Best announcement plugins for WordPress
The most popular announcement plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Simple Banner leads with 50K+ active installs, ahead of Blog Floating Button (8K+) and Notibar (8K+). All 68 plugins tagged “announcement” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 announcement plugins
- 1.
Simple BannerThe most installed announcement plugin, with 50K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 45 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
Blog Floating Button8K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.
Notibar8K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 71 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
Announcement Bar3K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 5.
Notification Bar, Announcement and Cookie Notice WordPress Plugin3K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 10 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 6.
Sticky Banner800+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 7.
Header Promo400+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 8.
PopupRoulette200+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.
Simple Notice Board100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 10.
Announcement Banner100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
All 68 plugins tagged “announcement”
Simple Banner
Up in the last 7 days:3#777by rpetersen2924 days ago
Display a simple banner/bar at the top or bottom of your website. Now with multi-banner support.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.8(45)
- Downloads
- 477/day
Blog Floating Button
Down in the last 7 days:15#2,331by 1meril3 months ago
Blog Floating Button (BFB) adds customizable floating buttons to your WordPress site and directs visitors to key landing pages.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 47/day
Notibar
Down in the last 7 days:7#2,462by Ninja Team7 days ago
Multiple notification bars with React-powered customizer, live preview, smart scheduling, and per-bar display rules.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.8(71)
- Downloads
- 93/day
Announcement Bar
Down in the last 7 days:11#3,943by Austin11 years ago
A fixed position (header) HTML with jQuery drop-down announcement bar using Custom Post Types.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 1.0(2)
- Downloads
- 17/day
Notification Bar, Announcement and Cookie Notice WordPress Plugin
Down in the last 7 days:12#4,022by FooPlugins24 days ago
Create unlimited notifications, announcements, or notices for your visitors
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.8(10)
- Downloads
- 50/day
Sticky Banner
Up in the last 7 days:43#7,571by Dave Meier8 months ago
Create eye-catching announcement banners that stick to the top or bottom of your site. Perfect for promotions, alerts, and important updates.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Header Promo
Up in the last 7 days:8#9,343by bPlugins2 months ago
Display a promo bar with message, countdown timer, and button in your site header or footer – ideal for Black Friday and Cyber Monday offers.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
PopupRoulette
Up in the last 7 days:62#12,230by itay haephrati1 month ago
Popups that rotate between your offers. Pick the pages and how often visitors see one. Image or designed template, auto close, RTL, no bloat.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Simple Notice Board
Down in the last 7 days:242#14,061by Inu Etc1 year ago
A simple and lightweight plugin to display important notices on your WordPress site using a shortcode.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Announcement Banner
Down in the last 7 days:153#15,468by agehman4 years ago
Display a banner at the top or bottom of your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Announcement ticker highlighter scroller
Up in the last 7 days:89#16,417by gopiplus3 years ago
This plugin will display the announcement with highlighter scroller. It gradually reveals each message into view from bottom to top.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
TinyBar
Down in the last 7 days:147#16,438by Hossni Mubarak24 days ago
Display a notification bar, banner at the top or bottom of your website. Display amazing discount announcement and create urgency among site visitors.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 7/day
Effect Maker
Up in the last 7 days:155#17,851by anibalwainstein11 years ago
Extend Wordpress with this JavaScript web effect creation system.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple banner
Down in the last 7 days:98#18,380by 56 Degrees1 year ago
Simple banner a lightweight WordPress plugin without jQuery, allows adding a simple banner for announcements on your site. Perfect for notifications.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Announcements-Duyurular
Down in the last 7 days:403#21,014by Samet ATABAŞ6 years ago
Easy way to adding announcements in your Wordpress site
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Easy Announcement Bar
Down in the last 7 days:144#21,510by Amzil Ayoub1 year ago
Easy Announcement Bar plugin adds a customizable, scrolling announcement bar to your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Alert System
Down in the last 7 days:101#21,827by Chibueze Okechukwu4 months ago
Simple Alert System is a FREE responsive and simplified WordPress website notification system..
