Welcome Bar vs Top 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
Top Bar leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,468, ahead of Welcome Bar at #46,927. Over the last 7 days Top Bar slipped 1 place and Welcome Bar slipped 8,686 places. Top Bar has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 10K+ active installs against 10+ for Welcome Bar. Downloads this week: Top Bar 221 and Welcome Bar 24.
| Metric | Welcome Bar | Top Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #46,927 ▼ 8686 | #1,468 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 24 | 221 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4★ (43) |
| Last updated | Aug 3, 2026 | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.2.0 | 3.0.6 |
| Best rank on record | #33,319 | #1,461 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2016 | Dec 2014 |
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, Welcome Bar or Top Bar?
By active installs, Top Bar: 10K+ sites run it against 10+ for Welcome Bar, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 20, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Welcome Bar or Top Bar?
Top Bar, at #1,468 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Welcome Bar at #46,927. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Welcome Bar or Top 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.