by vaakash 4.8 (40 reviews)

Announcer - Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar

Name: Announcer - Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar
Rating: 4.8 (40 reviews)
Author: vaakash

Add customizable WordPress notification bar to display announcements, promotions, coupons, or news at the top or bottom of your website.

Announcer ranks #1,942 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #30 of 1,101 in the Advertising category, a 4.8/5 rating from 40 reviews, and was last updated Oct 4, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v6.5 Current Version v6.5

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 04 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#30 of 1,101 in Advertising Top 5% by installs Downloads -75.1% this week Actively maintained

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#1,942

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Active Installs

10K+

-24.1%

KW Avg Position

15.2

0.4 better

Downloads

201.2K

+181 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (40 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 34.6%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8

40 reviews

Overall 96%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Apr 5, 2024

Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar [announcer] < 6.0.1

CVE-2024-31261 · Fixed in v6.0.1

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Plugin Details

Version: 6.5
Last Updated: Oct 04, 2026
Requires WP: 4.4+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.3 or higher
Author: vaakash

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 40
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

banner bar notice bar notification bar sticky header

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to display announcement, promotion, or notification bars on their site. It solves the problem of communicating time-sensitive messages like sales, cookie consent notices, or site alerts to visitors without needing custom development.

Sticky & fixed layouts
Advanced scheduling
Call-To-Action (CTA) buttons
Horizontal ticker effect
Smart cookie control
Conditional display rules
Mobile responsive design
WPML language targeting

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Announcer - Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar

We can add unlimited announcements to the site, there are no restrictions.

Yes, multiple announcements can be added. The announcements will stack over automatically.

Yes, any kind of content, formatting which are regularly added to posts/pages can be done to announcement content.

Yes, the plugin allows to create custom rules to decide where the announcements have to be displayed.

Yes, you can configure time to display the announcement after page load in certain time.

Yes, a time range can be configured for every announcement which will display the announcement within that range.

No, the announcements are not affected by caching plugins. You need to clear the cache after a new announcement is created.

Out of the box only administrators can create announcements. You can use other plugins to add capability to other users to create/edit announcements on your own.

No, right now the announcements will be displayed automatically on the page and it cannot be placed manually using shortcodes. For more FAQs, please visit the plugin homepage