Easy Notification Bar vs Manage Notification E-mails (September 2026)
Updated September 7, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Notification Plugins top 10: Easy Notification Bar at #7 and Manage Notification E-mails at #1. Manage Notification E-mails leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Easy Notification Bar
A simple plugin for displaying a notice at the top of your website that can be closed by the visitor. Completely free and minimal without any upsells.
Manage Notification E-mails
Enable and disable email notifications that WordPress sends to the admin and user. Works perfectly with many other plugins!
Who leads on what
Manage Notification E-mails leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track.
Manage Notification E-mails ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #7 in Notification Plugins.
Manage Notification E-mails has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 9,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Easy Notification Bar has 16, Manage Notification E-mails has 54. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Manage Notification E-mails has more reviews behind its score: 54 against 16.
Manage Notification E-mails was updated more recently, on July 21, 2026; Easy Notification Bar on March 10, 2026.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Easy Notification Bar
Easy Notification Bar does not lead on any measure we track, so pick it only for something these numbers cannot show, such as a feature you need.
Manage Notification E-mails
Pick Manage Notification E-mails if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run, you want the score backed by more reviews or you want the one shipping releases most recently.
Easy Notification Bar vs Manage Notification E-mails side by side
| Easy Notification Bar | Manage Notification E-mails | |
|---|---|---|
| Notification Plugins ranking | #7 | #1 |
| Rating | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| Reviews | 16 | 54 |
| Active installs | 9,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Total downloads | 144,822 | 862,710 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | – | – |
| Last updated | Mar 10, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| First published | Jun 20, 2019 | Sep 7, 2015 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 6.9.7 | 7.0.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.
Easy Notification Bar ratings
Manage Notification E-mails ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Easy Notification Bar nor Manage Notification E-mails can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Notification Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Easy Notification Bar vs Manage Notification E-mails: common questions
Is Easy Notification Bar better than Manage Notification E-mails?
Manage Notification E-mails leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Manage Notification E-mails ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #7 in Notification Plugins.
Which has more users, Easy Notification Bar or Manage Notification E-mails?
Manage Notification E-mails ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #7 in Notification Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Easy Notification Bar or Manage Notification E-mails?
Manage Notification E-mails has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 9,000+.
Are Easy Notification Bar and Manage Notification E-mails free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Easy Notification Bar may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Manage Notification E-mails may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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