Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar vs Init Ad Engine – Flexible, Multi-Format, Secure
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 #1,931, ahead of Init Ad Engine – Flexible, Multi-Format, Secure at #17,738. Over the last 7 days Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar climbed 12 places and Init Ad Engine – Flexible, Multi-Format, Secure slipped 98 places. Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar has the largest install base, roughly 125× the next: 10K+ active installs against 80+ for Init Ad Engine – Flexible, Multi-Format, Secure. Downloads this week: Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar 1,047 and Init Ad Engine – Flexible, Multi-Format, Secure 36. Ratings: Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar 4.8★ from 40 and Init Ad Engine – Flexible, Multi-Format, Secure 5★ from 1 reviews.
| Metric | Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar | Init Ad Engine – Flexible, Multi-Format, Secure |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,931 ▲ 12 | #17,738 ▼ 98 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 80+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,047 | 36 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (40) | 5★ (1) |
| Last updated | Oct 4, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Current version | 6.5 | 1.7 |
| Best rank on record | #1,931 | #17,173 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2010 | Sep 2025 |
| 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 Init Ad Engine – Flexible, Multi-Format, Secure?
By active installs, Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar: 10K+ sites run it against 80+ for Init Ad Engine – Flexible, Multi-Format, Secure, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 25, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar or Init Ad Engine – Flexible, Multi-Format, Secure?
Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar, at #1,931 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Init Ad Engine – Flexible, Multi-Format, Secure at #17,738. 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 Init Ad Engine – Flexible, Multi-Format, Secure 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.