Plugin info

Total downloads: 295,964
Active installs: 20,000
Total reviews: 43
Average rating: 4
Support threads opened: 1
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 8 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 9/19/2025 (102 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 12/2/2014 (11 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.6
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Maintained • Last updated 102 days ago • Support resolved 0% • 43 reviews

46/100

Is Top Bar abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 102 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.6
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: f

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Description

Simply the easiest way to add a topbar to your website. This plugin adds a simple and clean notification bar at the top of your website, allowing you to display a nice message to your visitors as well as a custom link. What you see is what you get, and it’s totally free.

No limitation for the Free version

The Free version of the Top Bar plugin is not limited.

The PRO version gives you access to a lot of new features: allow users to close the Top Bar, choose an initial state, add a bottom border, set a time before the Top Bar appears, bottom positioning, user visibility settings (only for guests or registered users), change the font-size

Fully translatable

  • POT files included (/lang/)

Available fields/options

  • Status (active or inactive)
  • Stay visible when scrolling
  • Message (obviously)
  • Button text
  • Button URL
  • Color

Usage

Go to the plugin’s documentation if you need more information on how to use this plugin.

Support

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Installation

Installation

  1. In your WordPress admin panel, go to Plugins > New Plugin
  2. Find our Top Bar plugin by WP Darko and click Install now
  3. Alternatively, download the plugin and upload the contents of top-bar.zip to your plugins directory, which usually is /wp-content/plugins/
  4. Activate the plugin

Usage

Go to the plugin’s documentation for information on how to use it.

Frequently Asked Questions

No limitation for the Free version

The Free version of the Top Bar plugin is not limited.

The PRO version gives you access to a lot of new features: allow users to close the Top Bar, choose an initial state, add a bottom border, set a time before the Top Bar appears, bottom positioning, user visibility settings (only for guests or registered users), change the font-size

Fully translatable

  • POT files included (/lang/)

Usage

Go to the plugin’s documentation if you need more information on how to use this plugin.

Support

Find help on our support platform for this plugin (we’ll answer you fast, promise).

Review feed

Chris Allen
4/2/2020

Great plugin does exactly what it promises.

Really handy plugin. I only use it probably once or twice a year, but it does the job, without any fuss or limitation. I thought I'd say thanks for your hard work on a quality plugin.
Marcin Pietrzak
3/25/2024

Does exactly what it describes

Does exactly what it describes. Nothing less, nothing more. I like it!

Screenshots

  1. Top Bar (front view)

    Top Bar (front view)

  2. Configuring the Top Bar (admin view)

    Configuring the Top Bar (admin view)

Changelog

3.0.6

  • Fixed minor vulnerability issue

3.0.5

  • Fixed minor vulnerability issue

3.0.4

  • Security update

3.0.3

  • Replaced deprecated jQuery methods

3.0.2

  • Fixes JS bug with settings
  • Fixes issues with specific character in the message

3.0

  • Fixes CSS issues
  • Fixes JS issues
  • [New feature] Detect fixed navigation (automatically finds and fixes conflicts)
  • [New feature] Button link behavior (same/new window)
  • Updated setting panel
  • Updated admin menus
  • Better fonts for message/button

2.0

  • Adds cleaner and faster option screen
  • Fixes CSS issues
  • Fixes JS issues

1.2

  • Plugin is now translation ready
  • Added French translation
  • Added Spanish translation
  • Minor CSS fixes

1.1

  • Cleaning code
  • Minor bug fixes

1.0

  • Initial release