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HashBar — WordPress Notification Plugin

HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign

by DevItems · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.0.5 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 Paid version available

HashBar has 9,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 397,826 downloads all time. It was downloaded 11,015 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 13, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

HashBar at a glance

Active installs
9,000+
Total downloads
397,826
Downloads, last 30 days
11,015
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is HashBar well maintained?

Support threads resolved
0 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3
One-star reviews
16%
6 of 38 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • ✅ Drag & drop field ordering
  • ✅ Custom labels and placeholders
  • ✅ Required field validation
  • ✅ Success message customization
  • ✅ Redirect URL after submission
  • ✅ Custom submit button text

HashBar reviews and ratings

38 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.2 out of 5

38 reviews

5★
29
4★
1
3★
1
2★
1
1★
6

  • Becoming increasingly worse

    After using HasBar on hundreds of client sites for many years, I will no longer be using or recommending this plugin. The nail in the coffin for me was when HasThemes started adding a dashboard widget to their latest blog posts with no permanent way to disable it.

    bambino

  • best

    best

    baamardom

  • good plugin but annoyingly asks for review

    never be annoying

    wyxdemon

  • Uninstalling - Too many ads in the Dashboard

    We are finally abandoning this plugin. Hashbar now injects advertisements into the top of the WordPress dashboard.

    midtownmicro

  • Nice Plugin

    Easy to operate

    yuximkt

  • Banner will not disappear in admin pages.

    They put a banner in the WordPress admin page that you can not get rid of .... Clicked on all three options to dismiss...

    supportserevalabscom

Download and install history

16,464 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
HashBar downloads per day01.3k2.5k3.8k5kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
HashBar active installs02.5k5k7.5k10kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
HashBar rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
HashBar review count012.52537.550Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Where HashBar ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that HashBar appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Notification Plugins #17 by tag, #18 in search #10 ▼3
Best Countdown Timer Plugins #3 by tag, #31 in search #12 ▼1
Best Popup Plugins #28 by tag, #57 in search #31 ▼4
Best Lead Generation Plugins #12 by tag, not in search #42 –

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Details

Create Announcement Bars, Notification Bars & Popup Campaigns with countdown timers, A/B testing, smart targeting & analytics.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings HashBar competes in

Tags

  • announcement bar
  • countdown timer
  • lead capture
  • notification bar
  • popup

More from DevItems

Version
2.0.5
Last updated
Oct 13, 2026
First published
Jan 8, 2018
Requires WordPress
5.3
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
–
Pricing
Free, paid version available

HashBar FAQ

What does HashBar do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, HashBar offers ✅ Drag & drop field ordering, ✅ Custom labels and placeholders, ✅ Required field validation, ✅ Success message customization and ✅ Redirect URL after submission.

How many active installs does HashBar have?

WordPress.org reports 9,000+ active installs for HashBar as of October 22, 2026.

Is HashBar still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on October 13, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Does HashBar have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for HashBar are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is HashBar free?

HashBar is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.

Where does HashBar rank among Notification Plugins?

HashBar is #10 in the WordPress.org "notification" ranking as of today.