WordPress plugin comparison
Vertical Notification Bar vs Simple Banner
At a glance
- Simple Banner has more active installs: 50K+, against 10+ for Vertical Notification Bar.
- On a typical day, Simple Banner is downloaded about 636 times, Vertical Notification Bar about 1.
- Vertical Notification Bar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 45 reviews.
- Simple Banner was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against Jun 23, 2014 for Vertical Notification Bar.
- Vertical Notification Bar has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Simple Banner.
Line by line
Simple Banner leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Vertical Notification Bar |  Simple Banner |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #46,432 | #776 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21 | 39.4K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.8(45) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | – | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.22 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 26 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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