=== WordPress Announcement & Notification Banner Plugin - Bulletin ===
Contributors: mikewire_rocksolid, freemius
Tags: announcements, notifications, banners, notice, countdown
Requires at least: 5.0
Requires PHP: 5.4
Tested up to: 5.4.2
Stable tag: 1.0.1
License: GPLv3
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

Publish a slick announcement banner notice across your website or Woocommerce shop. Extend with icons, countdowns, placement rules and more!

== Description ==

= WordPress Announcement Banner Plugin =

**[Bulletin](https://bulletin.rocks?utm_source=bulletinwprepo&utm_medium=link)** is a lightweight plugin that injects announcement banners, sale offers and shop notices into your website.

Here are a few of the typical scenarios when you would use Bulletin:

* Emergency Announcements: this is especially relevant now in uncertain times with the Corona Virus.
* Sale offers
* Countdown to an event
* Announcing a new section on your website
* Showing an important notice for logged-in members
* Cookie notice
* And much more!

= How it works =

Watch a quick video of how it works here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjgqCIp7vs8

You can check out the sites featured in the video here:

* [Hotel Website](https://demo.bulletin.rocks)
* [Woocommerce Shop](https://demo2.bulletin.rocks)
* [Blog / Magazine](https://demo3.bulletin.rocks)

### Full Bulletin features

The basic Bulletin plugin allows you to add unlimited bulletins and use markdown and emoji's!

The Pro version of Bulletin comes packed with features:

**Buttons & Call to actions**
Add a button with link or trigger JS event

**Custom icons and google fonts**
Make it your own using cool icons and stylish google fonts.

**Add multiple messages in one**
Rotate through or let them run in marquee style.

**Advanced placement options**
Show a bulletin only on selected pages on your site. Or only for logged-in users.

**Add a countdown**
Live countdown and ability to expire the bulletin

**WordPress Network support**
Specify a bulletin to show on all your sub-sites

**Show bulletin by section**
Specify for which sections a bulletin should show (or not show!)

**Show bulletin by user**
Only show for logged-in users (or via cookie value)

**Allow to dismiss**
Show a close icon and determine the hide duration

**Advanced CSS**
Ability to add your own CSS with each bulletin (handy for those pesky fixed headers)

= Credits =

This plugin is created by <a href="https://www.rcksld.com?utm_source=bulletinwprepo&utm_medium=link" rel="friend" title="Rock Solid Digital">Rock Solid Digital</a>.

== Installation ==

1. Install Bulletin either via the WordPress.org plugin repository or by uploading the files to your server.
2. Add a new bulletin by adding a simple message, colors, display type and a few other options
3. Preview the bulletin on your Website
4. If all looks good, publish and you're done!
5. For much more advanced options, why not checkout our Pro version! Head over to [bulletin.rocks](https://bulletin.rocks/?utm_source=bulletinwprepo&utm_medium=link) for more info and pricing.

== Screenshots ==

1. Bulletin Add New / Edit - Free options
2. Bulletin Header Example on Hotel Website
3. Bulletin Fixed Footer Example on Woocommerce Shop
4. Bulletin PRO appearance options
5. Bulletin PRO call to action options
6. Bulletin PRO placement options
7. Bulletin PRO advanced options
8. Bulletin PRO WP Network options


== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= For who is Bulletin intended? =

Bulletin is perfect for business owners, bloggers, Woocommerce shop owners, developers, photographers, and basically everyone else. If you have a website and you want to make announcements to your users, Bulletin is for you!

= Do I need to know how to code to us Bulletin? =

Coding skills aren't needed, however there might be instances where a bulletin conflicts with other UI elements in your theme. In this case you may need a developer to add some custom CSS (which is possible in the PRO version).

= Can I see some examples of actual bulletins on a website? =

Take a look at our demo sites. 1) <a href="https://demo.bulletin.rocks" target="_blank">Hotel website</a>, 2) <a href="https://demo2.bulletin.rocks" target="_blank">Online shop</a> and 3 <a href="https://demo3.bulletin.rocks" target="_blank">a blog</a>

= How can I get access to all features? =

You can get access to more features and priority support by <a href="https://bulletin.rocks/?utm_source=WordPress&utm_campaign=wp-org-repo&utm_medium=readme" rel="friend" title="Click here to learn more about Bulletin!">upgrading to our Pro version</a>. Purchasing a Pro license gets you access to the full version of Bulletin, automatic updates and priority support!

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.1 =
* Small tweaks
* Added setting for fixed headers

= 1.0.0 =
* First release

== Roadmap ==
We have more exciting features planned for Bulletin, among which:

* show bulletins based on automatic events
* REST API support
* Custom button styles and animations
* Animated icons
* More display options