Common task · estimated 1 business day
An announcement bar that matches your store — not another app subscription.
Free-shipping threshold, sale countdown, holiday notice — your theme’s built-in bar is usually too limited, and the banner apps charge monthly for a strip of text. This is a one-time build that lives in your theme.
Scope-based proposal first — you approve and pay, then work starts.
Announcement Bar / Promo Banner Build
What’s included
- One custom bar or banner section, matching your store’s look
- Text, link, and colors editable in your theme editor — no developer needed for changes
- Optional dismiss button
- Optional countdown or multi-message rotation — pick one behavior
- Works on mobile
Not included
- Site-wide redesigns are offered too — scoped as a separate project; ask in chat for a proposal
- Popup or email-capture modals — different task, custom quote
- Configuring a third-party banner app — that’s App Install & Configuration
The build
Why a built-in section beats a banner app
Banner apps do three things you don’t want: they charge every month for a strip of text, they load their own scripts on every page of your store, and when you cancel them the bar disappears. A section built into your theme costs once, loads with the theme, and is yours. You edit the message in the theme editor the same way you edit anything else — no developer needed for a sale-weekend text change.
The bar is built to match your store’s typography and colors so it looks like part of the design, not a sticker on top of it. And it’s checked on mobile, where most of your visitors are and where most banner clutter goes wrong.
One behavior — your pick
A
Dismissable notice
A clean bar with an optional close button. Good for shipping notices and holiday hours.
B
Countdown
A real deadline you set in the editor — for sales that actually end. No fake urgency timers that reset.
C
Message rotation
Several messages cycling in one bar — free shipping, returns policy, current promo.
Why one behavior? Keeping the section simple is what keeps it fast and editable. If you need something more elaborate, that’s a custom section build.
How this works
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You describe what you want in plain English.
“A bar that says free shipping over a set amount, in my brand colors” is a complete brief.
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I figure out what actually needs to change.
Including whether your theme’s built-in bar already does what you need — if it does, I’ll say so.
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It happens safely on a copy first.
Built on a duplicated, unpublished theme. Your live store keeps selling, untouched.
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You see it before it goes live.
Preview link, your approval, then publish.
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If it breaks, I fix it free.
Thirty days, no argument — and the handover note shows you how to edit or remove it yourself.
Describe the problem in plain English. I’ll figure out what actually needs to change, do it safely on a copy of your store first, show you before anything goes live, and fix it free if it breaks.
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Delivered as proposed, or made right. If work misses the proposal, I fix it free — and refund anything I can't make match.
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30-day warranty. Defects in my delivered work, fixed free.
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One clear proposal. The price is based on project scope and agreed before work starts.
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Your live store stays untouched. All work on an unpublished theme copy — you preview and approve before anything goes live.
Scope-based proposal first — you approve and pay, then work starts.
Not sure it fits? Ask in chat — I’ll tell you straight if it’s not a fit.
If this isn’t quite it
Custom Theme Section Build
Something bigger than a bar — a full section built to your reference.
est. 1–2 business days
App Install & Configuration
Prefer an app you already chose? I’ll set it up properly instead.
est. 1 business day
Fix Broken Theme Layout
If a banner app already broke your header, start here.
est. 1 business day
Beyond these tasks: I also build custom Shopify apps — my flagship work — plus integrations, redesigns, and bigger builds. See all services.
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