by WPExplorer 4.6 (16 reviews)

Easy Notification Bar

Name: Easy Notification Bar
Rating: 4.6 (16 reviews)
Author: WPExplorer

A simple plugin for displaying a notice at the top of your website that can be closed by the visitor. Completely free and minimal without any upsells.

Easy Notification Bar ranks #2,271 among WordPress.org plugins with 9,000+ active installations, a 4.6/5 rating from 16 reviews, and was last updated Mar 10, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1)

v1.7 Current Version v1.7

Updated 6 months ago Last Update on 10 Mar, 2026

Refreshed 14 hours ago Last Refreshed on

Top 5% by installs Downloads -9.6% this week

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Active Installs

9K+

-5.8%

KW Avg Position

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Downloads

137.5K

+40 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

92%

Review 4.6 out of 5

4.6 (16 reviews)

Next Milestone 10K

Total Progress 47.2%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.6

16 reviews

Overall 92%

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.7
Last Updated: Mar 10, 2026
Requires WP: 6.3+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: WPExplorer

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6
Reviews: 16
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

banner notice notification notification bar top bar

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to display a closable notice bar at the top of their site. It solves the need for a lightweight, conflict-free way to show announcements like sales or warnings without relying on absolute-positioning hacks used by other notice bar solutions.

Sitewide or homepage-only display
Easy customizer setup
Optional close icon
Optional sticky display
Custom background and color settings
Optional callout button
Responsive mobile design
Vanilla JavaScript, no jQuery

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Easy Notification Bar

This plugin makes use of the WordPress core "wp_body_open" action hook which should be added to every theme header.php file and was introduced in Wordpress 5.2.0. You will need to properly add this action hook to your header.php file and or contact the theme developer so that your theme is updated accordingly. Feel free to ask in the support forum if you need help updating your header.php file. If you are using a free theme on WordPress.org please link to the theme in question. If you are using a premium theme, contact the developers for support since you paid for it.

Yes. There is a setting available so you can enable display for the homepage/front-page only.

No. This plugin is intended to display a single message across your whole site to keep it as simple, fast and straight forward as possible. If you need multiple notifications you should look at using a different plugin.

Yes. The plugin is completely free of charge! All the features listed above are already included.

No. This plugin is intended to be free and has everything you need to setup a simple notification bar for your site or homepage. This means there aren't any upsells, advertisments or branding in the plugin.

Yes. The plugin does not collect or store any personal information.