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Simple Banner – An easy to use Banner/Bar/Notification/Announcement for the top or bottom of your website icon

Simple Banner – An easy to use Banner/Bar/Notification/Announcement for the top or bottom of your website

v3.0.4
by rpetersen29 · 4.8 (43 reviews)

Display a simple banner/bar at the top or bottom of your website.

50K+ active installs Updated Dec 19, 2024 Tested to 6.7.2
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Simple Banner – An easy to use Banner/Bar/Notification/Announcement for the top or bottom of your website

About Simple Banner – An easy to use Banner/Bar/Notification/Announcement for the top or bottom of your website

This plugin allows you to easily add a customizable announcement banner or bar to the top of your website. With the Pro version, you can display up to 5 separate banners at once or plan to show them consecutively over different weeks.

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Simple Banner – An easy to use Banner/Bar/Notification/Announcement for the top or bottom of your website screenshot
Simple Banner – An easy to use Banner/Bar/Notification/Announcement for the top or bottom of your website screenshot
Simple Banner – An easy to use Banner/Bar/Notification/Announcement for the top or bottom of your website screenshot
Simple Banner – An easy to use Banner/Bar/Notification/Announcement for the top or bottom of your website screenshot
Simple Banner – An easy to use Banner/Bar/Notification/Announcement for the top or bottom of your website screenshot

Frequently asked questions

What does this plugin do?
This plugin allows you to display a simple announcement banner or bar at the top of your website.
Can I customize the appearance of the bar?
Yes, you can easily customize the color of the links, text, and background of the bar from within the settings. You can also add your own custom CSS for further customization.
Is there a preview feature?
Yes, there is a fancy preview section within the settings where you can see your changes before saving them.

Changelog

3.0.4

  • Test against wp 6.7.1, minor bugfixes

3.0.3

  • Add back wp_body_open

3.0.2

  • False text bug fix

3.0.1

  • Bug fix, check for undefined

3.0.0

  • New multi-banner feature, removed support for wp_body_open

2.17.4

  • tested to WP 6.6.1

2.17.3

  • Bug fixes

2.17.2

  • Bug fixes

2.17.1

  • Fix relative paths in preview banner, tested to WP 6.5

2.17.0

  • New disabled page paths feature

2.16.0

  • New prepend element feature

2.15.4

  • Bug fixes

2.15.3

  • New start after date feature

2.15.2

  • z-index now configurable

2.15.1

  • Aria label on close button, addEventListener instead of onscroll

2.15.0

  • New insert inside element feature

2.14.2

  • More bug fixes

2.14.1

  • Bug fix

2.14.0

  • WordPress 6.2 support, close button expiration supports fractional days, new remove after date feature

2.13.3

  • Even more bug fixes

2.13.2

  • More bug fixes

2.13.1

  • Bug fixes

2.13.0

  • New pro version payment system

2.12.3

  • Support for WPML/Polylang

2.12.2

  • Support for WP 6.1

2.12.1

  • Bug fix

2.12.0

  • Security improvements

2.11.0

  • New feature: ability to change expiration date by specific time

2.10.9

  • Bug fix in preview banner.

2.10.8

  • Fix security bug in admin panel.

2.10.7

  • Bug fix for XSS.

2.10.6

  • Bug fix for console error.

2.10.5

  • Bug fixes & improvements.

2.10.4

  • More changes to stop scammers.

2.10.3

  • Change to stop scam security sites from emailing me.

2.10.2

  • Bug fixes for sites with no administrator role.

2.10.1

  • Bug fixes. Remove some unnecessary script params.

2.10.0

  • Bug fixes for disabled pages checkboxes, added experimental feature to disable banner on posts.

2.9.4

  • Bug fixes for disabled pages array.

2.9.3

  • Bug fixes for disabled pages.

2.9.2

  • Bug fixes and added close button color setting.

2.9.1

  • Bug fixes and additional variables added to debug mode.

2.9.0

  • Added close button and settings.
  • Add .simple-banner-button class to allow custom close button styles.
  • Preview banner now scrolls with you down the page.
  • Updated documentation regarding cookies.
  • Other bug fixes.

2.8.0

  • Add .simple-banner-text class to allow custom text styles. Removed text from page source code when disabled.

2.7.0

  • Add .simple-banner-scrolling class to allow custom scrolling styles.

2.6.0

  • Add option to use WordPress action wp_open_body for banner insertion.

2.5.0

  • Added Font Size option, changed layout for better preview banner visibility.

2.4.7

  • Fix bug to permissions removal.

2.4.6

  • Banner now shows in sidebar upon activation.

2.4.5

  • Fix permissions clearout method.

2.4.4

  • Fix php error.

2.4.3

  • Fix bug for that hid banner on pages with no id, fix some permissions issues.

2.4.2

  • Disable header margin/padding when banner is hidden or disabled, fixed homepage disabling bug, added option to keep/remove custom css/js when disabled or hidden.

2.4.1

  • PHP warning fix.

2.4.0

  • Added some new fields (hiding, position, and header top margin/padding) to help with banner customization.

2.3.0

  • Added permissions adding and updated documentation.

2.2.3

  • CSS Changes.

2.2.2

  • Added version number to css and js file to force update on version change.

2.2.1

  • Removed addslashes version of text now that message is handled via js.

2.2.0

  • Optimized scripts for loading banner, added debug mode for troubleshooting.

2.1.3

  • Change pro version payment link again.

2.1.2

  • Change pro version payment link.

2.1.1

  • Add jQuery back for compatibility issues.

2.1.0

  • Removed jQuery dependency from project.

2.0.7

  • Fixed settings page bugs, tested to WordPress v5.0.2.

2.0.6

  • Fixed script bug.

2.0.5

  • Fixed svn repo files.

2.0.4

  • Fix bug with banner text newlines.

2.0.3

  • Update Donate button color.

2.0.2

  • Fixed script loading bug again.

2.0.1

  • Fixed script loading bug.

2.0.0

  • Added Pro version features.

1.4.1

  • Fix bugs with preview banner onchange events and escape attributes with Simple Banner Text instead of converting to html codes.

1.4.0

  • Added Donate button, small settings page CSS tweaks.

1.3.0

  • You can now use single quotes or double quotes for Simple Banner Text.

1.2.1

  • Rollback use of esc_attr() with banner text for now as it broke all links from showing properly.

1.2.0

  • Improve code structure for preview banner, add inner html preview. Banner text uses esc_attr().

1.1.0

  • Add text to show scoping of custom CSS.

1.0.5

  • Tested on recent WordPress versions

1.0.4

  • Removed CSS that caused banner to disappear on screens less than 900px wide.

1.0.3

  • Fix for themes with padding and margin applied to body.

1.0.2

  • Fixed banner for themes that don’t already have jquery added.

1.0.1

  • Fixed readme and added logo.

1.0.0

  • First Version.

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