Simple Banner – Easily add multiple Banners/Bars/Notifications/Announcements to the top or bottom of your website

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 55% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Francisco Pires

   6mo ago

   The plugin is very good and practical. I needed to update WordPress to the latest version for it to work. My only observation is that there’s no option to edit the banner for mobile display, as it becomes too large. And if you reduce the font size, it also gets smaller for desktop display. Another observation: one of the GitHub links is showing an error. Otherwise, thank you for the free option!

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2. ★★★★★ anneminford

   8mo ago

   I’m really impressed with how easy Simple Banner is to get up and running. The installation was seamless, and the configuration options are straightforward without being overwhelming. A standout feature for me is that it is truly responsive; it looks and functions perfectly on both mobile and desktop without needing extra CSS tweaks. I did run into one small setup issue, but I was able to clear it up almost immediately by reading through the developer’s responses to past questions in the support forum. It’s great to see a developer who is so helpful and active. If you need a lightweight notification bar that just works, this is the one!

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3. ★★★★★ melbatoast4

   2.0y ago

   Handy plugin that works well, plus responsive developer. Been using this for quite a while, thanks!

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4. ★★★★★ andrewlmcgee

   2.6y ago

   This plugin is exactly what I expected, simple to use and straight-forward. I had some funky settings going on with the website that were causing some issues but the developer went above and beyond to support. The issue had nothing to do with the plugin, it was WP Engine causing all the problems, but the developer was graciously willing to troubleshoot and resolve it when they didn’t even have to since it was nothing caused by the plugin. 5/5 stars all the way around. I’d use anything this developer makes in the future.

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5. ★★★★★ klynam

   2.8y ago

   EDIT to 5-star rating due to responsiveness of the dev!!! This was exactly what I had hoped for: a simple, way to add a one-line banner message to my websites… except it doesn’t work (reliably) with Divi from Elegant Themes. To be fair, it might work with Divi given enough time and CSS experimentation (using the Divi suggestions provided by the plug-in author, and more) but after about 20 minutes of trial-n-error I cannot get it to work in combination with Divi’s function to “hide header until scroll.” Then again, neither does any other “banner” plug-in I’ve tried, where that Divi setting is used. Yes, I can use the Divi Theme Builder itself to create a custom layout with an extra “banner” section at the top of the header – and that’s a hassle I don’t need for the 40-50 sites I manage. Thus my quest for a simple banner solution continues… Giving this one 3-stars for a pretty good backend implementation – it just won’t work with Divi in my particular config state. This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by klynam. Reason: dev fixed the plugin

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6. ★★★★★ wittusus

   3.5y ago

   Also enough forum threads with useful dev answers to do more than explained in the plugin itself

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7. ★★★★★ angeljs

   3.8y ago

   Does exactly what I want without any bloated and uneccesary options, I’m loving it!

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8. ★★★★★ creatopia

   4.3y ago

   Something as simple as a banner can require a lot of custom CSS and HTML… This plugin solves that problem. You can still add custom CSS, but saves a lot of time editing theme files and getting it to look just right manually. I have this installed on two sites. Doesn’t seem to be resource-heavy either.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.3.0 Fix TinyMCE bug, change default banner CSS to be less opinionated, test against wp 7.0 3.3.0
2. — Version 3.2.2 Bug fix for curl, test against wp 6.9.4 3.2.2
3. — Version 3.2.1 Bug fix for tinymce 3.2.1
4. — Version 3.2.0 Added rich text editor (TinyMCE) 3.2.0
5. — Version 3.1.3 Test against wp 6.9.0 3.1.3
6. — Version 3.1.2 Bug fixes 3.1.2

6 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.4 Simple Banner <= 3.0.10 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-10-21 CVE-2025-12033 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.0.10 Patched in 3.1.0
2. Medium · 4.4 Simple Banner <= 3.0.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-04-03 CVE-2024-13898 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.0.4 Patched in 3.0.5
3. Medium · 4.4 Simple Banner <= 3.0.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-03-03 CVE-2024-12769 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.0.3 Patched in 3.0.4
4. Medium · 5.5 Simple Banner <= 2.11.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-07-26 CVE-2022-0446 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.11.0 Patched in 2.12.0
5. Medium · 6.4 Simple Banner <= 2.11.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-07-22 CVE-2022-2515 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.11.0 Patched in 2.12.0
6. Medium · 5.5 Simple Banner <= 2.10.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-07-26 CVE-2021-24574 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.10.3 Patched in 2.10.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

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Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• A Announcement Banner 100+ installs · 3.8★ · 5 shared tags D
• TinyBar – Display notification bar, banner, announcement at the top or bottom of your website 90+ installs · 4.1★ · 5 shared tags B
• Simple banner – Lightweight Announcement Banner Without jQuery 70+ installs · 3.8★ · 5 shared tags C
• Easy Notification Bar 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B
• Notification Bar Builder for Elementor 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• Simple Alert System 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B

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