WordPress plugin comparison
Rusty Top Bar vs Simple top bar
At a glance
- Both have 10+ active installs.
- On a typical day, Simple top bar is downloaded about 7 times, Rusty Top Bar about 1.
- Simple top bar was updated more recently: Dec 11, 2025, against May 22, 2020 for Rusty Top Bar.
- Simple top bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.4.25 for Rusty Top Bar.
- Rusty Top Bar has been around longer: since 2020, against 2024 for Simple top bar.
Line by line
Simple top bar leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Rusty Top Bar |  Simple top bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #34,325 | #32,994 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 26 | 137 |
| Rating | No ratings | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.4.25 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.09 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 11 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.2 |
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