HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 10K+ in roughly 94 days.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

1. ★★★★★ yuximkt

   2mo ago

   Easy to operate

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2. ★★★★★ supportserevalabscom

   3mo ago

   They put a banner in the WordPress admin page that you can not get rid of …. Clicked on all three options to dismiss…

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3. ★★★★★ fufy

   3mo ago

   This great plugin really gives most of popups/notification bars a website owner needs.

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4. ★★★★★ alex198031

   6mo ago

   hasta ahora ha funcionado muy bien

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5. ★★★★★ Josh S

   9mo ago

   If you’re in the editor and the button text is invalid or there’s an error it will look as though everything is okay but when a user loads your website and the bar appears the button will go to the developers website and not the link you chose. They opt to promote themselves shamelessly instead of giving a more postive user experience or giving insights on how you can fix the error. SHAME!

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6. ★★★★★ Jargonsp

   10mo ago

   Thank you for this plugin – it made it easy to present and hid on scroll some mandatory EU ugly banners required for some of our clients!

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7. ★★★★★ gustavor1

   1.0y ago

   What you see is what you get! A free plugin that allows multiple top bars is hard to find! Great job! 👏👏👏

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8. ★★★★★ rmswebdesing

   1.4y ago

   Excelente

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.0.0 Added: Content Container option in Announcement Bar Design tab — full width by default, or a custom boxed/centered width. Added: Close Button position options “Top Left” and “Top Right” for Announcement Bar (in addition 2.0.0
2. — Version 1.9.9 Fixed: Countdown timer not initializing on the frontend (missing script dependency). Fixed: Countdown Block editor preview stuck at 00 (iframe editor canvas compatibility). Fixed: Countdown Block editor preview not updat 1.9.9
3. — Version 1.9.8 Fixed: Conflict with The Events Calendar plugin. Fixed: Keyboard tab order for Notification Bar close button. 1.9.8
4. — Version 1.9.7 Added: Countdown timer custom labels (days/hours/minutes/seconds) in Announcement Bar. Added: Countdown timer style options for announcement bar. Added: Countdown expiry action option “Hide Bar/Show Message”. Fixed: Coun 1.9.7
5. — Version 1.9.6 Fixed: Close button keyboard accessibility for Notification Bar. Tested: Compatibility with the latest version of WordPress. 1.9.6
6. — Version 1.9.5 Fixed: Announcement Bar page targeting (“Specific pages/posts” and “All except”) on the frontend. Fixed: Announcement Bar fixed-date countdown closing too soon in the last minute (frontend + Live Preview). Fixed: Notific 1.9.5

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign <= 2.0.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2026-08-18 CVE-2026-66602 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.0.0 Patched in 2.0.1
2. Medium · 6.4 HashBar – WordPress Notification Bar <= 1.4.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2023-12-26 CVE-2023-51372 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.4.2 Patched in 1.4.2
3. Medium · 6.4 HashBar – WordPress Notification Bar <= 1.3.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2022-12-27 CVE-2022-4650 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.3.5 Patched in 1.3.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-09 8K+ → 9K+ up after 99 days in tier
2. 2026-05-02 7K+ → 8K+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2026-04-29 8K+ → 7K+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2026-04-26 7K+ → 8K+ up after 55 days in tier
5. 2026-03-02 6K+ → 7K+ up after 89 days in tier
6. 2025-12-03 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-12-02 6K+ → 7K+ up after 3 days in tier
8. 2025-11-29 7K+ → 6K+ down after 3 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).

• Smart Popup by Supsystic 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Announceo – Scrolling Notification Bar 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• ConvertForce Popup Builder 90+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress – OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
• Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder 700K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• Popup Builder – Create highly converting, mobile friendly marketing popups. 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign: 9K+ active installs, 4.2★ (36 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/hashbar-wp-notification-bar