Title: NoticeWave Popup Author: agrata77 Published: July 16, 2026 Last modified: July 16, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/noticewave-popup/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3609882) # NoticeWave Popup By [agrata77](https://profiles.wordpress.org/agrata77/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/noticewave-popup.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/noticewave-popup/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/noticewave-popup/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/noticewave-popup/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/noticewave-popup/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/noticewave-popup/) ## Description **NoticeWave Popup** lets you create and manage rich announcement popups for your WordPress site through a clean, step-by-step wizard. Show event notices, admission alerts, general updates, or any time-sensitive information to your visitors — with full control over when, where, and how they appear. #### Key Features * **5-step wizard interface** — configure each announcement through a guided Setup Schedule Audience Content Action flow. * **Scheduling** — set a start date and end date. Announcements automatically appear and disappear on the correct day with no manual intervention needed. * **Priority system** — when multiple active announcements exist, the one with the highest priority (1–100) is shown first. Lower-priority ones appear after visitors dismiss the first. * **Audience targeting** — show a popup on all pages, the homepage only, or specific pages you choose. * **Announcement types** — categorise as Event, Admission, Alert, or General; each type gets a distinct color badge in the admin list. * **Rich content** — optional title, description (with HTML support via the WordPress content filter), and a banner image. * **Call to action** — choose between a clickable button (custom URL), a clickable banner image, or no action at all. WhatsApp is natively supported with country flag + dial-code selection. * **Auto-close timer** — optionally auto-dismiss the popup after 5, 10, or 30 seconds. * **Cookie-based dismiss tracking** — once a visitor closes a popup, it is suppressed for a configurable number of days so it never feels spammy. * **Accessibility** — full keyboard navigation, ARIA roles (`dialog`, `aria-modal`,` aria-labelledby`), focus trapping, and focus restoration on dismiss. * **No external dependencies** — all assets (including the intl-tel-input library for WhatsApp dial codes) are bundled locally. No CDN calls, no tracking. * **Fully translatable** — every admin and frontend string is wrapped in WordPress i18n functions and ready for `.po`/`.mo` translation files. ## Installation #### Automatic Installation 1. Log in to your WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to **Plugins Add New**. 3. Search for **NoticeWave Popup**. 4. Click **Install Now**, then **Activate**. #### Manual Installation 1. Download the plugin `.zip` file. 2. Navigate to **Plugins Add New Upload Plugin**. 3. Choose the `.zip` file and click **Install Now**. 4. Click **Activate Plugin**. #### Getting Started 1. After activation, find **Announcements** in the WordPress admin sidebar. 2. Click **Add New Announcement**. 3. Work through the 5 wizard steps: Setup, Schedule, Audience, Content, and Action. 4. Set the post status to **Published** and make sure the **Announcement status** toggle (Step 1) is enabled. 5. Visit your site — the popup will appear automatically. ## FAQ ### How does priority work? Each announcement has a priority value from 1 to 100. When multiple announcements are active and scheduled for the same page, the one with the highest number is shown first. After a visitor dismisses it, the next-highest priority announcement will appear on their next visit (subject to the cookie duration setting). ### Can I show different announcements on different pages? Yes. In Step 3 (Audience), choose **All Pages**, **Homepage Only**, or **Specific Pages** and select exactly which pages should display the popup. ### How do I stop an announcement from showing permanently? Either set an **End Date** in Step 2 (Schedule) so it expires automatically, or toggle the **Announcement status** switch in Step 1 to disable it manually. Disabled announcements are never shown regardless of dates. ### The popup still shows after the end date — why? The expiration check runs client-side using the visitor’s local device time, so there is no server-round-trip delay. If the popup still appears, make sure your page caching plugin has been cleared after you saved the end date. ### Can visitors see the popup again after closing it? Yes. The **Dismiss cookie duration** setting (under **Announcements Settings**) controls how many days the popup is suppressed after a visitor closes it. Set it to `0` to show the popup on every page load. ### Does the plugin support WhatsApp? Yes. In Step 5 (Action), select **WhatsApp** as the destination type, then choose your country flag and enter your local number. The plugin constructs a valid `wa. me` deep-link automatically. On mobile devices it uses the native `whatsapp://` URI scheme so the app opens directly. ### Is there any tracking or third-party data sharing? No. The plugin makes no external HTTP requests. All assets — including the country flag library — are bundled locally. No data is sent to any third-party server. ### Is it compatible with page caching plugins? Yes. Because date/expiry logic is evaluated in the visitor’s browser (not on the server), the popup correctly respects its schedule even when WordPress serves a cached page. ### How do I translate the plugin? The plugin uses the text domain `noticewave-popup`. Create `.po` and `.mo` files in `wp-content/languages/plugins/` using a tool like Poedit. All admin and frontend strings are fully wrapped with WordPress i18n functions. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “NoticeWave Popup” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ agrata77 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/agrata77/) [Translate “NoticeWave Popup” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/noticewave-popup) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/noticewave-popup/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/noticewave-popup/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/noticewave-popup/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/noticewave-popup/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.2.0 * Added: Priority input field directly in the wizard Setup step. * Added: Automated background migration to assign default priority to legacy announcements. * Added: Four-state Status column in the admin list (Active, Inactive, Expired, Scheduled) with color-coded indicators. * Fixed: Announcement title not saving correctly on some live server configurations( migrated title mapping to `wp_insert_post_data` filter). * Fixed: Quick-edit Priority field was reading post ID instead of stored priority value — causing silent data corruption on every quick-edit save. * Fixed: Custom option cards (type, audience, CTA, timer) required multiple clicks in some browsers due to `display: none` on radio inputs; replaced with accessible visually-hidden technique. * Fixed: Auto-close timer cancellation race condition where manual close and timer expiry could both fire simultaneously. * Fixed: Date boundary evaluation now uses local device timezone instead of UTC, preventing off-by-one-day errors for visitors in UTC+ timezones. * Improvement: Converted all JavaScript from ES5 `var` to block-scoped `const`/` let`. * Improvement: All external CDN assets (intl-tel-input) replaced with locally bundled copies. * Improvement: All admin UI strings are now fully wrapped in WordPress i18n functions. * Improvement: Added required WordPress.org plugin headers (`Requires at least`,` Tested up to`, `Requires PHP`). #### 1.1.0 * Added: WhatsApp CTA support with country flag and dial-code selector (intl-tel- input). * Added: Clickable banner mode — the banner image itself becomes the call-to-action link. * Added: Auto-close timer (Off / 5 sec / 10 sec / 30 sec). * Added: Text visibility toggles — independently show or hide title and description in the popup. * Added: Page-specific cookie key — dismissing a popup on one page does not suppress it on other pages. * Fixed: Accessibility — full keyboard navigation, ARIA dialog roles, focus trap, and focus restoration. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. * 5-step wizard for creating announcements. * Scheduling with start and end dates. * Display targeting (all pages, homepage, specific pages). * Priority-based display ordering. * Cookie-based dismiss suppression. ## Meta * Version **1.2.0** * Last updated **12 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.1** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [announcement](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/announcement/)[banner](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/banner/) [notification](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/notification/)[popup](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/popup/) [whatsapp](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/whatsapp/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/noticewave-popup/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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