conversioninsights

<p><strong>The Attention Grabber is designed to make sure all your visitors know about the things most important to <em>you</em>.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Grab your visitor’s attention and get them to sign up for your email list, or tell them about a specific page they should visit.</strong></p>
<p>This is a free alternative to <a href="http://www.hellobar.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">HelloBar</a>, a SaaS which charges based on the number of clicks the bar receives. If your bar receives 7,500 clicks per month, HelloBar would cost you $50/month.</p>
<p>Little bars like these are cropping up all over the Web (e.g., at Neil Patel’s <a href="http://www.quicksprout.com" rel="nofollow ugc">QuickSprout</a>), and it’s no wonder why—they do a fantastic job of getting your visitors to complete your goals for them.</p>
<p><strong>Features</strong></p>
<p>Attention Grabber features the ability to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Sign up email addresses to your <a href="http://customer.io/" title="Customer.io email sending service" rel="nofollow ugc">Customer.io</a> account,</li>
<li>Track the number of signups or clicks you receive using Google Analytics,</li>
<li>Customize the look and feel of the bar (background color, button color, etc.), and</li>
<li>Responsively show or hide content to fit comfortable at the top of the user’s screen.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Licensing Information</h3>
<p>Attention Grabber is based on <a href="http://gndev.info/sunrise/" title="Sunrise, a plugin framework for WordPress" rel="nofollow ugc">the Sunrise plugin framework</a>, by Vladmir Anokhin.</p>
<p>Since it is based on the Sunrise plugin, the Attention Grabber is licensed under <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html" rel="nofollow ugc">the GNU GPL 3 license</a>.</p>
<p>If you find the plugin useful, we request 2 things:</p>
<ol>
<li>You leave in tact the image link to <a href="http://conversioninsights.net/" title="Conversion Insights homepage" rel="nofollow ugc">Conversion Insights</a> (the checkmark in the left corner of the Attention Grabber bar), and</li>
<li>You drop us a line (either by email or in a <a href="http://conversioninsights.net/attention-grabber/" title="The Attention Grabber post at Conversion Insights" rel="nofollow ugc">comment on the blog</a>) letting us know where you’re using it and how you like it.</li>
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Attention Grabber (Hello Bar Alternative)

Grab your visitor's attention and get them to sign up for your email list, or tell them about a specific page they should visit.

mariastellatech

<p>Stella Announcement Bar helps you add a clean, high-visibility announcement bar to your WordPress site without editing theme files.</p>
<p>Use it to promote offers, highlight product launches, announce events, share important updates, or drive clicks to a landing page with a simple call-to-action button.</p>
<p>The plugin is lightweight, responsive, and easy to configure from a single admin screen.</p>
<h4>Free Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Enable a sitewide announcement bar in seconds.</li>
<li>Show the bar at the top or bottom of the page.</li>
<li>Add custom announcement text and an optional CTA button.</li>
<li>Customize background color, text color, and button colors.</li>
<li>Adjust bar font size for better readability.</li>
<li>Show the bar sitewide or on the homepage only.</li>
<li>Optional close button for visitors.</li>
<li>Optional shadow styling for stronger visual separation.</li>
<li>Shortcode support with <code>[stella_announcement_bar]</code>.</li>
<li>Developer action hook for manual template placement.</li>
<li>Fallback rendering for themes that need manual support.</li>
<li>Responsive design for desktop and mobile devices.</li>
<li>Delete-data-on-uninstall option for clean removal.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Ideal Use Cases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Sales promotions and limited-time offers</li>
<li>Shipping updates or store notices</li>
<li>Webinar, event, or product launch announcements</li>
<li>Maintenance messages and temporary alerts</li>
<li>Call-to-action bars for landing pages and campaigns</li>
</ul>
<h4>Manual Placement Options</h4>
<p>If automatic placement is not suitable for your theme or layout, you can use:</p>
<ul>
<li>Shortcode: <code>[stella_announcement_bar]</code></li>
<li>PHP action: <code><?php do_action( 'stella_announcement_bar' ); ?></code></li>
</ul>
<h4>Upgrade to Pro</h4>
<p>The Pro version extends Stella Announcement Bar with advanced targeting, triggers, visitor segmentation, analytics, multiple bar workflows, A/B testing, countdown campaigns, and more marketing controls.</p>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<p>This plugin can set functional cookies when Pro features are active, for example visitor targeting and dismissal memory.<br />
If Pro analytics is active, AJAX requests can be sent to track bar views and clicks.</p>
<p>Site owners are responsible for obtaining any required user consent and for documenting this behavior in their privacy policy.</p>


Stella Announcement Bar

Lightweight WordPress announcement bar plugin with top or bottom placement, CTA button, homepage targeting, and simple design controls.

Attention Grabber (Hello Bar Alternative) vs Stella Announcement Bar