WordPress plugin comparison
Custom top bar vs Easy Notification Bar
At a glance
- Easy Notification Bar has more active installs: 9K+, against 50+ for Custom top bar.
- On a typical day, Easy Notification Bar is downloaded about 41 times, Custom top bar about 4.
- Easy Notification Bar is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
- Easy Notification Bar was updated more recently: Mar 10, 2026, against Jan 30, 2026 for Custom top bar.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- Custom top bar has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Easy Notification Bar.
Line by line
Easy Notification Bar leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom top bar |  Easy Notification Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #21,097 | #2,271 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 61 | 1.2K |
| Rating | 3.0(2) | 4.6(16) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.18 | ×0.64 |
| Last release | 9 months ago | 8 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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