Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar vs Easy 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 Easy Notification Bar at #2,261. Over the last 7 days Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar slipped 3 places and Easy Notification Bar slipped 3 places. Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar has the largest install base: 10K+ active installs against 9K+ for Easy Notification Bar. Downloads this week: Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar 1,271 and Easy Notification Bar 194. Ratings: Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar 4.8★ from 40 and Easy Notification Bar 4.6★ from 16 reviews.
| Metric | Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar | Easy Notification Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,943 ▼ 3 | #2,261 ▼ 3 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,271 | 194 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (40) | 4.6★ (16) |
| Last updated | Oct 4, 2026 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Current version | 6.5 | 1.7 |
| Best rank on record | #1,940 | #2,258 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2010 | Jun 2019 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 0 |
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, Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar or Easy Notification Bar?
By active installs, Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar: 10K+ sites run it against 9K+ for Easy Notification Bar, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar or Easy Notification Bar?
Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar, at #1,943 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Easy Notification Bar at #2,261. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar or Easy 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.