South African Covid-19 Banner

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1. ★★★★★ Apeiron Media

   6.3y ago

   Thus far, the plugin has worked for most use cases. I would however recommend the following: Allowing links (website, hotline, WhatsApp) to open in a new/blank tab. Whilst most responsible businesses have no problem displaying the banner and directing traffic to the website and contact numbers; they also don’t want to lose their active visitors. Either allowing for custom color options for links in the banner or forcing the COVID-19 site color scheme (“!important”). I have found a few situations where the theme styling affected the links (white links on white background) and needed to add custom CSS. Other than the above, I believe that this plugin provides one of the easiest ways to to fulfill legal requirements and share factual information regarding COVID-19 in South Africa. This topic was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by Jan Dembowski. This topic was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by Jan Dembowski. Reason: Removed link, don't do that please

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2. ★★★★★ Leo Gopal

   6.4y ago

   If you run a South African based site and simply wish to add a banner that adds a link to valued information on the matter → this does so perfectly. @seagyn definitely builds quality and keen to see his other plugins after experiencing this one.

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3. ★★★★★ Hugh Lashbrooke

   6.4y ago

   Simple, easy and does what you expect. Nice.

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-07 90+ → 80+ down after 162 days in tier
2. 2026-02-26 100+ → 90+ down after 8 days in tier
3. 2026-02-18 90+ → 100+ up after 7 days in tier
4. 2026-02-11 100+ → 90+ down after 587 days in tier
5. 2024-07-04 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2024-07-02 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
7. 2024-06-29 200+ → 100+ down after 324 days in tier
8. 2023-08-10 300+ → 200+ down after 204 days in tier

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).

• SA Coronavirus Banner 60+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• Corona Virus Data 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C
• Simple Website Banner 600+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C
• Stitch Express 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
• Paystack Easy Digital Downloads Payment Gateway 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
• Bob Pay 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B

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South African Covid-19 Banner: 80+ active installs, 4.7★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/south-african-covid-19-banner