=== Simple Alert System ===
Contributors: sleekchib
Tags: Alert, Website Alert, Website Announcement, Site Notification, Notification Bar
Donate link: https://seopyramid.io/
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 5.5
Requires PHP: 5.0
Stable tag: 1.1.2
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

**Simple Alert System** is a FREE responsive and simplified WordPress website notification (alert) system.. 

== Description ==

**Simple Alert System** is a FREE, responsive, and simplified WordPress website notification system designed to help you to easily add messages (alerts/notifications bars) on your websites to communicate with your users. 

With **Simple Alert System**, you can create colorful alerts/notifications to help you communicate important events to your users in the most pronounced ways to make sure that they do not miss anything.

== Installation ==

### To Install from the backend, do the following:

  1. Click on plugins on the left pane

  2. Click on "Add New" at the top left

  3. Search for Simple Alert System in the search field.

  4. Click on install, then click on activate

  5. You are all set. You can now add alerts to your website with just a few clicks.

== ### Current features ==

>* Four standard alert colors to choose from.

>* Customization tool to enable you create alerts that suit your style.

>* Linkability Feature: Allows you to link the alert to a desired location.

>* Choose how you want the link to open: On another tab, on the tab, and more.

>* Scheduling: You can schedule announcement to run and end at  certain dates.

>* Call to Action: You can add a button with a custom text to your alerts.

== Coming Soon ==

* More great features are in the works

== External Libraries ===

The external libraries will be updated as often as necessary

* Google Material Icons
* Google Web Fonts
* jQuery U.I

== Notice ==
**Simple Alert System** uses PHP cookies to facilitate users’ choices on the visibility of the alert. 
It does not collect personal or website information; When users close the alert, it initiates a cookie that reminds the browser that the alert shouldn't show. 


== FAQ ==

= How do I remove the plugin? =

  * On the general plugin window, click on uninstall to uninstall the plugin
  * An option to delete the plugin will appear. Click on it to delete the plugin

= Can users close the alert? =

  Yes, users can close the alert by clicking on the close icon on the alert. The closure lasts for the duration of the browsing session.

= Why is my alert banner not showing? =

Check to see that wp_body_open() is added immediately after the opening body tag of your website.

= What about Support? =

  I will always be available to support the plugin. More importantly, I am open to suggestions on how I can make the plugin better.

== Changelog ==

### 1.1.2
Just a follow-up update to upload a missing critical file for the new features 

### 1.1.0
This update includes, but not limited to code enhancements and the  introduction of scheduling and call to action features. 

### 1.0.1
This update includes, but not limited to code enhancement, tag improvement, and upload of updated banners and icons 

== Screenshots ==

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