WordPress plugin comparison
Announcement Bar vs Smartarget Message Bar
Announcement Bar
by Austin
3K+ installs1.0
Smartarget Message Bar
by Erez Hadas-Sonnenschein
Fewer than 10 installs
At a glance
- Announcement Bar has more active installs: 3K+, against fewer than 10 for Smartarget Message Bar.
- On a typical day, Announcement Bar is downloaded about 17 times, Smartarget Message Bar about 2.
- Smartarget Message Bar has no reviews yet.
- Smartarget Message Bar was updated more recently: Jun 30, 2026, against Apr 23, 2015 for Announcement Bar.
- Smartarget Message Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.0, against 4.2.39 for Announcement Bar.
- Announcement Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2021 for Smartarget Message Bar.
Line by line
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| Metric | Announcement Bar | Smartarget Message Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,943 | #67,365 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 420 | 30 |
| Rating | 1.0(2) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.2.39 | 7.0.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.2.4 |
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