WordPress plugin comparison
Comment Referrers vs WPFront Notification Bar
Comment Referrers
by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)
80+ installs
WPFront Notification Bar
by Syam Mohan
40K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- WPFront Notification Bar has more active installs: 40K+, against 80+ for Comment Referrers.
- On a typical day, WPFront Notification Bar is downloaded about 348 times, Comment Referrers about 4.
- Comment Referrers has no reviews yet.
- WPFront Notification Bar was updated more recently: Sep 29, 2026, against Dec 9, 2016 for Comment Referrers.
- WPFront Notification Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Comment Referrers.
- Comment Referrers has been around longer: since 2008, against 2013 for WPFront Notification Bar.
Line by line
WPFront Notification Bar leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Comment Referrers | WPFront Notification Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #17,430 | #800 |
| Active installs | 80+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 71 | 11.4K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(131) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.15 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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