Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar

Add customizable WordPress notification bar to display announcements, promotions, coupons, or news at the top or bottom of your website.

v6.3vaakashUpdated 2026-03-10Added May 8, 201010k+ installs96% rating0% support resolved
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Security0
Repo89
Performance100
Maintainability89

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Issues Details

137 issues found in latest scan

ERROR95
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$announcements[$id]'.

ERROR9
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'announcer' but got 'no'.

WARNING8
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['rule_id']

WARNING8
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_GET['rule_id'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNING4
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NotInFooter

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.

WARNING3
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['rule_id']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

WARNING2
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "wpml_active_languages".

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Announcer".

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.DeprecatedParameters.Load_plugin_textdomainParam2Found

The parameter "FALSE" at position #2 of load_plugin_textdomain() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.7.0. Use "" instead.

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment

A function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.

WARNING1
mismatched_plugin_name

Plugin name "Announcer - Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Announcer".

ERROR1
missing_direct_file_access_protection

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

ERROR1
outdated_tested_upto_header

Tested up to: 6.9 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.

ERROR1
plugin_header_no_license

Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

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137

Errors

110

Warnings

27

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First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v6.3 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v6.3

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137
Errors
110
Warnings
27
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
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