Announcement bars for your archives

Add a prominent message at the top of your archive pages.

Justin Duke
Justin Duke
January 2, 2026

You can now add an announcement bar to the top of your archive pages — a simple, eye-catching banner for sharing breaking news, special offers, or anything else you want readers to see first.

This is a live demo. You can view this page on our live demo site, too.

Head to Settings → Archives → Announcement to set it up. You can customize the message (Markdown works, so feel free to add links), pick a background color, and control who sees it: everyone, just free subscribers, just paid subscribers, or only logged-out visitors.

It's a small thing, but it's a nice way to highlight something important without having to add it to every email you send. Maybe you're running a holiday sale, or you want to nudge free readers toward a paid subscription, or you just want to say "hey, I'm on vacation until January" — the announcement bar has you covered.

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