Announcement Bar vs Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification 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
Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,943, ahead of Announcement Bar at #3,925. Over the last 7 days Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar held its place and Announcement Bar climbed 11 places. Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar has the largest install base, roughly 3.3× the next: 10K+ active installs against 3K+ for Announcement Bar. Downloads this week: Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar 1,161 and Announcement Bar 68. Ratings: Announcement Bar 1★ from 2 and Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar 4.8★ from 40 reviews.
| Metric | Announcement Bar | Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #3,925 ▲ 11 | #1,943 ▬ |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 68 | 1,161 |
| Rating | 1★ (2) | 4.8★ (40) |
| Last updated | Apr 23, 2015 | Oct 4, 2026 |
| Current version | 0.4.1 | 6.5 |
| Best rank on record | #3,918 | #1,940 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2011 | May 2010 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 1 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Announcement Bar or Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar?
By active installs, Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar: 10K+ sites run it against 3K+ for Announcement Bar, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Announcement Bar or Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar?
Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar, at #1,943 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 Announcement Bar or Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification 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.