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Announcement Banner — WordPress Notification Plugin

by agehman · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.2.0 Tested up to WP 6.0.14 PHP 7.0+

Announcement Banner has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 4,104 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 1, 2022, tested up to WordPress 6.0.14.

Announcement Banner at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
4,104
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Announcement Banner well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.0.14, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Choose the background color and text color of the announcement banner
  • Display the banner at the top or bottom of the page in fixed or relative position
  • Add an optional ‘Close’ button to the banner
  • Close Button Duration setting that keeps the banner closed for a custom number of days
  • Set a fixed banner height in pixels
  • Custom message including HTML tags
  • Link the entire banner text (optional)
  • Toggle the banner on and off
  • Add your own custom CSS

Announcement Banner reviews and ratings

2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

3.0 out of 5

2 reviews

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  • DON'T INSTALL IT : crashed my website

    Plugin installation crashed my website. Was able to restore it but don't know the consequences.

    nihils
  • Perfect!

    Does exactly what I want without any bloated and uneccesary options, I love it!

    angeljs

Details

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

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Announcement Banner competes in

Tags

  • announcement
  • banner
  • bar
  • notice
  • notification

More from agehman

Version
1.2.0
Last updated
Jul 1, 2022
First published
May 15, 2020
Requires WordPress
4.7
Tested up to
6.0.14
Requires PHP
7.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Announcement Banner FAQ

What does Announcement Banner do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Announcement Banner offers Choose the background color and text color of the announcement banner, Display the banner at the top or bottom of the page in fixed or relative position, Add an optional ‘Close’ button to the banner, Close Button Duration setting that keeps the banner closed for a custom number of days and Set a fixed banner height in pixels.

How many active installs does Announcement Banner have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Announcement Banner as of September 7, 2026.

Is Announcement Banner still maintained?

The last release was on July 1, 2022, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Announcement Banner free?

Announcement Banner is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.