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Sitewide Notice WP

by Andrew Lima ยท WordPress.org page ยท Website

v2.4.2 Tested up to WP 6.9.10

Sitewide Notice WP has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 63,522 downloads all time. It was downloaded 425 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on December 3, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.9.10.

Sitewide Notice WP at a glance

Active installs
3,000+
Total downloads
63,522
Downloads, last 30 days
425
30-day growth
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downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Sitewide Notice WP well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.9.10, not yet with the current 7.1.3
One-star reviews
6%
1 of 16 reviews on WordPress.org

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 โ€˜xโ€™
  • 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 โ€“ 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.

4.6 out of 5

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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 ๐Ÿ‘

    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

Download and install history

629 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Sitewide Notice WP downloads per day012.52537.550Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Sitewide Notice WP active installs01.3k2.5k3.8k5kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Sitewide Notice WP rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Sitewide Notice WP review count05101520Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Sitewide Notice WP alternatives

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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

More from Andrew Lima

Version
2.4.2
Last updated
Dec 3, 2025
First published
Mar 12, 2016
Requires WordPress
5.2
Tested up to
6.9.10
Requires PHP
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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 โ€˜xโ€™.

How many active installs does Sitewide Notice WP have?

WordPress.org reports 3,000+ active installs for Sitewide Notice WP as of October 22, 2026.

Is Sitewide Notice WP still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on December 3, 2025 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.10.

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.