Announcement Notification Bar – Notification Top Bar & Sticky Call to Action Banner vs Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar

The Announcement Notification Bar is your go-to solution for creating effective announcement bars, scrolling notification bars, ** sticky notification banners**, and sticky headers on any WordPress site. If you are struggling to get visitors to notice your promotions or important updates, this WordPress top bar plugin provides a simple, high-visibility area that grabs attention without ruining the user experience. Unlike aggressive popups that can annoy users, a floating bar or footer notification offers a polite way to highlight discount codes, shipping policies, or maintenance alerts. It sits efficiently at the top or bottom of the screen, ensuring your key messages – like a Black Friday deal or a new feature launch – are always visible, helping you reduce bounce rates and improve conversions. Use Cases This versatile message bar adapts to various needs across different industries: Retail & E-Commerce: Run a free shipping bar or a flash sale countdown message to encourage instant purchases. A sticky promo bar ensures the offer stays in view as customers scroll. Bloggers & Publishers: Drive consistent traffic to your newest articles or affiliate partners with a scrolling news ticker or a catchy headline in a fixed header bar. Business & Corporate: Inform clients about holiday operating hours, service outages, or vital company news using a clear, professional alert banner. Events & Webinars: Build hype for upcoming live streams or workshops by placing a clickable event notification right where every visitor looks first. Why Choose This Notification Bar? We built this plugin to be both powerful for developers and easy for beginners. You don’t need to touch a single line of code to get a professional-looking marketing bar up and running. From the live preview in the dashboard to the smart targeting rules that let you show specific messages on your homepage versus your blog, every feature saves you time. Boost Sales: Highlight discount codes, flash sales, and special offers in a promo bar. Increase Engagement: Use emojis and animated scrolling text (running line) to catch eyeballs. Inform Users: Post important updates, maintenance alerts, or holiday hours in a clear top bar. Responsive & Lightweight: Loads fast and looks great on all mobile devices. Key Features Multiple Display Styles: Choose from Simple Text, Running Line (Marquee/Ticker), or Carousel (Rotating Slider) styles. Flexible Positioning: Place your sticky bar at the Top or Bottom of the page; keep it fixed or let it scroll. Full Customization: Control colors, fonts, and heights to match your brand identity perfectly. Emoji Support: Add emojis directly to your message for a friendly, modern touch 🎉. Advanced Call-to-Action (CTA): Add a button, make the whole bar clickable, or keep it as simple text. Smart Display Logic: Target your notification bar to the Homepage, Blog, or specific Posts/Pages. User-Friendly Controls: Includes a dismiss/close button so users can hide the bar (cookie support included). Mobile Responsive: Looks great on all devices (iPhone, Android, Tablet). Performance Optimized: Lightweight code ensuring fast page load times. Display Styles Simple: Clean and straightforward display Running Line: Scrolling text animation for attention-grabbing messages Carousel: Rotate between multiple messages automatically Call-to-Action Options No call-to-action for simple announcements Add a button with custom text and link Make the entire announcement notification bar clickable Display Control Choose exactly where your announcement notification bar appears: * Homepage * Blog page * Individual post types (Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types) * Automatic detection of public custom post types Privacy Policy This plugin includes an optional deactivation feedback form. If you choose to submit feedback when deactivating the plugin, the plugin collects and transmits the following data to the developer: Plugin name and version WordPress version Site name and URL The deactivation reason you select Any optional text you enter in the feedback field Your email address (only if you tick “You may contact me to help resolve the issue”) Purpose: We use this data solely to improve the plugin. We never sell, share, or use it for any other purpose. Retention: We permanently delete all submitted feedback within 7 days of receipt. Opt-out: Submitting feedback is entirely optional. You can click “Skip & Deactivate” at any time to deactivate without sending any data. Site owners can also disable the feedback form entirely by adding the following to their theme’s functions.php or a custom plugin: add_filter( 'anb_enable_feedback_collection', '__return_false' );

Announcer is the ultimate WordPress notification bar plugin designed to help you display important messages, promotions, cookie notices, and alerts anywhere on your site. Whether you want to welcome new visitors, drive traffic to a seasonal sale, or ensure GDPR compliance with a cookie banner, Announcer makes it incredibly easy. Built to be lightweight and user-friendly, you can create eye-catching sticky bars that capture attention without slowing down your site. Add powerful Call-To-Action (CTA) buttons, set up customized display rules, and start boosting your user engagement and conversion rates in minutes. See it in action: View the Live demo of the plugin! ⭐ Why Choose Announcer? (Core Features) Announcer is packed with market-leading features to give you complete control over your website banners: Unlimited Announcements: Create and manage multiple notification bars at the same time. Flexible Positioning: Display messages at the top or bottom of your site. Smart Stacking: Neatly stack multiple banners if more than one announcement is active on a single page. Sticky & Fixed Layouts: Keep your message in view as users scroll, or fix it to the top of the page. Advanced Scheduling: Automate your promo bars by scheduling a start and end date/time. Call-To-Action (CTA) Buttons: Drive clicks with customizable buttons that can open links or dismiss the banner. Horizontal Ticker: Display longer text beautifully with a smooth scrolling news-ticker effect. Smart Cookie Control: Allow users to permanently close notices, or set them to re-display after a specific time. Rich Content Support: Insert any content into your banner, including images, HTML, or shortcodes from other plugins (like forms). Conditional Display Rules: Target specific audiences by showing banners only on certain pages, posts, or categories. 100% Mobile Responsive: Designed mobile-first to ensure your announcements look perfect on any screen size. Customization Made Easy: Choose from multiple layout options and unlimited color palettes to match your brand. Trigger Options: Automatically display banners based on a time delay or user page scroll. Smooth Animations: Engage users with sleek open and close transition effects. Multilingual Ready: Target announcements based on your WPML translated post language. Lightweight & Secure: Clean code that won’t bloat your site, fully GDPR compliant. 🚛 Popular Use Cases & Ideas You can use the Announcer plugin to create a wide variety of sticky messages, including: Promo Bars: Highlight sales, discount coupons, and seasonal offers. Compliance: Display a GDPR-friendly cookie consent banner or privacy policy updates. Lead Generation: Embed newsletter sign-ups (Mailchimp, WPForms) directly into the banner via shortcodes. Alerts & Updates: Share important site-wide notices, business hours. Content Promotion: Drive traffic to new blog posts, product launches, or special events. Welcome Messages: Greet new visitors with custom introductory notes. Social Proof & Feedback: Share quick links, social icons, or ask for customer feedback. 💎 PRO version Ready to take your announcements to the next level? The PRO version offers advanced marketing tools designed to maximize your conversions and give you pinpoint targeting capabilities: Multiple Messages (Ticker/Slider) – Maximize your screen real estate. Add a slider or auto-playing ticker to display multiple messages within a single announcement bar, complete with next/prev navigation. Urgency Countdown Timers – Skyrocket your sales! Embed fully customizable countdown timers right into your promo bars to create FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) for limited-time offers. Advanced Animations – Grab instant attention with eye-catching entrance animations for your banners and funky effects for your CTA buttons. Smart Visitor Targeting – Show the right message to the right user. Conditionally display banners based on traffic source (referrer), device type, OS, browser, user login status, user role, or even visit count! Shortcode Placement – Need a banner inside a specific post? Use shortcodes to place your announcements exactly where you want them, inside pages, posts, or theme templates. One-Click Duplicate – Save time by instantly cloning your favorite announcement setups. Check out the PRO version | View PRO Demo 👋 Feedback & Support We love hearing from our users! If you run into any issues, have questions, or want to share a feature request, please reach out to us in the Official Support Forum.