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Announcement Banners

Banners let you publish an announcement, promotion, or alert on any page of your site — without a developer, without a deploy, and without touching your CMS. Publish in seconds, remove just as fast.

What you can do with banners​

Announce something important

  • Site maintenance scheduled for tonight
  • New product launch or feature release
  • A service disruption or known issue ("We're aware of checkout errors — our team is on it")
  • Shipping delays or policy updates

Run time-sensitive promotions

  • "🎉 Summer sale — 30% off everything this weekend"
  • "Last chance — offer ends midnight tonight"
  • "Free shipping on all orders today only"

Welcome specific visitors

  • "Welcome, [Conference Name] attendees! Use code CONF30 for 30% off"
  • "Referred by [Partner]? Your 20% discount is waiting"

Build trust at critical moments

  • Security or compliance announcements ("We're now SOC 2 certified")
  • Award or press mentions ("Just named #1 by [Publication]")

How to create a banner​

  1. Go to Rules → Announcements in the dashboard
  2. Click New banner
  3. Write your message (HTML is supported — add links, bold text, emoji)
  4. Choose top or bottom placement
  5. Choose which pages it shows on (all pages, just /pricing, just /checkout, etc.)
  6. Toggle it on

It's live immediately on your site. No rebuild, no deploy.

Targeting by page​

SettingWhat it shows on
* (all pages)Entire site
/pricingPricing page only
/checkout*All checkout pages
/blog*All blog posts
/Homepage only

Visitors can close banners. Once dismissed, the banner won't reappear for that visitor (stored in their browser). If you update the banner content, previous dismissals still apply — create a new banner if you need everyone to see a fresh message.

Gamified banners (spin-the-wheel & scratch card)​

Turn a plain popup into a game. Gamified banners collect far more email signups than a standard form because visitors play for a reward.

There are two formats:

  • Spin the wheel — the visitor spins a prize wheel and lands on a discount or offer.
  • Scratch card — the visitor scratches a card to reveal what they won.

How to set one up​

  1. Go to Rules → Announcements and click New announcement
  2. Under Position, choose the Spin / Scratch tile
  3. In Game setup, pick Spin the wheel or Scratch card
  4. Add your prizes (see below)
  5. Write the headline, button label, and win/lose messages
  6. Leave Capture email before playing on to collect leads
  7. Publish

The live preview shows the exact wheel or card your visitors will see.

Prizes and odds​

Each prize has a label, an optional coupon code, a color, and a weight. The weight sets how often that prize is won: the odds are that prize's weight divided by the total of all weights.

  • Give big discounts a low weight and small discounts a high weight to protect your margins.
  • Mark a prize as a losing slice to add a "no win" outcome with no code.
  • A tiered mix works best: mostly small wins, a few mid-tier, and a rare top prize.

When a visitor wins, they see the prize and a coupon code they can copy in one click.

Capturing leads​

With email capture on, the visitor enters their email before they can play. Every play is saved as a lead.

Open the Leads panel (the button on the Announcements page) to see:

  • Total plays, emails captured, prizes won, and win rate
  • A table of every email, the prize won, and the coupon code
  • An Export CSV button to send the list to your email tool

Pair with exit-intent for best results​

Show the game right when a visitor is about to leave. Create an exit-intent trigger → that shows your game banner, and you convert abandoning visitors who would otherwise leave with nothing.

One-tap polls​

Ask visitors a single question and learn why they're on your site, with almost no friction.

  1. Choose the Poll format and write one question.
  2. Add 2 to 4 answers.
  3. Publish.

It shows as a small corner card. Each visitor votes once, then sees a thank-you. Open Poll results on the Announcements page to see the vote breakdown per answer, with CSV export.

Polls are great for quick research: "What brought you here today?", "What almost stopped you from buying?", or "Which feature do you want next?"

Email capture​

Collect email signups with a focused popup, no game required.

  1. Choose the Email capture format and write your offer, button label, and success message.
  2. Add an optional coupon code that's revealed after signup.
  3. Pick a center modal or a corner card layout.
  4. Publish.

Turn on the Yes / No pre-step (Yes-Flow) to ask a low-friction question first ("Want 20% off?"). The form then appears only after the visitor taps Yes. This two-step approach lifts signups.

Every signup lands in Leads (with the coupon, if you set one), exportable as CSV. Pair it with an exit-intent trigger → to catch visitors as they leave.

Evergreen countdowns​

Add urgency that's personal and honest. Instead of a fixed end date that's the same for everyone, an evergreen countdown starts the moment each visitor first sees it.

  1. In any top bar, bottom bar, modal, corner, or slide-out banner, open Schedule & timing.
  2. Turn on Evergreen countdown.
  3. Set how long the timer lasts (for example, 60 minutes from first view).

The timer persists across pages and sessions for that visitor. Keep it honest: the offer should actually expire. Evergreen timers work best for time-boxed welcome offers.

Ideas by business type​

E-commerce — Use banners for flash sales, limited stock alerts, free shipping thresholds, and seasonal promotions. Change them daily during sale periods without asking your developer.

SaaS — Announce product updates, scheduled downtime, new feature launches, and compliance certifications. Remove them the moment they're no longer relevant.

Agencies / freelancers — Announce capacity, new service launches, seasonal offers ("Taking on 3 new clients this quarter"), or holiday schedules.

Content / blogs — Promote your latest piece, announce an event, or push a newsletter signup with a time-limited incentive.