Adjust Admin Categories vs Announcement Bar
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Adjust Admin Categories leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,795, ahead of Announcement Bar at #3,925. Over the last 7 days Adjust Admin Categories climbed 4 places and Announcement Bar climbed 4 places. Adjust Admin Categories has the largest install base, roughly 3.3× the next: 10K+ active installs against 3K+ for Announcement Bar. Downloads this week: Adjust Admin Categories 337 and Announcement Bar 72. Ratings: Adjust Admin Categories 5★ from 4 and Announcement Bar 1★ from 2 reviews.
| Metric | Adjust Admin Categories | Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,795 ▲ 4 | #3,925 ▲ 4 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 337 | 72 |
| Rating | 5★ (4) | 1★ (2) |
| Last updated | Jun 27, 2022 | Apr 23, 2015 |
| Current version | 2.2.6 | 0.4.1 |
| Best rank on record | #1,792 | #3,918 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2014 | Aug 2011 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Adjust Admin Categories or Announcement Bar?
By active installs, Adjust Admin Categories: 10K+ sites run it against 3K+ for Announcement Bar, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Adjust Admin Categories or Announcement Bar?
Adjust Admin Categories, at #1,795 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Announcement Bar at #3,925. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Adjust Admin Categories or Announcement Bar alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.