NoticePulse — Notification Bar, Announcement Bar & Cookie Notice

NoticePulse is the most complete free notification bar plugin for WordPress. Display stunning announcement bars, GDPR cookie notices, countdown timers, rotating text carousels, email capture bars, click-to-copy coupon bars, and click-to-call bars — all from one clean, professional dashboard. Whether you need a sticky top header bar for a flash sale, a GDPR cookie consent notice at the bottom of your site, a live countdown for a limited-time offer, or an inline email capture bar to grow your list — NoticePulse delivers everything out of the box.

NoticePulse is 100% free. Unlimited bars, all bar types, full analytics, A/B testing, geo-targeting, email integrations — no premium tier, no feature gates, no upgrade prompts. Ever.

🔔 7 Bar Types — One Plugin 1. Announcement Bar The essential notification bar. Display promotions, shipping offers, product launches, or any message at the top or bottom of your site. Full color control, optional CTA button, and a real-time live preview that updates as you type. 2. Cookie / GDPR Consent Bar A fully compliant cookie consent bar with Accept, Decline, and Privacy Policy link buttons. Choice stored in visitor's browser — configurable expiry from 1 to 3,650 days. Ready for GDPR, CCPA, and ePrivacy compliance. 3. Countdown Timer Bar Build urgency with a live ticking countdown. Set an end date and time — the bar auto-hides when the timer hits zero. Fully customizable day, hour, minute, and second labels. Perfect for flash sales, limited offers, and product launches. 4. Text Carousel Bar Rotate multiple messages in a single bar with smooth fade or slide transitions. Each slide can have its own CTA button and URL. Navigation arrows, dot indicators, and pause-on-hover included. Announce multiple promotions without stacking bars. 5. Email Capture Bar Grow your mailing list directly from your notification bar. Inline email input, customizable submit button, and a success message when visitors subscribe. Leads saved to your WordPress database. Optional one-click sync to Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Kit, MailerLite, or Brevo. 6. Click-to-Copy Coupon Bar Display a promo code with a copy-to-clipboard button. One click copies the code instantly — a "✓ Copied!" confirmation appears. Uses the Clipboard API with a graceful fallback for older browsers. 7. Click-to-Call Bar Show a phone number with a tap-to-call button for mobile visitors. Works with tel: links for instant dialing. Can be set to appear on mobile only so desktop visitors see a different bar. 🎨 17 Pre-Built Templates — Launch in Seconds NoticePulse includes 17 professionally designed templates organized by bar type. One click applies the full design — colors, message, CTA, and settings pre-filled. Customize to your brand and publish. Announcement: Free Shipping, Black Friday, Summer Sale, New Arrival, Flash Sale GDPR: GDPR Minimal, GDPR Friendly Countdown: Sale Ends Soon, Limited Offer Email Capture: Newsletter Signup, Lead Magnet Coupon: 20% Off, Welcome 10% Click-to-Call: Call Us Now Text Carousel: Promo Carousel, Feature Highlights, Announcements ⚙️ Complete Feature List Display & Position

• Sticky top header bar — stays fixed as visitors scroll
• Sticky bottom footer bar — ideal for cookie notices and CTAs
• Static mode — bar scrolls with the page content
• Slide-in, fade, bounce, and pulse entrance animations
• Show or hide independently on desktop, tablet, and mobile Design & Customization
• Full hex color picker for background, message text, button background, button text, and close button
• Gradient backgrounds — linear and radial, with angle control and live preview
• Google Fonts integration — choose any font from the Google Fonts library
• Button shape: Sharp, Rounded, or Pill
• Font size: Small, Medium, or Large
• Bar height: Compact, Normal, or Tall
• Text alignment: Left, Center, or Right Content
• Message supports <strong>, <em>, <a>, <br>, <span> and emoji
• Optional CTA button with label, URL, and new-tab toggle
• Close/dismiss button with configurable cookie duration (0–3,650 days) Targeting & Scheduling
• Show on all pages or restrict to specific page/post IDs
• Target all visitors, logged-in users only, or logged-out visitors only
• Start and end date/time scheduling — bars appear and disappear automatically Trigger Options
• On page load (default)
• After visitor scrolls a configurable percentage
• After a time delay in seconds
• Exit intent — fires when the cursor moves toward the browser chrome Analytics
• Impression counter per bar
• CTA click counter per bar
• Click-through rate (CTR) calculated automatically
• Full analytics dashboard with Chart.js line graph
• Filter by date range: 7, 30, 90 days, or all time
• Filter by individual bar
• Per-bar performance table with colour-coded CTR badges
• Export analytics as CSV
• Export captured email leads as CSV
• Reset analytics per bar individually A/B Testing
• Split traffic between two bar variants
• Track impressions and clicks per variant independently
• Identify the winning variant from the analytics dashboard Geo-Targeting
• Restrict bars to visitors from specific countries
• Country detected from visitor IP address via ipapi.co (see External Services below)
• Results cached server-side — no repeat API calls for the same IP within one hour Admin & Tools
• Dark-themed, distraction-free admin interface
• Live preview sidebar — updates in real time as you design
• Template library with 14 pre-built designs and instant one-click apply
• Export all bars as a JSON backup
• Import bars from a JSON file — existing bars are always preserved
• Danger Zone — delete all data with a single confirmed click
• Plugin info card — version, WordPress version, PHP version, total bars, database status Performance
• Vanilla JavaScript on the frontend — no jQuery dependency
• Assets enqueued only on pages where active bars exist
• No meta boxes, no custom post types, no admin bloat Developer Hooks
• noticepulse_active_bars — filter which bars are eligible per page and visitor
• noticepulse_bar_data_attributes — add custom HTML data attributes to any bar
• noticepulse_bar_inline_styles — extend or override bar inline CSS properties
• noticepulse_save_bar_data — hook into the bar save process for custom fields

