Welcome Bar
Limited data: Welcome Bar has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 85 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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.
Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 3 Aug 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 2025 | Welcome Bar <= 2.1.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 4.4 | <= 2.1.0 | 2.2.0 | 487 |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Welcome Bar <= 2.0.3 - Missing Authorization | 4.3 | <= 2.0.3 | 2.0.4 | n/a |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Welcome Bar <= 2.0.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery | 4.3 | <= 2.0.3 | 2.0.4 | n/a |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 0.0 from 0 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 0 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
10+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 2.2.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Data443 Risk Mitigation, Inc. |
| Added | 16 Jan 2016 |
| Last updated | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 10+ |
| Requires WordPress | 2.7 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | bar, hellobar, hello bar, producthunt, notification bar |
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Questions
Is Welcome Bar still maintained?
Welcome Bar was last updated on 3 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Limited data.
Is Welcome Bar safe?
Welcome Bar has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Limited data.
Who owns Welcome Bar?
The wordpress.org author is Data443 Risk Mitigation, Inc.. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Welcome Bar?
We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.