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WOWSA Announcement Bar

Reusable WordPress announcement bar plugin for WOWSA initiatives

by WOWSA · github.com/rosevillanuevadev/wowsa-announcement-bar · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/rosevillanuevadev/wowsa-announcement-bar/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
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A reusable institutional announcement bar for WOWSA initiatives.

Description

One announcement at a time, displayed above the primary navigation across the WOWSA site. Built as a permanent design-system component: reusing it for a new initiative requires only a new lockup, new text and a new destination URL.

Design constraints (fixed, by intent):

  • Height 44–48px, WOWSA Navy background, white text
  • Antique Gold CTA, underline on hover only
  • No gradients, shadows, buttons, photographs or background graphics
  • Lockup displayed at 30px high (28px on mobile)

Installation

  1. Upload the wowsa-announcement-bar folder to /wp-content/plugins/, or upload the zip via Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
  2. Activate the plugin.
  3. Go to Settings → Announcement Bar and configure it.

The bar renders automatically even on themes that don't call wp_body_open (it falls back to injecting itself after the opening <body> tag). The [wowsa_announcement_bar] shortcode remains available for manual placement if you'd rather control the exact spot.

Admin controls

  • Enable / disable the bar
  • Upload or choose an initiative lockup (SVG or PNG, via the media library)
  • Edit announcement text
  • Edit CTA text and destination URL (with optional new-tab behaviour)
  • Optional start and end dates
  • Enable / disable the dismiss (×) button
  • Exclude the home page, specific page IDs and specific URL slugs

First announcement (WOWSA Awards 2026)

  • Lockup: WOWSA Awards 2026 lockup
  • Text: 2026 WOWSA Awards nominations are now open. Help recognize the people shaping the next century of open water swimming.
  • CTA: Submit a Nomination
  • URL: https://wowsaawards.com

Developer notes

Suppress the bar from a theme or plugin:

add_filter( 'wowsa_announcement_bar_display', '__return_false' );

A body class has-wowsa-announcement-bar is added whenever the bar renders, for themes that need to offset a sticky header.

Changelog

1.0.2

  • Point "Visit plugin site" (Plugin URI) at the GitHub repo.

1.0.1

  • Fix: bar now renders automatically on themes that never call wp_body_open (e.g. WilCity), instead of silently not appearing.

1.0.0

  • Initial release.