HashBar 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: HashBar at #9 and Manage Notification E-mails at #1. Manage Notification E-mails leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
HashBar
HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign
Create Announcement Bars, Notification Bars & Popup Campaigns with countdown timers, A/B testing, smart targeting & analytics.
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 3 of the 5 measures we track.
Manage Notification E-mails ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #9 in Notification Plugins.
Manage Notification E-mails has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 9,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: HashBar has 36, 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 36.
HashBar was updated more recently, on August 24, 2026; Manage Notification E-mails on July 21, 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.
HashBar
Pick HashBar if you want the one shipping releases most recently.
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 or you want the score backed by more reviews.
HashBar vs Manage Notification E-mails side by side
| HashBar | Manage Notification E-mails | |
|---|---|---|
| Notification Plugins ranking | #9 | #1 |
| Rating | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| Reviews | 36 | 54 |
| Active installs | 9,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Total downloads | 381,580 | 862,710 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | – | – |
| Last updated | Aug 24, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| First published | Jan 8, 2018 | Sep 7, 2015 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1 | 7.0.4 |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
| Pricing | Free + paid version | Free on WordPress.org |
30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.
HashBar 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 HashBar 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.
HashBar vs Manage Notification E-mails: common questions
Is HashBar better than Manage Notification E-mails?
Manage Notification E-mails leads on 3 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 #9 in Notification Plugins.
Which has more users, HashBar or Manage Notification E-mails?
Manage Notification E-mails ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #9 in Notification Plugins.
Which is rated higher, HashBar or Manage Notification E-mails?
Manage Notification E-mails has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 9,000+.
Are HashBar and Manage Notification E-mails free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. HashBar is listed as commercial, so a paid version or add-ons exist. Manage Notification E-mails may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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