Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar vs Simple Banner
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
Simple Banner leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #773, ahead of Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar at #1,962. Over the last 7 days Simple Banner slipped 1 place and Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar climbed 6 places. Simple Banner has the largest install base, roughly 5× the next: 50K+ active installs against 10K+ for Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar. Ratings: Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar 4.8★ from 40 and Simple Banner 4.8★ from 45 reviews.
| Metric | Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar | Simple Banner |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,962 ▲ 6 | #773 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | — | 2,990 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (40) | 4.8★ (45) |
| Last updated | Aug 3, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Current version | 6.4 | 3.3.2 |
| Best rank on record | #1,960 | #770 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2010 | Jul 2015 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 2 |
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, Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar or Simple Banner?
By active installs, Simple Banner: 50K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 12, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar or Simple Banner?
Simple Banner, at #773 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar at #1,962. 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 Simple Banner 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.