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Use it for sales, launches, shipping notices, maintenance windows, or any message visitors shouldn't miss.<\/p>\n\n<p>You design the bar on one settings screen and see a live preview as you go. Nothing to code, no page builder, and no extra requests on the frontend beyond one small script.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Live preview<\/strong> \u2013 every change shows up instantly while you edit<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rich text message<\/strong> \u2013 bold, italic, underline, links, and text color<\/li>\n<li><strong>Your colors<\/strong> \u2013 background and text color with a color picker or hex value<\/li>\n<li><strong>Font size and padding<\/strong> \u2013 fine-tune top, right, bottom, and left spacing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dismissible<\/strong> \u2013 visitors can close the bar; upload your own close icon if you like<\/li>\n<li><strong>Placement<\/strong> \u2013 show the bar before or after your theme header<\/li>\n<li><strong>Targeting<\/strong> \u2013 show it site-wide, on the homepage only, or on specific pages and posts<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feature a post<\/strong> \u2013 link the bar to any post, with an optional custom title and expiry date<\/li>\n<li><strong>On\/off switch<\/strong> \u2013 turn the bar off without losing your settings<\/li>\n<li><strong>Responsive<\/strong> \u2013 looks right on phones, tablets, and desktops<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lightweight<\/strong> \u2013 no jQuery on the frontend, no tracking, no external requests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>How it works<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Alert Bar \u2192 Design<\/strong> in your WordPress admin.<\/li>\n<li>Write your message in the editor.<\/li>\n<li>Pick colors, spacing, placement, and where it should appear.<\/li>\n<li>Save. The bar appears on your site right away.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Feature a post (optional)<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Edit the post you want to promote.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Alert Bar<\/strong> box, tick <strong>Feature in Alert Bar<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Optionally set a custom link title and an expiry date.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>The bar then links to that post until it expires. Only administrators can choose the featured post.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>scope-nine-alert-bar<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Alert Bar &gt; Design<\/strong> to configure your alert bar<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20show%20the%20bar%20only%20on%20certain%20pages%3F\"><h3>Can I show the bar only on certain pages?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes! 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