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Use a visual builder with live preview to craft notification bars that match your brand. 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No coding required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>\ud83c\udfa8 Customization &amp; Styling<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Full color control:<\/strong> Customize background, text and button colors to match your site\u2019s branding.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adjust sizes &amp; spacing:<\/strong> Set sizes for any of the available components.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Font sizes:<\/strong> Font sizes are easily changeable by simply selecting from a list of predefined sizes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Button styles:<\/strong> Choose between link\u2011style or button\u2011style call\u2011to\u2011action buttons, with separate hover state colors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Icon library:<\/strong> Access a built\u2011in library of icons to enhance your message.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Responsive design:<\/strong> All bars are mobile\u2011friendly, ensuring they look great on desktops, tablets and phones.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alignment and content size<\/strong> Change the alignment or maximum content width with ease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>\u2699\ufe0f Display &amp; Targeting Controls<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Flexible positioning:<\/strong> Show bars at the top or bottom of your website and decide whether they are fixed or sticky on scroll.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advanced display rules:<\/strong> Display bars site\u2011wide, on specific page types (posts, pages, custom post types) or target individual pages and taxonomies using an AJAX\u2011powered search.<\/li>\n<li><strong>User targeting:<\/strong> Show different bars based on user roles (administrator, editor, subscriber, etc.) or login status (logged in, logged out or both).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multiple bars:<\/strong> Manage multiple notification bars from a single dashboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>\ud83d\udce3 User Interaction<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Call\u2011to\u2011action buttons:<\/strong> Add buttons that link to any URL or trigger actions (e.g., opening a form or modal).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dismiss &amp; recall:<\/strong> Include a close button so visitors can hide the bar, with options to disable the button.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cookie dismissal:<\/strong> Remember visitors\u2019 choices and configure how long a dismissed bar stays hidden before it reappears.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Typical Use Cases<\/h3>\n\n<p>TopBuddy is versatile and can be used across websites of any size or niche. 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