A banner is a short message strip across the very top of every page — for an appeal, a closure, a weather alert or an event.
Before you start
- You're a Site admin.
- A short message, and a link if you want one.
Steps
- Go to Site Settings → Announcement banner.
- Turn on Show the banner. The Live preview shows how it will look.
- Type the Message. Keep it to one short line so it fits on phones.
- To add a link, fill in Link label (for example "Learn more") and Link goes to (for example
/donate). - Pick a Style for the tone: Info, Alert, Appeal, Event or Success. Use Alert (red) only for urgent notices like a closure.
- Optional: turn on Let visitors dismiss it, or set a Schedule with Show from and Hide after dates.
- Click Save & publish to send the banner to your site straight away.
What happens next
Save & publish sends the banner on its own — nothing else you're working on goes with it — and the site updates in a minute or two. To hold the banner for your next publish instead, click Save changes.
Only one banner shows at a time: the newest saved message replaces the last one. A banner with a schedule switches itself off after its Hide after date, so there's nothing to remember to take down.