Description
SnapBar adds a simple, customizable notification bar to the top of your WordPress site. Perfect for announcements, promotions, or important messages.
Why SnapBar?
Most notification bar plugins have 40+ settings, upsell nags, and features you’ll never use. SnapBar gives you exactly what you need:
- Rich text message with bold, italic, and links
- Customizable bar and text colors
- Close button with “don’t show again” cookie
- Auto-close timer
- URL targeting (show on specific pages or exclude pages)
- Mobile visibility toggle
- Date scheduling (start/end dates)
- Admin preview mode — see the bar before enabling it
- No jQuery on the front end — pure vanilla JS
- Single-file plugin — lightweight and fast
12 settings. 3 tabs. That’s it.
Screenshots
Settings page — Content tab 
Settings page — Appearance tab 
Settings page — Targeting & Behavior tab 
Notification bar on the front end
Installation
- Upload the
snapbarfolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu
- Go to Settings > SnapBar
- Write your message, pick your colors, enable the bar
FAQ
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How do I preview the bar without enabling it?
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Click the “Preview Bar” button on the settings page. It opens your site with the bar visible only to you.
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Can I show the bar only on certain pages?
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Yes. Under Targeting & Behavior, choose “Only matching URLs” and enter URL patterns (one per line). For example, entering “shop” will match /shop, /shop/products, etc.
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Does this plugin use jQuery?
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Not on the front end. The admin settings page uses jQuery (which WordPress already loads in admin), but the visitor-facing bar is pure vanilla JavaScript.
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Can I add links in the message?
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Yes. The message editor supports bold, italic, links, and basic HTML — the same editor you use for WordPress posts.
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Contributors & Developers
“SnapBar” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release