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WPFront Notification Bar

by Syam Mohan · 40,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 29 Sep 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

98/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WPFront Notification Bar
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WPFront Notification Bar still maintained?
Yes. Last release 29 Sep 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 29 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns WPFront Notification Bar, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer syammohanm since Dec 2013. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WPFront Notification Bar removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WPFront Notification Bar safe?
5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.5.2). Not on the exploited list. 2 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WPFront Notification Bar update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.5.2. No one-star spike after it. 29 Sep 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
syammohanm11 Dec 2013 to 1 Oct 2026, 149 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2013.

Maintenance

Last release
36 days ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WPFront Notification Bar
Q1 20242
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20252
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 29 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.

Average rating per quarter for WPFront Notification Bar
Q1 20244.0
Q3 20245.0
Q1 20252.0
Q1 20261.0

Average rating fell from 4.0 to 1.0 between Q1 2024 and Q1 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star108
4 star3
3 star3
2 star5
1 star12
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (5 on record), patched (latest fixed in 3.5.2).

Show 5 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
2 Oct 2026WPFront Notification Bar <= 3.5.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via REQUEST_URI6.1<= 3.5.13.5.2Patched before disclosure
25 Mar 2024WPFront Notification Bar <= 3.3.2 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 3.3.23.4Patched before disclosure
24 Jan 2024WPFront Notification Bar <= 3.3.2 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wpfront-notification-bar-options[custom_class]4.4<= 3.3.23.4Patched before disclosure
9 Aug 2021WPFront Notification Bar <= 2.0.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.4<= 2.0.02.1.0Patched before disclosure
11 Jul 2021WPFront Notification Bar <= 1.9.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.8<= 1.9.22.0.07

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 3.5.2 (security, XSS).

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

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WPFront Notification Bar
4 May 2026291
11 May 2026843
18 May 2026806
25 May 2026775
1 Jun 2026817
8 Jun 2026881
15 Jun 2026906
22 Jun 2026994
29 Jun 20261,043
6 Jul 2026865
13 Jul 2026957
20 Jul 20261,058
27 Jul 20261,007
3 Aug 20261,018
10 Aug 2026948
17 Aug 2026948
24 Aug 2026804
31 Aug 2026670
7 Sep 2026687
14 Sep 2026778
21 Sep 2026785
28 Sep 202619,396
5 Oct 20269,329
12 Oct 20263,094
19 Oct 20263,349
26 Oct 20262,563
2 Nov 2026378

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 13% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version3.5.2
AuthorSyam Mohan
Added11 Dec 2013
Last updated29 Sep 2026
Active installs40,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > Pop-ups & Lead Generation
Tagstop bar, bottom bar, notification, notification bar, wordpress notification bar

Other plugins by this author: WPFront Scroll Top, WPFront User Role Editor, Easy Digital Downloads - Paddle Gateway

Questions

Is WPFront Notification Bar still maintained?

Yes. Last release 29 Sep 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.

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

No change recorded. Main committer syammohanm since Dec 2013.

Was WPFront Notification Bar removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is WPFront Notification Bar safe?

5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.5.2). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest WPFront Notification Bar update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.5.2. 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