WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Notifications vs Simple Cookie Notification Bar

Advanced Notifications

by Yehi

100+ installs5.0

Simple Cookie Notification Bar

by Lucy Tomas

1K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Simple Cookie Notification Bar has more active installs: 1K+, against 100+ for Advanced Notifications.
On a typical day, Simple Cookie Notification Bar is downloaded about 12 times, Advanced Notifications about 7.
Advanced Notifications is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.5 from 8 reviews.
Advanced Notifications was updated more recently: Jul 27, 2026, against Sep 8, 2015 for Simple Cookie Notification Bar.
Advanced Notifications is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.3.34 for Simple Cookie Notification Bar.
Simple Cookie Notification Bar has been around longer: since 2014, against 2021 for Advanced Notifications.

Advanced Notifications leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Notifications	Simple Cookie Notification Bar
Popular rank	#13,390	#6,205
Active installs	100+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	140	253
Rating	5.0(3)	4.5(8)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.3.34
Search multiplier	×0.39	×0.00
Last release	3 months ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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