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How to add an announcement bar to Thinkific

Two ways to run a site-wide announcement bar on Thinkific — the option some themes include, and a custom paste-in bar you fully control. No developer required.

A slim bar across the top of your site is prime real estate — perfect for a launch, a discount code, an enrollment deadline, or a free-lesson link. On Thinkific you have two routes, depending on your theme.

Option 1 — Your theme's built-in banner

Some Thinkific themes include a promotional banner or announcement section you can enable in the Site Builder. Open your site in the builder, look for an Announcement or Banner section to add, then type your message and link. If your theme has it, this is the quickest path.

The trade-offs: not every theme includes one, styling is limited to the theme's options, and you may not be able to control things like a dismiss button or exactly where it sits.

Quick tip: If you don't see a banner/announcement section in your theme, you don't need to switch themes — the custom bar below works on any Thinkific site that allows custom code.

Option 2 — A custom, branded announcement bar (paste-in code)

For full control over color, wording, link, and a dismiss button, add a small block of HTML and CSS in Thinkific's site-wide custom-code area. This gives you a bar that matches your brand exactly and appears on every page.

The idea is a simple styled bar with your message and a link (simplified):

<div class="lw-bar"> 🎉 Enrollment closes Friday — <a href="/enroll">save your seat</a> </div>

You set the background color, text, and link, and can add a small "×" so visitors can dismiss it. Because it's your own code, there's no monthly app fee, and you can change the message any time by editing one line.

Where the code goes on Thinkific

  1. In your admin, open Settings → Code & analytics (or your theme's custom-code area).
  2. Paste the bar's HTML/CSS into the site-wide header code field so it loads on every page.
  3. Edit the labeled values — message, link, and colors.
  4. Save and preview in an incognito window to confirm it appears site-wide.

Skip the fiddly part

The Creator Code Vault includes a ready-made, brandable announcement bar with an optional dismiss button — configure it in plain English and paste it in. Plus 140 other drop-in integrations for Thinkific, Teachable, and Kajabi. One payment, yours forever.

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Common questions

Do I need to know how to code?

No. The theme banner is point-and-click; the custom bar is a labeled snippet where you change the message, link, and color.

Can visitors close the bar?

Yes — a custom bar can include a small dismiss button so it disappears for people who close it.

Will it show on every page?

If you paste it into the site-wide header code area, yes — it appears across your whole Thinkific site.

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