Easy Heads Up Bar
by Greenweb · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 130+ installs across the portfolio →
The Easy Heads Up Bar Plugin allows you to quickly add a customizable notification bar to your WordPress website.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “callout bar”, “heads up” and “heads up bar” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 30.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3744 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.6.30; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 17 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3744 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| callout bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| heads up your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| heads up bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “callout bar”, “heads up” and “heads up bar” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 89 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
11.9y ago
latest release · v2.1.7 · 17 Dec 2014
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Kenelli10.1y ago
Excellent plugin ! I was waiting for something like that for a while. The only little bad thing, it’s that you are forced to select a border color that does the bar look bigger. I Wanted to removed it, with no success… Keep going !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wocmultimedia11.4y ago
First, I want to thank you the developer because he solved quickly an issue. This plugin was conflicting with another I had installed and he solved the issue in a few hours. I found out this Bar very useful and easy to set up. I recommend to all people needing a simple action bar. I suggest the author to add a better selection option for where the bar has to appear. I mean it would be nice if without the use of shortcode I can choose the page or the URL where a single bar can appear. In this moment you have only 3 options limiting the use of this great plugin. Anyhow, thanks a lot for developing this great tool.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kathy_Goss12.0y ago
I tested quite a few notification bars. I was looking for one that had power and flexibility but was still very easy for our users to use. This is it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ maximus77712.0y ago
The bar works on all browsers, even bypasses plugins like Adblock and Disconect. Its extremely easy to set up, and you will see instantly see results. It even works fine on the mobile version of my site. Lastly the Author is very helpful and is quick to respond to questions. A very good plugin overall.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DashingPartycrasher12.0y ago
I really hate to give bad reviews, but this doesn’t allow me to set a page link (am I missing this somewhere?) and even when I selected the bar to appear at the TOP of the page, it only appeared at the bottom!! (I even updated it again for “top” and it still only shows on the bottom.) And on my Galaxy S4 Android phone, the box is no longer 100% across but a tiny fraction of that size…it looks silly. And the box has no clickable link, since there was no option for that in the settings. If I’m supposed to add html for that okay, but why not just include it in the settings options? Finally, the font color setting didn’t work; it only works in the text editor box. Nice try, but too many bugs.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pezomatic12.1y ago
This is a great plugin if you have content on your site or a message that you want to stand out to visitors. The interface is clean and easy to use. The ability to use shortcodes in the content area is a very powerful option that opens up many possibilities of how you can use this bar.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mannuforall12.3y ago
This is one the best bar I’ve tried. Easy to manage and place. Great editing area. Lots of premium like features. And support is superb from Dev. Quick replies and hard work to fixing user reported issues.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eldenroot13.2y ago
Better than WP notification bar… thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The Easy Heads Up Bar Plugin allows you to quickly add a customizable notification bar to your WordPress we..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 3 headings and 4 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 897 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "Callout Bar" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-02 200+ → 100+ down after 352 days in tier
- 2024-12-15 300+ → 200+ down after 236 days in tier
- 2024-04-23 400+ → 300+ down after 221 days in tier
- 2023-09-15 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-14 400+ → 500+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2023-09-05 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-04 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-03 500+ → 400+ down after 200 days in tier
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