Notification bars or promo bars provide website owners with an easy way to grab the attention of viewers. They use a limited amount of screen space while still prompting them to take an action. You can use a promo bar or notification bar for a lot of things like getting customers to sign up for your email newsletter, asking them to buy a product, signing up for your social media accounts, and so on.
In this post, I will provide a brief overview of the best WordPress promotion and notification plugins that you can use to get a better conversion today.
My sticky menu
First on our list is MyStickyMenu which you can use to create many things including a sticky menu, floating notification bar, ad banner or sticky header.
With its default settings, you’ll be able to create a sticky menu that stays in place when you scroll. Use class .navbar to determine which element should be sticky. So, you will have to change the plugin settings to specify your class according to theme to make the menu sticky.
You can also activate what the plugin calls a Welcome bar to add sticky notifications or promotional bars to your website. The plugin settings allow you to control a number of options such as background color, text color, and button color. You have full control over how often the welcome bar is shown to users. It can appear on every page, once per visit, or disappear after users click the button.
You can also add custom HTML code to your notification or promotion bar to make the text bold, italic or underlined. You can also change the font size or font family if needed.
The pro version of the plugin comes with some additional features like a countdown timer or a discount coupon.
Notes bar
The Notibar plugin is a lightweight solution for creating a sticky header that can be used as a notification bar or a promo bar.
This plugin will add a top notification bar to your website which you can use to make important announcements about sales or other promotions. You can also configure the dismiss button to hide the notification or promotion bar permanently or activate it based on user preferences. The dismiss button can also be disabled if you want the notification bar to always be visible.
Instant live preview will help you see all changes made to plugin settings in real time. There are some preset styles available for direct use. You can also provide a custom color, custom text, and custom click-to-action button in the promotion bar.
WPFfront notification bar
WPFront Notification Bar is an easy-to-use notification bar plugin that you can use to notify your users about any promotions or other website-related events. The plugin comes with a huge number of configuration options.
As usual, you can display any message you like along with an optional button to take an action. It allows you to position the notification bar or promotion bar at the top or bottom. You can also stick the position of the bar so that it is still visible to users when they scroll down.
Other options include the ability to specify the time after which the notification bar should appear on the screen and specify the time after which it should automatically close. You can also provide start and end dates for the promotion bar if you want it to appear during specific times like Christmas, Diwali or Black Friday.
The notification bar also gives you the option to process shortcodes as well to make the message more dynamic. You can change the color of almost all notification elements like bar color, text color, button color and more.
HashBar
HashBar WordPress notification bar plugin is a great option for people who want to add multiple notification bars to their website. This plugin comes with a huge set of features to customize promotional bars and collect data related analytics.
Hashbar comes with support for Gutenberg editor as well as Elementor and WPBakery page builders. You can place the bar on the top, bottom, left or right edge of the screen. If you don’t want to display the notification bar on the whole website, you can also display the notification bar on selected pages such as the home page, all posts, all pages, specific posts, specific pages and so on.
A recent update has added new analytics options to the plugin that allow you to track total number of views, total number of clicks, and CTR. The pro version allows you to track all this data separately for each notification bar.
Design customization options include the ability to update features such as background color, text color, button color, button opacity, notification bar opacity, or hover color of different elements.
Easy notification bar
Are you looking for a simple plugin that you can use to easily add notification bars to your website? Then Easy Notification Bar plugin is an ideal option for you.
This plugin comes with the basic features that you expect in all of these plugins, such as the ability to provide custom notification text and a button to perform some actions. You can use the notification bar to notify people of any upcoming promotions, sales, or other events.
Easy Notification Bar uses a newly introduced hook to make sure the notification bar is positioned correctly without relying on absolute positioning. This results in seamless integration with the existing layout of many themes.
Since the plugin is statically positioned by default, it also means that it scrolls out of the viewport or screen just like other elements. However, you can also enable an option to make location sticky so that the notification bar stays visible even after users scroll down.
You can also disable and enable a close button that hides the notification bar from users. There are options to change the background color, text color, text alignment and font size for the notification bar.
The plugin itself is very lightweight, so you don’t have to worry about it slowing down your website.
NotificationX
While the NotificationX plugin allows you to add a notification bar to your WordPress website, it is capable of much more.
The plugin works on the principle of social proof and how people don’t like being left behind. If it will let people know what others on your website are buying or what content they are reading, commenting etc.
The latest version of the plugin is much faster and easier to use than its predecessor. It comes with WooCommerce support and easy digital downloads in the free version. The simple interface with ready-made themes and custom design options makes it easy to use.
You can add notifications about sales or other purchase activity by users on your website. You can also integrate download counts and reviews into your notification system.
Notification bar support allows you to add a sales or discount notification to the top of your website with a countdown timer to instill a sense of urgency.
WP notification bars
The WP Notification Bars plugin is a lightweight and easy to use alternative for people who want to add custom notification bars to their websites.
One of its advantages is that you can create an unlimited number of notification bars with the desired color combinations. You can also change the font size and CTA button in the notification bar to suit your needs.
A unique feature of the plugin is that it allows you to define whether you want to specifically target visitors from Google or Facebook. You can also control whether the notification bar is displayed on the home page, other website pages or blog posts.
Notification bars are responsive and can be positioned using fixed or absolute positioning.
FooBar
The last plugin on our list is the FooBar Notifications plugin. There are three different types of notifications you can create using the FooBar plugin: any ad, call to action or cookie notice. It offers customization options for the notification message, call-to-action buttons, and cookie notice.
You can control the visibility of your notifications by specifying which pages you want the notification bar or promotion bar to appear on. Bars support emojis in case you want to add them.
There are a few options you can set for the plugin under the general settings. This includes the position of the bar, whether it is open or closed by default, whether the bar is shown above the main content, or pushes the main content down to keep it visible.
The announcement bar, call-to-action bar, and cookie notice bar all have their own settings for specifying the text of the bar, the URL to open, and so on. This means that they can all work independently of each other.
Final thoughts
In this post, I have reviewed some of the best free WordPress promo and notification bars. All of these are good enough for adding simple notification bars to your website. However, my picks here are the WP Front Notification Bar due to its decent set of features with an easy to use interface. You may also consider using NotificationX if you want to use the notification system for other purposes, such as users making a purchase or posting comments, etc.
