easylaunch

<p><strong>EasyBar: Awesome Notification Bar</strong> is a lightweight, highly functional plugin designed to display customizable notification, announcement, or promotion bars.</p>
<p>It utilizes <strong>pure JavaScript</strong> to minimize impact on performance and includes advanced features like a <strong>countdown timer</strong> and several <strong>scrolling text (marquee) modes</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>IMPORTANT FOR REVIEWERS:</strong><br />
Upon activation, the plugin is <strong>enabled by default</strong> with a moving “Alternate Scroll” animation. You will see a blue moving notification bar on the frontend immediately.</p>
<p><strong>Where to find settings:</strong><br />
The settings page is NOT under “Settings”. You will find a dedicated <strong>“EasyBar”</strong> menu item directly in your WordPress <strong>main left sidebar</strong> (top-level menu).</p>
<p>Ideal for:<br />
* Announcing sales and limited-time promotions with a deadline.<br />
* Displaying critical site-wide alerts (e.g., shipping delays).<br />
* Showing urgent calls-to-action to maximize conversions.</p>
<h3>✳️ Main Features:</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Countdown Timer:</strong> Simple, precise timer utilizing UTC time standards.</li>
<li><strong>Expiration Handling:</strong> Automatically replaces the timer with a custom “Expired Text” or hides the bar completely when the deadline is reached.</li>
<li><strong>Scrolling Text (Marquee):</strong> Choose from Static, Scroll Left, Scroll Right, and Scroll Alternate animations with adjustable speed.</li>
<li><strong>Full Styling:</strong> Easy-to-use settings for background color, text color, font size, bold/italic styles, and top/bottom margins.</li>
<li><strong>Lightweight:</strong> Zero jQuery dependency for a faster front-end experience.</li>
<li><strong>Translation-Ready:</strong> Uses the standard WordPress text domain <code>easybar</code>.</li>
</ul>
<h3>💡 Author Contact</h3>
<p>Developed by <strong>Aleksei Sukhvoverkhov</strong><br />
Website: <a href="https://easylaunch.eu" rel="nofollow ugc">EasyLaunch.eu</a><br />
Email: easylaunchstudio@gmail.com</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the <strong>GNU General Public License</strong> as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.</p>
<h3>Disclaimer</h3>
<p>This plugin is distributed <strong>free of charge</strong>, without any warranty, expressed or implied.<br />
There are <strong>no premium or paid versions</strong> of this plugin, nor are any planned. All current and future features will remain free.<br />
Custom development, integration requests, or specialized support may be handled individually by the author upon request.</p>


EasyBar

A lightweight, pure JavaScript WordPress plugin to create and display highly customizable notification and promotion bars with countdown timers and sc …

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.

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