Smart Notification Bar takes about two minutes to set up. You need a Shopify store with an Online Store 2.0 theme, which includes Dawn and the other free Shopify themes.
1. Install the app
Open Smart Notification Bar on the Shopify App Store, click Install and approve. You start on the Free plan: unlimited bars, no time limit.
2. Turn on the app embed
The app’s Home page has an Open theme editor button. It opens your theme’s App embeds with Smart Notification Bar selected: switch it on and click Save.
You can also do it by hand: in Shopify, go to Online Store › Themes › Customize, click the App embeds icon in the left sidebar, turn on Smart Notification Bar and save. If you switch to another theme later, turn the embed on there too.
3. Create your first bar
Click Create bar. Pick a template (free shipping, sale, countdown, welcome code, holiday and more), or on Pro, describe your offer and let AI design it. Then adjust it in the editor:
- Content: the message, a separate message for phones, a button or link, and a discount code.
- Design: font, size, colors, background pattern or image, icon and shape.
- Who and when: pages, countries, devices, customers, and start and end dates.
- Behavior: top or bottom, sticky or not, inside a theme section or the cart drawer, and whether visitors can close it.
- Languages and tests: translations and A/B tests.
4. Turn it on
Switch on Show this bar on my store and save. The bar appears on your store right away. Open your store in a private window to see it as a new visitor would.
Tips
- Add a link inside the message with
[link text](/collections/sale). - To place a bar on the product page or in a section, choose Behavior › Placement › Inside a theme section, then add the Notification bar block in the theme editor.
- When several bars match a page, the one with the highest priority shows. On Starter and Pro you can stack bars or let them take turns in Settings.
- The calendar shows every scheduled bar, so campaigns never overlap by accident.
Something not working?
If a bar doesn’t show, check that the app embed is on, the bar is turned on, and its pages, countries and devices include the page you’re viewing. If you closed the bar yourself, it stays hidden in your browser; use a private window.
Still stuck? Use our contact form or email kommercely@gmail.com and we’ll help you get set up.