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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.<\/p>\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. Upload the announcement-pilot folder to wp-content\/plugins, or install its ZIP from Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.<\/li>\n
  2. Activate Announcement Pilot.<\/li>\n
  3. Select Announcement Pilot in the sidebar, or Open Announcement Pilot on the Plugins screen.<\/li>\n
  4. Edit and enable your announcement, then save.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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    Who can edit announcements?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Only users with the manage_options capability, normally site administrators.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Does this change theme files or hide another announcement bar?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    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.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Does closing a bar set cookies?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    No. Dismissal lasts for the current page view only.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

    1.2.0<\/h4>\n\n
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    • Rebuilt the admin screen as a sidebar dashboard that matches the Announcement Pilot app.<\/li>\n
    • Added anonymous impression and button-click analytics stored on your own site.<\/li>\n
    • Added a built-in product tour slideshow with the published Announcement Pilot listing artwork.<\/li>\n
    • Added a visual template gallery for Welcome, Free shipping, Sale and Store update designs.<\/li>\n
    • Added the Announcement Pilot app icon and PLANO Apps brand strip to the admin screen.<\/li>\n
    • Aligned Starter and Growth prices with the live catalog (\u20ac3.99 \/ \u20ac5.99 monthly; USD and GBP at checkout).<\/li>\n
    • Improved keyboard and screen-reader support for the dashboard, slideshow and template picker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      1.1.1<\/h4>\n\n
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      • Reworked plan comparison cards and license layout for desktop and mobile.<\/li>\n
      • Show verified monthly and yearly catalog prices, annual totals and calculated savings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

        1.1.0<\/h4>\n\n
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        • Added an administrator FAQ and legal page with Plano Apps support and privacy links.<\/li>\n
        • Added first-use guidance, draft\/published status, contrast feedback and form validation.<\/li>\n
        • Added a persistent animation pause control and a static reduced-motion alternative.<\/li>\n
        • Preserved Unicode announcement text and provided integration hooks for the separate Pro add-on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

          1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
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          • Initial local release with sidebar and Plugins-screen entry points and an animated mascot logo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Create a clear, branded announcement bar with a button, templates, responsive previews and device controls \u2014 no coding required.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/396047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=396047"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/giorgaras"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=396047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=396047"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=396047"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=396047"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=396047"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=396047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}