WP Notification Bars

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1. ★★★★★ Jack

   4.8y ago

   Forced to buy the Pro version if you want to add it to the button, or even to avoid the bar to appear again and again. Lots of better alternatives, especially if you only need one simple bar, although the pro version does a good job.

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2. ★★★★★ Reza Esmaeili

   4.8y ago

   Easy to setup and works like a charm; thank developers.

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3. ★★★★★ User966

   5.5y ago

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4. ★★★★★ locko69

   6.2y ago

   Nice plugin, does what you want and easy to set-up…. but i don’t think this plugin uses Cookies…. so when you close the bar, it will keep showing on every page.

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5. ★★★★★ travellingolly

   6.2y ago

   Wanted to add a bar to the right of my logo, but this plugin is too inflexible. Support didn’t offer any help

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6. ★★★★★ konukca

   6.5y ago

   this plugin contain trojan

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7. ★★★★★ kiloj757

   6.6y ago

   The plugin worked for a little bit. Then, we had a notification bar that would not go away. Getting support is about as difficult as picking a booger in a spacesuit. There is NO 24/7 support. It is a forum that takes at least a day to get a reponse. By the time they responded, the notification bar finally went away after I deleted it on my own, permanently, losing all of the stats on the bar and de-activating the plugin. They when we needed to display another alert banner, we tried to create one and now it shows up on every page except for the home page. It’s been an entire month of back and forth in the FORUM. Each day brings another useless comment blaming me for not sending the right info arguing about what the issue is. Finally they did manage to obtain access to our site and what do you know, the next day our site goes down and we can’t even access our WP Dashboard. I’d rather fart tacks permanently for the rest of my life than try and work with these devs on getting this resolved at this point. Absolute garbage.

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8. ★★★★★ redkite

   6.8y ago

   I bought this plugin for a client because of all the great reviews and their claims: “We have a state of the art support system not offered by other theme companies. Our staff will make sure you’re personally taken care of.” and “Questions come up, it’s perfectly normal, and unlike other companies, we don’t keep you waiting for a reply…” Their advertised 24/7 support via the Pro plugin support forums doesn’t live up to its claims. And there is no documentation for the Pro version – their website links just ping-pong you between the sales page and your account page. There are no videos for the Pro version except the install video. I had one urgent question about a display problem as I set up this plugin for a client on a newly-launched site. On the second day after posting this to their forum in great detail, the only answer I finally received was: “Thank you for contacting MyThemeShop. You can check the setup video from here: (and a link to the video). Hope that helps, please don’t hesitate to let us know if you need help with anything else.” Won’t be buying anything else from this company or recommending them for my clients. This topic was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by redkite. This topic was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by redkite. Reason: Removed video I embedded by accident

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.0.12 Fixed: Post-specific “Select Notification Bar” option not working correctly in some cases 1.0.12
2. — Version 1.0.11 Security improvements 1.0.11
3. — Version 1.0.9 Security improvements 1.0.9
4. — Version 1.0.8 More security improvements 1.0.8
5. — Version 1.0.7 More security improvements 1.0.7
6. — Version 1.0.6 Fixed security issues and hardened overall plugin security Fixed plugin locale in gettext calls 1.0.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.9.1

Translated into 63 languages, 3 at 90% or more

Plus 39 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-11-29 20K+ → 10K+ down after 692 days in tier
2. 2023-01-07 30K+ → 20K+ down

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).

• Simple Alert System 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• WP Alert Bar 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags C
• WPFront Notification Bar 50K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Top Bar 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Notification – Custom Notifications and Alerts for WordPress 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B

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WP Notification Bars: 10K+ active installs, 3.7★ (41 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-notification-bars