This is a simple plugin that adds a notification system to your WordPress via custom post types. Simple Notices gives you a way to make announcements that are displayed site-wide at the top of your site. Use this plugin to keep your users up to date about important announcements on the site.
Notices are displayed with fixed positioning, meaning that they will overlap the rest of your site’s contents. Each notice includes a close button that allows the current user to hide the notice, and if the user is logged in, the notice ID will be permanently stored in their user meta, and so will never shown again. If the user is not logged in, the ID of the notice will be stored in a cookie.
Notices can be set to only be shown to logged-in users.
Five colors are included:
- Blue
- Red
- Orange
- Green
- Gray
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Thanks for your very useful plugin!!
I have one question:
I am using the version 1.0.6 and the changelog says:
“Updated to allow notice content to be translated through plugins such as qTranslate.”
I am using the WPML plugin, created a notice in English and French, but the website is only displaying the notice in french (on both interface, English and French)
Is there a way to change this?
Thanks a lot.
Sorry that probably won’t work. I’ll have to do another update.
Hi Pippin,
Does this plugin work with child themes? I can’t seem to get the notice to show up. I have the correct footer code.
Yes, it will work just fine. Could you show me a live URL?
I ended up created my own banner in the header, but thanks for your quick reply. The site is http://test.howtogetalegaljob.com/. I believe I left your plugin live, but not sure how my banner will affect you trying to work out the plugin kinks on your end.
I will need to see the site with the plugin active in order to identify the problem.
Hi Pippa
Have just tried out Simple Notices plugin and have had a problem.
Tried it first on my own Blog and was so impressed with ease of use etc that I wanted to install it also on my club site where I am the webmaster. I get this message
Destination folder already exists. /www/sites/4ad/1a6/www.hampshireda.co.uk/web/wp-content/plugins/simple-notices/
I think this is caused by having installed it on my blog so I deleted it from my blog and then went to install it on my club site and got the same message
Should the folder be deleted when the plug in is and secondly should it check and if folder exsists just use it without errors
Hope you get it sorted from the info given but willing to help some more if required
I have now reinstalled it without problems on original site (blog ) and is all working fine
Best of luck
Bob
Are both sites part of the same WordPress multi site install?
They are seperate sites, one paid for by me personally the other paid for by the club. They are not connected but are hosted by the same company.
It’s hard to say for sure but basically the problem is happening because the plugin was already installed. Perhaps someone else installed it without you knowing?
No Way, I have the only access to both site. it is a plug in problem as I first stated. I will ask my host company to check that they are totally seperate installations.
Any chance you could implement an expiration date? Slightly concerned that if a user hasn’t been to a site in a long time, they would get a ton of notifications, OR, they would get a notification to a sale, that’s no longer valid, or something like that.
Thanks!
Knight.
Not anytime soon, sorry.
The plugin will only ever show one notification at a time, so even if a user hadn’t visited a site in a long time, they would only ever see one notice.
Hi,
I like the plugin. I am looking for a simple announcement plugin, and this should work fine. I have two questions.
1) does this plugin work on responsive themes?
2) I noticed it has been a while since the plugin has been updated. Is it a dead project?
1. Yes it does.
2. It’s not dead, I still maintain it. The plugin simply hasn’t needed any updates in a long time.
I am looking for a notice to put on every page of my website as we are going away for three days. I am currently using WordPress Version 3.9.1 – will your plug in work with this version? Also will it be activated immediately (doesn’t need to be trawled by Google?) and if I put it on, how do I take if off when we come back to work? Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Yes and yes.
Once you’re ready to take it off, you can simply delete the notice.
Thanks for your reply. I have not used plugins before – once I am ready to take it off I assume I find the plugin in WordPress menu and then click on an option that says turn off? Many thanks again. Karen
Oh my god, i just bought the pro version and its not compatible with qtranslate. :((((((((((((
In what way is it not compatible, could you elaborate?
it works great with the simple version but with the pro version all languages are displayed together.
Tested with Simple Notices Version 1.0.6 and Simple Notices Pro Version 1.0.3
Is there a newer version for Simple Notices Pro?
Could you show me a live example?
I just enebled the pro version to show you
everything works great with the simple version
in the pro version the title is ok but the text… all languages apear together.
i use the latest version of qtranslate and wordpress 3.8.3
qtranslate works great
YES http://www.tronindex.com
I just enebled the pro version to show you
everything works great with the simple version
in the pro version the title is ok but the text… all languages apear together.
i use the latest version of qtranslate and wordpress 3.8.3
qtranslate works great
Hi Pippin,
Quick question;
Is it possible to show different notices based on user-role?
Thanks
No, that’s not supported.
Hi, It seems like only one notice will be displayed on the page regardless of the number of Notices defined – is that true? If so, is there ever a need for more than one notice?
That’s correct; only one notice is displayed at a time.
Thanks. I guess the need for multiple notices is so that the id changes. If I re-use a notice for another notice, it wouldn’t be seen by people who have already dismissed the first one.
I see now. Thanks.
I’m new to Simple Notices plugin, which I have installed and configured. But nothing seems to be happening. Here’s my website: https://thekamugasachallenge.com/
Am I doing something wrong?
Currently, users cannot “X” out of the Notice that we posted on our website.
We are currently using WordPress version 4.9.6
Is anyone else experiencing the same problem?