🛡️ Privacy & Security

• Visitor dismissal state stored in a browser cookie on the visitor's own device only
• Email leads stored in your own WordPress database — never transmitted without your configuration
• All database queries use $wpdb->prepare() with correct placeholders
• All inputs sanitized on save and escaped on output per WordPress coding standards
• Nonce verification on all form submissions and AJAX requests
• Capability checks (manage_options) on all admin actions

🌐 Who Uses NoticePulse?

• eCommerce stores — free shipping announcements, flash sale countdowns, coupon codes
• Agencies — GDPR cookie consent bars for client sites
• SaaS companies — product launch announcements, feature update banners
• Bloggers & media — newsletter signups, breaking news carousels
• Restaurants & local businesses — click-to-call bars for mobile visitors
• Event organizers — ticket sale countdowns, registration deadline timers
• Email marketers — inline capture bars synced to Mailchimp, Klaviyo, and more

From the WordPress Plugin Directory (recommended)

1. Go to Plugins → Add New in your WordPress admin.
2. Search for NoticePulse.
3. Click Install Now then Activate.
4. Navigate to NoticePulse in the left admin menu.

Manual Upload

1. Download the plugin ZIP file.
2. Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
3. Select the ZIP file and click Install Now, then Activate Plugin.

After Activation

1. Go to NoticePulse → Add New Bar.
2. Select a bar type or click Browse Templates for a pre-built design.
3. Customize colors, message, CTA, and settings.
4. Click Publish Bar.
5. Visit your site — the bar appears immediately.

2.1.5

• New: Countdown timer Display Units option — show or hide Hours, Minutes, and Seconds independently. Days is always shown.

2.1.4

• Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 7.0.

2.1.3

• Security: All admin view output now wrapped with esc_html() or esc_attr().
• Security: TRUNCATE TABLE queries now use $wpdb->prepare() with the %i identifier placeholder.
• Security: Nonce explanation comments added to all save_fields() filter callbacks.
• Fix: All AJAX hook names renamed from np_ to noticepulse_ prefix (4-character minimum).
• Fix: JS object names renamed from npAnalytics/npEmailCapture to noticepulseAnalytics/noticepulseEmailCapture.
• Fix: ipapi.co and Google Fonts fully documented in External Services section.
• Fix: Dead custom CSS class reference removed from main plugin file.
• Fix: Import handler uses per-field sanitization — bar_meta JSON no longer corrupted on import.
• Fix: Import button now enables correctly after drag-and-drop file selection.
• Fix: Settings page JS correctly enqueued.

2.1.2

• Removed: Custom CSS textarea per WordPress.org policy. Users directed to Appearance → Customize → Additional CSS.
• Updated: Chart.js from v4.4.1 to v4.5.1.
• Added: External Services section in readme covering all email integrations.

2.1.1

• New: Text Carousel bar type with fade/slide transitions, arrows, and dot indicators.
• New: Analytics dashboard with Chart.js chart, date range filter, CTR table, and CSV export.
• New: Template library with 14 pre-built designs.
• New: Google Fonts, gradient backgrounds, exit intent, scroll depth, and time delay triggers.
• New: A/B testing, geo-targeting, and email leads CSV export.
• Fix: Button colors, color picker swatches, and database schema migrations.

2.0.0

• New: Cookie/GDPR, Countdown Timer, Email Capture, Coupon, Click-to-Call, and Text Carousel bar types.
• New: Developer filter API, live preview sidebar, Google Fonts, gradients, JSON export/import.

1.0.0

• Initial release — Announcement bar, full color control, sticky positions, scheduling, analytics, live preview.