WordPress plugin comparison

Content Update Notification vs Easy Notification Bar

Content Update Notification

by Andrew Norcross

100+ installs5.0

Easy Notification Bar

by WPExplorer

9K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Easy Notification Bar has more active installs: 9K+, against 100+ for Content Update Notification.
On a typical day, Easy Notification Bar is downloaded about 41 times, Content Update Notification about 3.
Content Update Notification is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 16 reviews.
Easy Notification Bar was updated more recently: Mar 10, 2026, against Jun 19, 2015 for Content Update Notification.
Easy Notification Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.2.39 for Content Update Notification.
Content Update Notification has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Easy Notification Bar.

Easy Notification Bar leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Update Notification	Easy Notification Bar
Popular rank	#15,947	#2,271
Active installs	100+	9K+
Downloads, last 30 days	74	1.2K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.6(16)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.2.39	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.64
Last release	11 years ago	8 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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