Title: AAWEB Announcement Bar Author: antoapweb Published: 23 June 2026 Last modified: 8 September 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/aaweb-announcement-bar/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3610128) ![](https://ps.w.org/aaweb-announcement-bar/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3610128) # AAWEB Announcement Bar By [antoapweb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/antoapweb/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/aaweb-announcement-bar.1.5.0.zip) * [Details](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/aaweb-announcement-bar/#description) * [Reviews](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/aaweb-announcement-bar/#reviews) * [Installation](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/aaweb-announcement-bar/#installation) * [Development](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/aaweb-announcement-bar/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/aaweb-announcement-bar/) ## Description AAWEB Announcement Bar helps site owners add a clean top announcement bar without heavy page builders or marketing suites. Features include: * Enable or disable the bar from Settings. * Plain text or safe HTML content. * Optional shorter mobile-only message override. * Optional CTA link. * Dedicated Coupon tab with click-to-copy discount code and instant feedback. * Granular reset controls for each settings panel and logical subsection, with a separate full reset in Advanced. * Custom colors, font size, font weight and container width. * Sticky mode. * Dismiss button with cookie-based hide period. * Start and end dates. * Optional live countdown to the configured end date. * Desktop-only, mobile-only or all-device visibility. * Sitewide, homepage-only or WooCommerce checkout-safe display rules. * WooCommerce targeting for selected product IDs or product category IDs. * Manual page ID exclusions. * Preview shortcode. The plugin is intentionally lightweight and does not connect to any external services. ## Screenshots [⌊Main dashboard and content settings.⌉⌊Main dashboard and content settings.⌉[ Main dashboard and content settings. [⌊CTA button customization options.⌉⌊CTA button customization options.⌉[ CTA button customization options. [⌊Design and styling controls.⌉⌊Design and styling controls.⌉[ Design and styling controls. [⌊Design and styling controls.⌉⌊Design and styling controls.⌉[ Design and styling controls. [⌊Display rules and scheduling options.⌉⌊Display rules and scheduling options.⌉[ Display rules and scheduling options. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` or install the ZIP from Plugins > Add New. 2. Activate the plugin. 3. Go to Settings > AAWEB Announcement Bar. 4. Configure your message and visibility rules. ## FAQ ### Does it work with WooCommerce? Yes. It includes an option to hide the bar from cart, checkout and my account pages. ### Does it work with Elementor? Yes. The bar renders through `wp_body_open`, which is supported by modern themes. A footer fallback is included for older themes. ### Can I add HTML? Yes. Safe HTML is allowed and filtered through WordPress post HTML sanitization. ### Can visitors close the bar? Yes. Enable the dismiss option and choose after how many days the bar should appear again. ### Is the plugin lightweight? Yes. It only loads a small CSS and JavaScript file on the frontend. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors and Developers “AAWEB Announcement Bar” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ antoapweb ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/antoapweb/) “AAWEB Announcement Bar” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/aaweb-announcement-bar/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “AAWEB Announcement Bar” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/aaweb-announcement-bar) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/aaweb-announcement-bar/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/aaweb-announcement-bar/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/aaweb-announcement-bar/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/aaweb-announcement-bar/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Change Log #### 1.5.0 * Added a clearly visible admin version badge for quick identification. * Added granular reset controls for each settings panel and logical subsection ( content, mobile message, CTA style, colors, layout, targeting, countdown, dismiss behavior and close-button styling). * Kept the destructive full reset separately in Advanced, with confirmation. * Improved admin success notices so save/reset messages are readable, temporary, and do not repeat on later actions. * Added a dedicated Coupon tab and coupon preview so the click-to-copy discount code feature is easy to find. * Added an optional live countdown to the configured end date. * Added a separate mobile message override for screens below 768px. * Added a click-to-copy coupon code button with success feedback. * Added WooCommerce targeting for selected products and product categories. * Declared compatibility with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS). * Updated compatibility metadata for WordPress 7.1 and WooCommerce 11.1. #### 1.4.5 * Restored all translatable source strings to English for correct WordPress.org localization. * Regenerated the translation template with the close-button settings strings. #### 1.4.3 * Added full close-button styling controls. * Added close-button background, icon, hover and border colours. * Added close-button size, icon size, border width, border radius and right-spacing controls. * Added clear labels for all close-button settings. * Improved colour controls so HEX values can be typed or pasted reliably. * Improved live preview synchronization. * Fixed the bottom-border visibility option. * Fixed frontend close-button styling conflicts caused by themes. * Improved HTML content spacing in the preview. #### 1.4.2 * Changed the default announcement bar state to disabled on new installations. #### 1.4.1 * Show only the active content editor based on Plain text / Safe HTML mode. #### 1.1.0 * Added full CTA button styling settings. * Added CTA hover colours, border, radius, padding, font, margins, position, device visibility and animations. * Improved frontend layout for text, CTA button and close button. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.5.0** * Last updated **1 month ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 6.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.3** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/aaweb-announcement-bar/) and [Greek](https://el.wordpress.org/plugins/aaweb-announcement-bar/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/aaweb-announcement-bar) * Tags * [announcement bar](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/announcement-bar/) [banner](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/banner/)[notification bar](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/notification-bar/) [top bar](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/top-bar/)[woocommerce](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/) * [Advanced View](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/aaweb-announcement-bar/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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