Manage Notification E-mails vs Simple Banner (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: Manage Notification E-mails at #1 and Simple Banner at #5. 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.
Manage Notification E-mails
Enable and disable email notifications that WordPress sends to the admin and user. Works perfectly with many other plugins!
Simple Banner
Simple Banner – Easily add multiple Banners/Bars/Notifications/Announcements to the top or bottom of your website
Display a simple banner/bar at the top or bottom of your website. Now with multi-banner support.
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 #5 in Notification Plugins.
Manage Notification E-mails has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 50,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Manage Notification E-mails has 54, Simple Banner has 45. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Manage Notification E-mails has more reviews behind its score: 54 against 45.
Simple Banner was updated more recently, on August 21, 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.
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.
Simple Banner
Pick Simple Banner if you want the one shipping releases most recently.
Manage Notification E-mails vs Simple Banner side by side
| Manage Notification E-mails | Simple Banner | |
|---|---|---|
| Notification Plugins ranking | #1 | #5 |
| Rating | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Reviews | 54 | 45 |
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 50,000+ |
| Total downloads | 862,710 | 2,099,097 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | – | – |
| Last updated | Jul 21, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| First published | Sep 7, 2015 | Jul 14, 2015 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.0.4 | 7.1.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.
Manage Notification E-mails ratings
Simple Banner 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 Manage Notification E-mails nor Simple Banner can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Notification Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Manage Notification E-mails vs Simple Banner: common questions
Is Manage Notification E-mails better than Simple Banner?
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 #5 in Notification Plugins.
Which has more users, Manage Notification E-mails or Simple Banner?
Manage Notification E-mails ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #5 in Notification Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Manage Notification E-mails or Simple Banner?
Manage Notification E-mails has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 50,000+.
Are Manage Notification E-mails and Simple Banner free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Manage Notification E-mails may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Simple Banner may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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