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Header Bar

by Zotabox · 100+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Limited data2 Warnings

Limited data: Header Bar has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

71/ 100 Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Sub-scores for Header Bar
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Header Bar still maintained?
No. Last release 14 Apr 2025, over 1 year ago. 14 Apr 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Header Bar, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer zotabox since Apr 2016. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Header Bar removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Header Bar safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Header Bar update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.3.0. No one-star spike after it. 14 Apr 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 18 months (last release 14 Apr 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.14 Apr 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
zotabox1 Apr 2016 to 14 Apr 2025, 51 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
19 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Header Bar
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 14 Apr 2025. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 2.8.

Last 90 days vs lifetime average rating for Header Bar
Last 90 daysNo reviews
Lifetime2.8
Rating distribution
5 star4
4 star2
3 star1
2 star1
1 star6

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

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

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

100+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

Facts

Version1.3.0
AuthorZotabox
Added1 Apr 2016
Last updated14 Apr 2025
Active installs100+
Requires WordPress3.0.1
Tested up to6.7.11
Requires PHP7.0
Categorynot stated
Tagshello bar, promo bar, welcome bar, promotion bar, notification bar

Other plugins by this author: Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat, Zotabox - 20+ Promotional Sales tools to boost your subscribers and sales, Call Now, Email, Messaging, Sharing Buttons for Mobile, Scroll Triggered Box / Slide Box, Social Sharing Buttons, Back To Top Pro, EU Cookie Law Notice/Banner, Easy Popup - Welcome Popup, Email Popup, Exit Popup, Notification Box Pro, Store Locator with Google Map, Testimonial Slider

Questions

Is Header Bar still maintained?

No. Last release 14 Apr 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Header Bar, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer zotabox since Apr 2016.

Was Header Bar removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Header Bar safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Header Bar update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.3.0. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue