Top Bar vs Notification – Custom Notifications and… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Notification – Custom Notifications and…
10K+ active installs
Free + Premium
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Notification – Custom Notifications and… has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 124 reviews) while Top Bar leads in active installations (20K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Top Bar has accumulated 299K+ total downloads while Notification – Custom Notifications and… has 404K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Top Bar | Notification – Custom Notifications and… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4/5 | ► | 4.6/5 |
| Total Reviews | 43 | ► | 124 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 299K+ | ► | 404K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 100% | |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ► | 3 weeks ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2011 | |
| Age | 12 years | 15 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.6+ | 5.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free + Premium | |
| Latest Version | 3.0.6 | 9.0.10 |
Rating Breakdown
Top Bar
Notification – Custom Notifications and…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Top Bar averaged approximately 30 daily downloads while Notification – Custom Notifications and… averaged 380.
Recent Reviews
Top Bar Reviews
Does exactly what it describes
Does exactly what it describes. Nothing less, nothing more. I like it!
Very, very limited
You can’t change the color of the text, it’s always white. And apparently you can’t change it with code either. This topic was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by estudiobla.
Doesn’t work well / difficult uninstallation
Doesn’t work well with Salient theme. When uninstalling, the plugin would not uninstall cleanly. It was giving a critical error message. I uninstalled it through cPanel. I have used it several times i
Notification – Custom Notifications and… Reviews
Very good and so helpful support
This plugin is working, it’s a big help for community news website and support is rock! so helpful! so happy
All great
It just doesn’t work: review notification content is empty, sell notifications doesn’t appears at all. I’m asking the real human support but only chat bot helps me. This topic was modified 9 m
Better than competitors
It took me only minutes to set up and add notifications. Admin settings are easily managed. Much better than competition.
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