WP Notification Bars vs HashBar – Announcement, Notification… (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) while WP Notification Bars leads in active installations (10K+ vs 7.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. WP Notification Bars has accumulated 344K+ total downloads while HashBar – Announcement, Notification… has 335K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | WP Notification Bars | HashBar – Announcement, Notification… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.7/5 | ► | 4.4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 41 | ◄ | 31 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 7.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 344K+ | ◄ | 335K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 33% | |
| Last Updated | 4 years ago | ► | 3 weeks ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2018 | |
| Age | 11 years | 8 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0.1+ | 5.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free + Premium | |
| Latest Version | 1.0.12 | 1.9.3 |
Rating Breakdown
WP Notification Bars
HashBar – Announcement, Notification…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, WP Notification Bars averaged approximately 17 daily downloads while HashBar – Announcement, Notification… averaged 214.
Recent Reviews
WP Notification Bars Reviews
As always, free versions are very limited
Forced to buy the Pro version if you want to add it to the button, or even to avoid the bar to appear again and again. Lots of better alternatives, especially if you only need one simple bar, although
Incredibly working nicely
Easy to setup and works like a charm; thank developers.
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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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