Topbar Documentation

Overview

A sleek announcement bar with rotating messages, a live countdown, a call-to-action button, start / end scheduling and page targeting.

• Announce offers and news on every page
• Schedule messages and show a countdown
• Rotating messages with a button

Best for: Any website running offers or news

Installation

1. Download topbar.zip from My account › My plugins or from your order email. Do not unzip it.
2. In WordPress, go to Plugins › Add New Plugin › Upload Plugin, choose the zip and click Install Now, then Activate.
3. Open Topbar in the admin menu, write your message, switch "Show the bar" on and save.

Requires WordPress 6.0+, PHP 7.4+. Works with any theme, block themes and page builders.

Features

• Multiple rotating messages with button
• Start / end scheduling in your timezone
• Live countdown to the end date
• Gradient colors, sticky top or floating bottom
• Page targeting and desktop/mobile only
• Dismiss memory — a new message shows again
• Live preview in the settings screen

For developers

Customize the plugin from your theme’s functions.php or a small plugin, without editing its files (your changes survive updates).

Filters

• topbar_announce_show

add_filter( 'topbar_announce_show', function ( $value ) {
	// Change $value here.
	return $value;
}, 10, 1 );

Updates

Updates are free. When a new version is out, it appears in Dashboard › Updates of your WordPress site and you can install it in one click, or turn on automatic updates in Plugins. This works for the zip downloaded from your Woo-Plugins account; older copies can be replaced by downloading the latest version from My plugins. See the changelog.