Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar vs HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign
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 HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign at #2,251. Over the last 7 days Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar held its place and HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign climbed 7 places. Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar has the largest install base: 10K+ active installs against 9K+ for HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign. Downloads this week: HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign 3,595 and Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar 1,161. Ratings: Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar 4.8★ from 40 and HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign 4.2★ from 38 reviews.
| Metric | Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar | HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,943 ▬ | #2,251 ▲ 7 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,161 | 3,595 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (40) | 4.2★ (38) |
| Last updated | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Current version | 6.5 | 2.0.5 |
| Best rank on record | #1,940 | #2,251 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2010 | Jan 2018 |
| 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
Active installs
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar or HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign?
By active installs, Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar: 10K+ sites run it against 9K+ for HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar or HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign?
Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar, at #1,943 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign at #2,251. 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 HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign 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.