Best hello bar plugins for WordPress
The most popular hello bar plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Header Bar leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Welcome Popup (100+) and Attention Grabber (Hello Bar Alternative) (30+). All 5 plugins tagged “hello bar” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 hello bar plugins
- 1.
Header BarThe most installed hello bar plugin, with 100+ active installs. Rated 2.8 from 14 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 2.
Welcome Popup100+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 11 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.Attention Grabber (Hello Bar Alternative)
30+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
- 4.
Welcome Bar10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 5.
BundleWP Notification BarFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 5 plugins tagged “hello bar”

Header Bar
Down in the last 7 days:181#14,447by Zotabox1 year ago
Header Bar to promote special offers, ebook download, free gifts. Responsive and fully customizable hello bar. 20+ onsite marketing tools included
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 2.8(14)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Welcome Popup
Down in the last 7 days:5#14,847by WeblineIndia1 year ago
Increase user interactivity and create curiosity by welcoming your visitors with a personalized message via Popup message.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.0(11)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Attention Grabber (Hello Bar Alternative)
Up in the last 7 days:116#24,516by conversioninsights12 years ago
Grab your visitor's attention and get them to sign up for your email list, or tell them about a specific page they should visit.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 2.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Welcome Bar
Up in the last 7 days:4,390#43,692by Data443 Risk Mitigation, Inc.3 months ago
Increase engagement and drive specific offers to the visitors coming from a specific traffic source. As seen on BetaList and ProductHunt.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

BundleWP Notification Bar
Up in the last 7 days:4,894#57,746by BundleWP24 days ago
Advanced announcement bar with CTA button, colors, scheduling, display rules, dismissible cookie memory and live preview.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day