installs
Free
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 2.0K+). Both are free + premium WordPress plugins. HashBar – Announcement, Notification… has accumulated 335K+ total downloads while Evergreen Countdown Timer has 121K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | HashBar – Announcement, Notification… | Evergreen Countdown Timer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.4/5 | ◄ | 3.6/5 |
| Total Reviews | 31 | ◄ | 14 |
| Active Installs | 7.0K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 335K+ | ◄ | 121K+ |
| Support Resolution | 33% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 11 months ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2016 | |
| Age | 8 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 2.7+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free + Premium | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.9.3 | 2.0.8 |
Rating Breakdown
HashBar – Announcement, Notification…
Evergreen Countdown Timer
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, HashBar – Announcement, Notification… averaged approximately 214 daily downloads while Evergreen Countdown Timer averaged 12.
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!
Evergreen Countdown Timer Reviews
Works great!!!
Works great with WordPress 6.7.1. Thank you for this plugin!
Great tool and the best support
One of my favourite tools to boost offers. It always pays off with additional money and save my time, because I don’t have to wait till midnight to change links after big campaign anymore. Support is
Not Working Full bugged
Not Working Full bugged This topic was modified 3 years, 1 month ago by Marcello.
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