Title: Pilot Announcement Bar – Announcement Bar & Notification Bar for WordPress Author: Weareplano Published: October 31, 2026 Last modified: October 31, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/pilot-announcement-bar/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3777402) ![](https://ps.w.org/pilot-announcement-bar/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3777402) # Pilot Announcement Bar – Announcement Bar & Notification Bar for WordPress By [Weareplano](https://profiles.wordpress.org/giorgaras/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/pilot-announcement-bar.1.2.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pilot-announcement-bar/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pilot-announcement-bar/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pilot-announcement-bar/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pilot-announcement-bar/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pilot-announcement-bar/) ## Description Open Announcement Pilot from its WordPress sidebar entry or the Open Announcement Pilot link on the Plugins screen. Start with a template, edit your message, preview desktop and mobile, then enable and save your announcement. The dashboard includes a product tour slideshow and a visual template gallery so new users can see the real app before they edit anything. The plugin includes colours, all-text bold, text sizing, top/bottom placement, device visibility and a close button. A first-use guide, contrast feedback, desktop/mobile previews and optional mascot animation help you create your first announcement. Settings and assets stay on your website. The free plugin makes no licensing requests; it counts anonymous impressions and button clicks on your own site, with no cookies and no visitor profiles. Announcement Pilot Pro is a separate paid add-on distributed outside WordPress.org. Starter adds message rotation and page/browser-language targeting. Growth includes Starter plus countdowns and automatic expiry. Paid functionality is not included in this free plugin. Starter and Growth include a 7-day free trial for eligible customers. Country targeting is not provided. Analytics cover anonymous impressions and button clicks on your own site. ## Screenshots [⌊Create, style and preview your announcement before publishing.⌉⌊Create, style and preview your announcement before publishing.⌉[ Create, style and preview your announcement before publishing. [⌊Start from a finished template and make it yours.⌉⌊Start from a finished template and make it yours.⌉[ Start from a finished template and make it yours. [⌊Give time-limited offers a clear countdown.⌉⌊Give time-limited offers a clear countdown.⌉[ Give time-limited offers a clear countdown. [⌊Rotate messages and target the pages or languages that matter.⌉⌊Rotate messages and target the pages or languages that matter.⌉[ Rotate messages and target the pages or languages that matter. [⌊A guided first run gets your first bar live in minutes.⌉⌊A guided first run gets your first bar live in minutes.⌉[ A guided first run gets your first bar live in minutes. ## Installation 1. Upload the announcement-pilot folder to wp-content/plugins, or install its ZIP from Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin. 2. Activate Announcement Pilot. 3. Select Announcement Pilot in the sidebar, or Open Announcement Pilot on the Plugins screen. 4. Edit and enable your announcement, then save. ## FAQ ### Who can edit announcements? Only users with the manage_options capability, normally site administrators. ### Does this change theme files or hide another announcement bar? No. It uses standard WordPress hooks. Disable a theme’s existing bar in the theme settings if you do not want both bars to appear. ### Does closing a bar set cookies? No. Dismissal lasts for the current page view only. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Pilot Announcement Bar – Announcement Bar & Notification Bar for WordPress” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Weareplano ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/giorgaras/) [Translate “Pilot Announcement Bar – Announcement Bar & Notification Bar for WordPress” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/pilot-announcement-bar) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pilot-announcement-bar/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/pilot-announcement-bar/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/pilot-announcement-bar/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/pilot-announcement-bar/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.2.0 * Rebuilt the admin screen as a sidebar dashboard that matches the Announcement Pilot app. * Added anonymous impression and button-click analytics stored on your own site. * Added a built-in product tour slideshow with the published Announcement Pilot listing artwork. * Added a visual template gallery for Welcome, Free shipping, Sale and Store update designs. * Added the Announcement Pilot app icon and PLANO Apps brand strip to the admin screen. * Aligned Starter and Growth prices with the live catalog (€3.99 / €5.99 monthly; USD and GBP at checkout). * Improved keyboard and screen-reader support for the dashboard, slideshow and template picker. #### 1.1.1 * Reworked plan comparison cards and license layout for desktop and mobile. * Show verified monthly and yearly catalog prices, annual totals and calculated savings. #### 1.1.0 * Added an administrator FAQ and legal page with Plano Apps support and privacy links. * Added first-use guidance, draft/published status, contrast feedback and form validation. * Added a persistent animation pause control and a static reduced-motion alternative. * Preserved Unicode announcement text and provided integration hooks for the separate Pro add-on. #### 1.0.0 * Initial local release with sidebar and Plugins-screen entry points and an animated mascot logo. ## Meta * Version **1.2.0** * Last updated **18 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [announcement bar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/announcement-bar/)[notification bar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/notification-bar/) [promo bar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/promo-bar/)[sticky bar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sticky-bar/) [woocommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pilot-announcement-bar/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pilot-announcement-bar/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pilot-announcement-bar/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Weareplano ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/giorgaras/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pilot-announcement-bar/)