Basic Banner
Allows you to create and display banners in WordPress.
5(1 reviews)
·50 active installs·Updated 4 years agoAs of April 2026, Basic Banner is a WordPress banner plugin with 50 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: CookieAdmin – Cookie Consent Banner.
5/51 reviews
50active installs
2.0K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017
Overview
Basic Banner is a plugin that allows you to create and display banners in WordPress. This plugin creates custom post type called banner to store all the banners.
Displaying the Banner
You can display the banners by using basic banner widget. There is also a shortcode :
[basicbanner name="" class=""]
And a function for displaying banners anywhere in your theme :
<?php basic_banner_show( $name, $class = ''); ?>
Parameter $name is the banner slug and $class is the additional HTML classes for banner container. To get the banner object, you can use this function :
<?php $banner = basic_banner_get( $name ); ?>
Override Banner Template
- Locate folder template in Basic Banner plugin folder (wp-content/plugins/basic-banner/template).
- Copy banner.php file to your theme folder under…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.5+ requiredTested up to 5.7.15 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.1.3
- Support WordPress 5.7.
- Fix shortcode errors.
Contributors
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