Sitewide Notice WP
by Andrew Lima · WordPress.org page · Website
Sitewide Notice WP has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 62,904 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 3, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Sitewide Notice WP at a glance
Is Sitewide Notice WP well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Lightweight code that does not slow down your website
- Choose color of font. (Includes transparency)
- Choose color of background for the bar. (Includes transparency)
- Add your own text to the message bar
- Users are able to close the bar by clicking on the ‘x’
- When a user closes the bar, automatically hide this notification bar for 24 hours
- Show/hide notice bar with a checkbox
- HTML code supported
- Hide sitewide message on mobile devices
- Hide sitewide message for logged in users
- Integrates with Paid Memberships Pro – show notification banner only to members
- Show notification bar either on top or on the bottom of the screen
Sitewide Notice WP reviews and ratings
16 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Not functional on public view, very limited
Styling options limited, external styling causes layout shift, no option to show 'when' as the instructions say, pubic view missing container and stuck at bottom. All told, a waste of time. And no support for free plugin means developer not available for his/her own system failures.
smiranda -
Does exactly what it says
Thanks for creating this plugin. It worked perfectly! My only suggestion is that it would be good to add a bit of padding around the text to give the text some more breathing room. Also, having an option to change the font size on the settings page, would be great. I did both the above through css, but having a font size option would be super helpful. Thanks again for creating a useful plugin 👍
Anthony Hortin -
Works with caveat
Works OK, but if I exit the notice, it flashes up between everytime a page loads. If you want the notice there all the time, then I guess it's OK. For me, it's unusable.
luxtools -
Very simple and nice
Plugin is very light and easy to use. Would like to see show/hide toggle function in the future. Thanks
kyajfx -
Sitewide Notice WP light but effective
I recommend this plugin because it serves the purpose it's made for; it's lightweight, doesn't seem to impact speed and performance compared to other plugins. The plugin is free but if the website benefits from this plugin, the developer deserves donation.
samuel5 -
It does the job
Simple, easy to use and does the job perfectly!
jimmysun
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Details
Simply add a small message bar to the bottom of each page of your website to display notice messages such as sales, notices and any text messages.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- banner
- notice
- site banner
- sitewide banner
- sitewide notice
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- Version
- 2.4.2
- Last updated
- Dec 3, 2025
- First published
- Mar 12, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 5.2
- Tested up to
- 6.9.7
- Requires PHP
- –
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Sitewide Notice WP FAQ
What does Sitewide Notice WP do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Sitewide Notice WP offers Lightweight code that does not slow down your website, Choose color of font. (Includes transparency), Choose color of background for the bar. (Includes transparency), Add your own text to the message bar and Users are able to close the bar by clicking on the ‘x’.
How many active installs does Sitewide Notice WP have?
WordPress.org reports 3,000+ active installs for Sitewide Notice WP as of September 7, 2026.
Is Sitewide Notice WP still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on December 3, 2025 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Is Sitewide Notice WP free?
Sitewide Notice WP is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.