Notibar – Notification Bar for WordPress
by Ninja Team · Uncategorized
Also makes 12 other plugins · 497.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Multiple notification bars with React-powered customizer, live preview, smart scheduling, and per-bar display rules.
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Health
A 91/100
no flags
Active installs
8K+
≈8.6K estimated
Momentum
-15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “banner” and “announcement” for “alert bar” and “seasonal”. “banner” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “alert bar” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “announcement” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “seasonal” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
91 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.7%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 169.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
This plugin shipped 7 releases 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 69 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 71 reviews, smoothed to 4.51★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| acknowledgment | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| top cta bar | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| notification bar your tag | #6 | #4 | 0 |
| alert bar | #4 | #3 | 0 |
| react | #7 | #6 | down 3 |
| top bar your tag | #8 | #7 | up 1 |
| cta your tag | #10 | #8 | up 2 |
| announcement bar | #6 | #4 | down 1 |
| bars | #10 | #8 | 0 |
| promotion bar | #7 | #7 | 0 |
| free announcement bar | #4 | #3 | 0 |
| bar | #14 | #12 | up 1 |
| seasonal | #9 | #6 | 0 |
| mobile notifications | #12 | #12 | up 1 |
| wordpress notification bar | #7 | #6 | up 1 |
| woocommerce notification bar | #7 | #6 | 0 |
| smart admin bar | #8 | #9 | 0 |
| notification | #23 | #18 | up 1 |
| notice bar | #14 | #13 | up 1 |
| announcement your tag | #24 | #16 | down 6 |
| banner your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
140 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 103 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “banner” and “announcement” for “alert bar” and “seasonal”. “banner” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “alert bar” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “announcement” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “seasonal” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “announcement”. Down 6 places since 2026-09-19, now #24. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 14.4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
7
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v3.2.2 · 23 Aug 2026
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 27% 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 “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 17 months ago; the previous band took 2.5 years to cross, which places it about 56% of the way through.
Install history since 26 Oct 2020
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.2.1.1 Improved: Notification bars for custom post types Improved: License key box in the Pro version 3.2.1.1
- — Version 3.2.0 Added: Countdown timers for bars (Pro) Added: Country-based display condition (Pro) Added: Dynamic content merge tags, insert variables (e.g. post title, date, site name) directly into bar text (Pro) Added: Display trigg 3.2.0
- — Version 3.1.5 Added: Settings to allow showing navigation arrows (Pro version only) Added: Hooks and integrations for 3rd parties 3.1.5
- — Version 3.1.4 Improved: Compatible with Divi 5 Improved: Compatible with Brandy (WooCommerce theme) Improved: Compatible with lazyload Improved: Compatible with object cache 3.1.4
- — Version 3.1.3 Added: Tracking by date, guests/logged-in (Pro version only) Added: Analytics charts, Trend over time & Per-bar comparison (Pro version only) Added: License tab in the Pro version Updated: Admin UI Updated: Bar CTA butto 3.1.3
- — Version 3.1.1 Fixed: Migration settings notice dismiss not persisting across page reloads 3.1.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.2.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.5 Notibar <= 2.1.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-03-05 CVE-2025-1672 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.1.5 Patched in 2.1.6
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 7.0.1
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Multiple notification bars with React-powered customizer, live preview, smart scheduling, and per-bar displ..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use cases", "ideal for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,620 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-02 7K+ → 8K+ up after 921 days in tier
- 2022-11-24 6K+ → 7K+ up after 119 days in tier
- 2022-07-28 200+ → 6K+ up
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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Sticky Banner 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags B -
Top Bar 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Easy Notification Bar 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
Notification Bar, Announcement and Cookie Notice WordPress Plugin – FooBar 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Simple Alert System 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
AAWEB Announcement Bar 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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