WP Notification Bars vs Simple Alert System

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

WP Notification Bars

by MyThemeShop

Health D43

Simple Alert System

by Chibueze Okechukwu

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

WP Notification Bars Simple Alert System

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	WP Notification Bars	Simple Alert System
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	40–50
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-20%
Overall health	D · 43	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	68/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.75★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	41 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	52/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.5y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	590 ✓	184
Category	Social	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

WP Notification Bars Simple Alert System

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.