Announcement Bar Showcase Scrolling Bar for Storewide Messages

Keep important store messages visible with a scrolling announcement bar for shipping offers, promotions, updates, and other timely information.

  • check-icon Shopify Theme Ready
  • check-icon Customizable Store Bar
  • check-icon Scrolling Store Messages
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Key Features for a Scrolling Announcement Bar

Display multiple announcements in a continuous scrolling bar with controls for speed, direction, icons, colors, spacing, text size, and responsive layouts.

Multiple Announcements

Multiple Announcements

Add several announcement messages and display them together on a single scrolling bar.

Continuous Scrolling

Continuous Scrolling

Keep announcements continuously moving across the store without requiring manual intervention.

Adjustable Scroll Speed

Adjustable Scroll Speed

Choose from multiple animation speeds to control how quickly announcements move.

Scroll Direction

Scroll Direction

Set the announcement movement to travel from left to right or right to left.

Pause on Hover

Pause on Hover

Allow shoppers to pause the scrolling announcements by hovering over the bar.

Custom Announcement Images

Custom Announcement Images

Add an image to individual announcements for extra visual context beside the message.

Optional Default Icon

Optional Default Icon

Show a default icon automatically when an announcement lacks an image.

Flexible Image Position

Flexible Image Position

Place announcement images or icons before or after the announcement text.

Announcement Bar Showcase Settings & Options

Control scrolling, icons, typography, colors, spacing, and responsive padding from the Shopify theme editor.

Section Settings

Section Settings

Applies to the whole section

Add a background image for the announcement bar.

Background Image

Choose how quickly the announcements scroll.

Speed

Choose the direction of the scrolling animation.

Animation Direction

Pause the scrolling animation when hovering over the bar.

Pause on Hover

Show a default icon when no image is added.

Show Default Icon

Choose whether the image or icon appears left or right.

Position

Set the display size of the image or icon.

Size

Set the spacing between the icon and announcement text.

Space Between Icon and Text

Set the spacing between separate announcements.

Space Between Two Text

Set the announcement text size for the desktop.

Desktop Font Size

Set the announcement text size for mobile.

Mobile Font Size

Choose between a normal or gradient background.

Background Color Type

Set the background color for the announcement bar.

Background Color

Set the gradient background for the announcement bar.

Background Gradient

Set the main announcement text color.

Text Color

Set the color for links within announcements.

Link Text Color

Set the top and bottom padding for the desktop.

Desktop Padding

Set the top and bottom padding for mobile.

Mobile Padding
Block Settings

Block Settings

Applies to each announcement block

Add an optional image for the announcement.

Image

Enter the announcement message displayed to shoppers.

Text

Where This Section Can Be Used

Use the scrolling announcement bar wherever shoppers need quick access to important store messages, offers, shipping information, or timely updates.

  • Home Page
  • Collection Page
  • Product Page
  • Landing Page
Home Page

Highlight Important Store Messages Immediately

Place the announcement bar near the top of your homepage to communicate shipping offers, promotions, store updates, or other important messages.

check-iconPromote free shipping offers

check-iconHighlight current store promotions

check-iconShare important store updates

check-iconIntroduce limited-time messages

check-iconKeep key information highly visible

Collection Page

Keep Collection Shoppers Informed

Add the announcement bar above product collections to keep shoppers informed about shipping offers, promotions, and other information as they browse.

check-iconPromote collection-specific offers

check-iconHighlight shipping information

check-iconShare current promotional messages

check-iconSupport ongoing store campaigns

check-iconKeep shoppers informed while browsing

Product Page

Reinforce Offers Near Product Details

Use the announcement bar around product pages to communicate shipping offers, promotions, or storewide messages while customers consider a purchase.

check-iconHighlight shipping benefits

check-iconReinforce active promotions

check-iconShare storewide announcements

check-iconSupport purchase-focused messaging

check-iconKeep important information easy to find

Landing Page

Support Campaign Messaging Across Pages

Use a scrolling announcement bar on campaign pages to communicate promotional messages, shipping information, or timely updates without taking over the main content.

check-iconSupport promotional campaigns

check-iconHighlight limited-time messages

check-iconCommunicate campaign updates

check-iconKeep supporting information visible

check-iconAdd motion to campaign layouts

Practical Benefits for Shopify Merchants

A scrolling announcement bar gives merchants a simple way to keep storewide messages visible while controlling how the bar looks and behaves across devices.

Announcement Bar Showcase Section

Keep Store Messages in View

Display important messages continuously without dedicating a large part of the page to announcement content.

check-iconKeep important store messages visible

check-iconPromote offers without adding large page sections

check-iconShare multiple messages in one compact area

check-iconMatch announcement styling to your storefront

check-iconAdjust the experience for desktop and mobile

Do This, Skip That.

DO

  • do Use short messages that shoppers can understand quickly
  • do Prioritize shipping, promotion, and storewide information
  • do Add relevant images when they improve the message
  • do Choose a scrolling speed that keeps text readable
  • do Check text size and spacing on mobile devices

DON'T

  • don't Add long messages that take too long to read
  • don't Fill the bar with unrelated promotional content
  • don't Use decorative images that distract from the message
  • don't Set scrolling speed so fast that text is difficult to follow
  • don't Ignore mobile spacing and text readability

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I add multiple announcements to the bar?

Yes. Add multiple announcement blocks, each with its own text and optional image. The announcements are displayed together in the scrolling bar.

Can I change how fast the announcements scroll?

Yes. The section provides several speed options, ranging from very fast movement to a much slower crawl.

Can I change the scrolling direction?

Yes. You can choose whether the announcements move left or right using the Animation Direction setting.

Can I pause the announcement bar when I hover over it?

Yes. Enable Pause on Hover to stop the scrolling animation while a shopper hovers over the announcement bar.

Can I add images to individual announcements?

Yes. Each announcement block can include its own image. You can also choose the image position relative to the announcement text.

Can I use an icon instead of an image?

Yes. When an announcement has no image, you can enable the default icon so an icon is shown automatically.

Can I customize the colors and spacing?

Yes. You can control the background, text, link color, image size, announcement spacing, text spacing, and section padding from the theme editor.

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