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Popmatic
#23,067by Easy Tabs Block18 days ago
Popup, modal and lightbox builder for the block editor. Create announcement, offer and newsletter popups with triggers and ready-made patterns.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
deal or announcement with countdown timer
Down in the last 7 days:103#23,348by gopiplus3 years ago
This plugin will display your announcement with countdown timer.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Cool fade popup
Up in the last 7 days:25#23,410by gopiplus3 years ago
Sometimes its useful to add a popup to your site to show your announcement. Using this plugin you can create unblockable popups for your site.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 2.5(2)
- Downloads
- 4/day
Ninja Announcements Lite
Up in the last 7 days:289#24,548by Kevin Stover14 years ago
This plugin lets you create announcements (text and/or media) that are displayed in various places of your WordPress installation.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 2.0(3)
- Downloads
- 3/day
Responsive News & Announcements
#26,641by Rupok13 years ago
An announcement plugin that shows your announcements/breaking news/offers/notice on top of the website.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lifter Image Popups
#26,699by Muhammad Ali Silat4 months ago
Lightweight WordPress plugin for showing simple image notices, announcements, and important popups without a heavy popup builder.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Festival Banner
Up in the last 7 days:49#27,436by Md. Sohel Rana7 months ago
Display festive messages or promotional banners in various positions across your WordPress site — all managed from a beautiful admin interface.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Site Notice
#29,003by MakeYourWeb1 year ago
Display a customizable notification bar at the top or bottom of your site. Perfect for notices, promotions, or announcements.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
annouoncement
#29,521by mrsajith15 years ago
Do you wanna inform any important news or message to your readers ? You can use this plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mighty Notification Bar
#31,735by mightyrobin6 months ago
A flexible notification bar plugin for displaying important announcements at the top or bottom of your website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
EnvyNotifs
#32,110by EnvyTheme.com5 years ago
EnvyNotifs is a WordPress Notification/Alert/Countdown/Headline bar plugin that allows you to create unlimited notification bars to notify your custom …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Banner
#32,251by nucliex2 years ago
The ultimate plugin for creating a customizable, responsive, and swipeable banner perfect for promotions, announcements, and boosting engagement.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
NoticeWave Popup
Up in the last 7 days:30,938#33,352by agrata772 months ago
Display targeted announcement popups with scheduling, display rules, and auto-dismiss timers — no coding required.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 3/day
EasyBar
Down in the last 7 days:1,218#34,675by sunnywebstudio5 months ago
A lightweight, pure JavaScript WordPress plugin to create and display highly customizable notification and promotion bars with countdown timers and sc …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Announcement Notice Builder for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:661#34,768by Md Sharif Miah1 year ago
A simple and very minimal notice bar showing plugin
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Broadcast
Up in the last 7 days:12,043#36,131by connekthq9 years ago
Broadcast is a call to action (CTA) management plugin that allows you to easy manage and display CTAs within your WordPress content.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Product Notifier
Up in the last 7 days:10,309#36,988by mitchbom4 years ago
Stock, Promotions or any kind of alerts/notifications for WooCommerce single product page
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Post Intro Disclaimer Announcements
#40,285by Nate Finch10 years ago
Place a disclaimer widget into a custom widget area, which will display on all posts or in specific categories.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Urban Insight Promobar
#41,701by Urban Insight20 days ago
Urban Insight Promobar is a simple promobar plugin which allows you to customize a dismissable promobar at the top of your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
AnnounceME
Down in the last 7 days:1,682#41,719by Berni133715 years ago
AnnounceME is a simple plugin, coded to help you publishing important Announcements.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 2/day
AnchorBadge
Up in the last 7 days:16,908#42,459by kostasthanos1 month ago
Display a fixed floating image badge or announcement anywhere on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Announcements
#44,476by Tomas2 years ago
When users logged in admin area, they will see announcements first, if users did not accept announcements, they can not open any menu in back end.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Skysa Announcements App
Up in the last 7 days:1,967#45,576by Skysa12 years ago
Post pop-up ajax announcements for your site visitors. Rich content, announcement experation date and many other announcement options.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Quovex Blocks
Up in the last 7 days:3,010#50,891by Akshat Saxena24 days ago
Customizable post grid, magazine & featured posts showcase, announcement banner, and post carousel blocks for Gutenberg.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dynamic Alerts
Up in the last 7 days:10,034#50,973by Fadi Haddad9 months ago
Create multiple customizable notification bars and display them anywhere using a shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Rouergue Creation Top Notice Bar
Up in the last 7 days:17,517#52,551by Rouergue Création7 days ago
Display a clean and customizable notice bar at the top of your WordPress site using a modern React-based settings page.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Homepage Popup Notice
#53,073by ts小陈3 months ago
A lightweight WordPress popup plugin with 3 styles for announcements, notifications, or ads.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
BrandismTech Popup Notification
Up in the last 7 days:13,125#53,096by Maulik Virparia1 year ago
Popup notifications for logged-in, non-logged-in, or all users on specific pages with scheduling and frequency controls.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Smartarget Message Bar
Down in the last 7 days:5,102#55,293by Erez Hadas-Sonnenschein4 months ago
Display a message bar on your page
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
MaxedAnnounce
Up in the last 7 days:8,675#56,365by maxedmobileapps8 months ago
Create and manage notification bars with rich customization options. Display customizable bars at the top or bottom of your website.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
LightBar
Up in the last 7 days:16,513#56,421by rezaadev1 year ago
A lightweight and customizable notification bar for WordPress (Customizer support, translation ready).
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
MWNotif
Up in the last 7 days:12,092#57,203by MW10 months ago
Bootstrap notification alert plugin with editor controls. Display customizable notification alerts on your WordPress website.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Avenixr Simple Header Pop Up Builder
Up in the last 7 days:6,723#57,442by avenixr1 month ago
Build a lightweight, dismissible header popup and promotional announcement bar from the WordPress admin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day