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Announcement Bar, Notification Bar

Announcement Bar, Notification Bar & Banner - Bulletin
by Rock Solid · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 2 Nov 2026, 10 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

96/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Announcement Bar, Notification Bar
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Announcement Bar, Notification Bar still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 10 releases in the last 24 months. 2 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Announcement Bar, Notification Bar, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer mikewire_rocksolid since Jun 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Announcement Bar, Notification Bar removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Announcement Bar, Notification Bar safe?
8 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.13.1). Not on the exploited list. 30 Apr 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Announcement Bar, Notification Bar update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.15.1. No one-star spike after it. 2 Nov 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master3 Jun 2020 to 3 Jun 2020, 1 commits
mikewire_rocksolid5 Jun 2020 to 2 Nov 2026, 69 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.

Maintenance

Last release
2 days ago
Releases, 24 months
10
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Announcement Bar, Notification Bar
Q1 20242
Q2 202410
Q3 20242
Q4 20243
Q1 20253
Q2 20251
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20262

Last release 2 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.

Rating distribution
5 star17
4 star0
3 star1
2 star1
1 star1

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (8 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 3.13.1).

Show 8 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
30 Apr 2026Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter6.1<= 3.12.13.13.1Patched before disclosure
20 Nov 2024Bulletin Announcements <= 3.11.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 3.11.73.12n/a
28 Mar 2024WordPress Announcement & Notification Banner Plugin - Bulletin <= 3.8.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection7.2<= 3.8.53.9.0Patched before disclosure
18 Jul 2023Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get6.11.0.1 to 3.7.13.8.0Patched before disclosure
11 May 2023Announcement & Notification Banner - Bulletin <= 3.7.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery6.3<= 3.7.03.7.1Patched before disclosure
11 May 2023Announcement & Notification Banner - Bulletin <= 3.6.0 - Missing Authorization Checks6.3<= 3.6.03.7.0Patched before disclosure
8 Aug 2022Announcement & Notification Banner - Bulletin <= 3.5.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 3.5.23.5.32
4 Mar 2022Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks6.3< 3.1.03.1.010

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Announcement Bar, Notification Bar
4 May 202648
11 May 2026126
18 May 202696
25 May 2026153
1 Jun 2026109
8 Jun 2026114
15 Jun 2026108
22 Jun 202686
29 Jun 202691
6 Jul 2026116
13 Jul 2026104
20 Jul 2026115
27 Jul 2026124
3 Aug 2026137
10 Aug 2026164
17 Aug 2026132
24 Aug 2026177
31 Aug 2026140
7 Sep 2026105
14 Sep 20261,514
21 Sep 2026488
28 Sep 2026269
5 Oct 2026721
12 Oct 2026616
19 Oct 2026530
26 Oct 20261,627
2 Nov 20261,087

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 186% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

AnnouncerScore 100 · 10,000+WPFront Notification BarScore 98 · 40,000+

Facts

Version3.15.1
AuthorRock Solid
Added5 Jun 2020
Last updated2 Nov 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.2
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagstop bar, countdown, sticky banner, announcement bar, notification bar

Other plugins by this author: Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce - Speed Up & Clean Up Admin, Advanced Comment Form, Comments, Easy Popups - Simple Popup Builder for Lead Capture & Announcements, Progressive Web Apps, PWACommerce - WooCommerce Mobile Plugin for Progressive Web Apps & Hybrid Mobile Apps

Questions

Is Announcement Bar, Notification Bar still maintained?

Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 10 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Announcement Bar, Notification Bar, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer mikewire_rocksolid since Jun 2020.

Was Announcement Bar, Notification Bar removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Announcement Bar, Notification Bar safe?

8 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.13.1). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Announcement Bar, Notification Bar update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.15.1. No one-star spike after it.

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