HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign vs NotificationX
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
NotificationX leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #970, ahead of HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign at #2,257. Over the last 7 days NotificationX slipped 4 places and HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign slipped 3 places. NotificationX has the largest install base, roughly 3.3× the next: 30K+ active installs against 9K+ for HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign. Downloads this week: NotificationX 13,212 and HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign 2,483. Ratings: HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign 4.2★ from 38 and NotificationX 4.8★ from 227 reviews.
| Metric | HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign | NotificationX |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #2,257 ▼ 3 | #970 ▼ 4 |
| Active installs | 9K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 2,483 | 13,212 |
| Rating | 4.2★ (38) | 4.8★ (227) |
| Last updated | Oct 13, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.0.5 | 3.3.4 |
| Best rank on record | #2,251 | #925 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2018 | Mar 2019 |
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, HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign or NotificationX?
By active installs, NotificationX: 30K+ sites run it against 9K+ for HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 21, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign or NotificationX?
NotificationX, at #970 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign at #2,257. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign or NotificationX 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.