WordPress plugin comparison
Notice Bar vs Vertical Notification Bar
At a glance
- Notice Bar has more active installs: 700+, against 10+ for Vertical Notification Bar.
- On a typical day, Notice Bar is downloaded about 14 times, Vertical Notification Bar about 1.
- Vertical Notification Bar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.6 from 9 reviews.
- Notice Bar was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Jun 23, 2014 for Vertical Notification Bar.
- Vertical Notification Bar has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Notice Bar.
Line by line
Notice Bar leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Notice Bar |  Vertical Notification Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,976 | #46,432 |
| Active installs | 700+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 409 | 21 |
| Rating | 3.6(9) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | – |
| Search multiplier | ×0.50 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 12 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | – |
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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