WordPress plugin comparison

Content Update Notification vs WP Notification Bars

Content Update Notification

by Andrew Norcross

100+ installs5.0

WP Notification Bars

by MyThemeShop

10K+ installs3.7

At a glance

WP Notification Bars has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Content Update Notification.
On a typical day, WP Notification Bars is downloaded about 36 times, Content Update Notification about 3.
Content Update Notification is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.7 from 41 reviews.
WP Notification Bars was updated more recently: Feb 28, 2022, against Jun 19, 2015 for Content Update Notification.
WP Notification Bars is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.9.20, against 4.2.39 for Content Update Notification.
Content Update Notification has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for WP Notification Bars.

WP Notification Bars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Update Notification	WP Notification Bars
Popular rank	#15,947	#1,886
Active installs	100+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	74	1.1K
Rating	5.0(2)	3.7(41)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.2.39	5.9.20
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.01
Last release	11 years ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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