agehman

<p>The Announcement Banner plugin displays a notification banner at the top or bottom of your website. The settings page allows the user to set the banner to either fixed or relative position, choose background and text color, make the text linkable, toggle the banner on and off, add a close button, and even add custom CSS.</p>
<h3>Announcement Banner Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Choose the background color and text color of the announcement banner.</li>
<li>Display the banner at the top or bottom of the page in fixed or relative position. </li>
<li>Add an optional ‘Close’ button to the banner. </li>
<li>Close Button Duration setting that keeps the banner closed for a custom number of days.</li>
<li>Set a fixed banner height in pixels.</li>
<li>Custom message including HTML tags.  </li>
<li>Link the entire banner text (optional)</li>
<li>Toggle the banner on and off. </li>
<li>Add your own custom CSS.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Plugin Settings</h3>
<ul>
<li>Show Announcement Banner – Turn the Announcement Banner on (Yes) and off (No) as needed. The banner will be off by default when installed. </li>
<li>Announcement Banner Position -The fixed setting will pin the banner to the top of the screen. It will stay pinned to the top even when scrolling. Relative will keep the banner in its normal position and it will scroll with the page.</li>
<li>Announcement Banner Placement – The default Announcement Banner placement is at the top.</li>
<li>Background Color and Text Color – This field will accept Hex code (Ex: #000000) or supported color name (Ex: black). Default background color is white. (#FFF)  Default text color is dark gray. (#333)</li>
<li>Banner Height – Add a fixed height in pixels to the banner.  </li>
<li>Top Padding – Add top padding the body element when the Announcement Banner is displayed. This can be useful when the banner is set to position: fixed.</li>
<li>Close Button – The close button will hide the banner on click. The button will appear on the right side of the banner. </li>
<li>Close Button Duration – Set the amount of days the banner until the banner reappears after the user clicks the close button. </li>
<li>Announcement Banner Message – Enter your text for your announcement. HTML is allowed. </li>
<li>Make Message a Link? – Make the full text of the announcement banner message a link. </li>
<li>Link URL – URL for the message link. This will only work if Make Message a Link setting is set to Yes. </li>
<li>Custom CSS – Add your own custom CSS.</li>
</ul>


Announcement Banner

Display a banner at the top or bottom of your WordPress site.

mightyrobin

<p>Mighty Notification Bar is a powerful yet easy-to-use WordPress plugin that allows you to display important messages, announcements, and calls-to-action on your website. Perfect for promoting sales, announcing updates, displaying urgent notices, or highlighting important information.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Flexible Positioning</strong> – Choose between fixed (stays visible when scrolling) or relative positioning (top of page)</li>
<li><strong>Dismissible Notifications</strong> – Let visitors dismiss the bar with customizable cookie duration (1 day to 1 year)</li>
<li><strong>Smart Content Versioning</strong> – Bar reappears for all users when content is updated</li>
<li><strong>Full Customization</strong> – Custom colors, rich text formatting, and flexible styling options</li>
<li><strong>Call-to-Action Button</strong> – Optional button with three styles (primary, secondary, text)</li>
<li><strong>Smart Scheduling</strong> – Set start and end dates for time-limited campaigns</li>
<li><strong>Location Targeting</strong> – Display on all pages, homepage only, or specific pages</li>
<li><strong>Device Targeting</strong> – Show on all devices, desktop only, or mobile only</li>
<li><strong>Fully Responsive</strong> – Works perfectly on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices</li>
<li><strong>Live Preview</strong> – See changes in real-time before publishing</li>
<li><strong>Translation Ready</strong> – Fully translatable with included Dutch translations</li>
<li><strong>WP Rocket Compatible</strong> – Works seamlessly with WP Rocket caching plugin</li>
</ul>
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>Product launches and promotions</li>
<li>Limited-time offers and sales</li>
<li>Website maintenance announcements</li>
<li>Cookie consent notices</li>
<li>Newsletter signups</li>
<li>Event announcements</li>
<li>Breaking news and updates</li>
</ul>
<h4>Easy to Use</h4>
<p>Simply install and activate the plugin, then configure your notification bar from the WordPress admin panel. The intuitive interface includes a live preview so you can see exactly how your notification will look before publishing.</p>
<h4>Translations</h4>
<ul>
<li>English (default)</li>
<li>Dutch (Nederlands)</li>
<li>Dutch (Belgium)</li>
<li>Dutch (Formal)</li>
</ul>
<p>Want to translate to your language? We’d love your help! Contact us or submit a translation.</p>
<h4>Developer Friendly</h4>
<p>The plugin uses WordPress best practices and is built with clean, well-documented code. It uses the WordPress Options API for settings storage and follows WordPress coding standards.</p>
<h3>Support the Developer</h3>
<p>If this plugin helps your website, please consider supporting its development:</p>
<ul>
<li>☕ <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/mightyrobin" rel="nofollow ugc">Buy me a coffee</a></li>
<li>⭐ <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mighty-notification-bar/reviews/#new-post" rel="ugc">Rate this plugin</a></li>
<li>🐛 <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mighty-notification-bar/" rel="ugc">Report bugs or suggest features</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Your support helps keep this plugin free and maintained!</p>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>This plugin does not collect any personal data. When the dismissible feature is enabled, a functional cookie is stored locally in the user’s browser to remember their preference. This cookie contains no personal information and is used solely to prevent showing the dismissed notification.</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or any later version.</p>
<p>This plugin is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.</p>
<p>You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this plugin. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html.</p>
<p>This plugin contains no external libraries. All code is original or uses WordPress core components (jQuery, Color Picker, TinyMCE), which are GPL-compatible.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Developed with ❤️ by <a href="https://mightyrobin.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Mighty Robin</a></p>
<p>Special thanks to:<br />
* Peter Smits — Dutch translation review</p>


Mighty Notification Bar

A flexible notification bar plugin for displaying important announcements at the top or bottom of your website.

Announcement Banner vs Mighty Notification Bar