WordPress plugin comparison

Upgrade Notification by Email vs WPFront Notification Bar

Upgrade Notification by Email

by kkarpieszuk

10+ installs

WPFront Notification Bar

by Syam Mohan

40K+ installs4.5

At a glance

WPFront Notification Bar has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for Upgrade Notification by Email.
On a typical day, WPFront Notification Bar is downloaded about 348 times, Upgrade Notification by Email about 1.
Upgrade Notification by Email has no reviews yet.
WPFront Notification Bar was updated more recently: Sep 29, 2026, against Jun 21, 2010 for Upgrade Notification by Email.
WPFront Notification Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.5 for Upgrade Notification by Email.
Upgrade Notification by Email has been around longer: since 2009, against 2013 for WPFront Notification Bar.

WPFront Notification Bar leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Upgrade Notification by Email	WPFront Notification Bar
Popular rank	#30,738	#800
Active installs	10+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	30	10.8K
Rating	No ratings	4.5(131)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.0.5	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.15
Last release	16 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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