Custom top bar
by Suman Biswas · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 60+ installs across the portfolio →
You can easily customize page top bar with background color,contact number social links and a custom buttom
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Health
B 71/100
Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
50+
≈51 estimated
Momentum
-20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “customize header bar” for “custom top bar”. “customize header bar” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “custom top bar” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
71 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 8.6K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,186 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 274 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 21d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 21d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| colorfull topbar your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| custom top bar | #24 | #24 | down 3 |
| topbar | #14 | #23 | 0 |
| hide topbar | #15 | #24 | 0 |
| topbar for wordpress | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| customize header bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hide admin bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| top bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “customize header bar” for “custom top bar”. “customize header bar” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “custom top bar” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 134 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,200, alongside the other plugins at 50+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v2.1 · 30 Jan 2026
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 46% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 50.
Install history since 21 Oct 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ leevioo10.8y ago
Installed the plugin. Going to add social link. Then when I click on the publish button. it redirect me to wordpress post section. Then I checked the plugin. I noticed then Plugin begain deactivated automatically… may be some issues here. Although thanks for the efforts…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ caygri11.0y ago
Work fine! Really good plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.1). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "You can easily customize page top bar with background color,contact number social links and a custom buttom"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 497 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("colorfull topbar", "customize header bar", "hide admin bar" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-08 40+ → 50+ up after 89 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 50+ → 40+ down after 32 days in tier
- 2026-06-09 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-08 50+ → 40+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-05-31 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 50+ → 40+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-05-25 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-24 50+ → 40+ down after 113 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Hide Admin Bar 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
Top Bar 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
RaraTheme Companion 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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