Announcement Bar & Countdown Timers

Create Urgency, Drive Action

Show announcement bars and countdown timers across your storefront and inside the cart drawer to capture attention, promote offers, and nudge hesitant shoppers toward checkout.

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Capture attention at every touchpoint

Announcement Bar

Display a persistent message at the top of your storefront or inside the cart drawer. Use it to promote a sale, announce free shipping, highlight a launch, or communicate anything time-sensitive.

Runs on the storefront (sitewide or specific pages) and inside the cart drawer
Supports any HTML content, including links, styled text, icons, and emojis
Multiple messages auto-rotate in a single bar, so you can say more without taking more space
Fully styled to match your brand

Countdown Timer

Pair a live countdown clock with any message to create real urgency. The timer counts down to a specific date and time, which suits flash sales, limited-time offers, product launches, and seasonal promotions.

Set the timer to any future date and time
Displays days, hours, minutes, and seconds
Works inside the cart drawer and across the storefront
When the timer expires, the campaign stops automatically
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Features

Everything you need to drive urgency

Announcement Bar

Display a persistent message at the top of your storefront or inside the cart drawer.

Use it to promote a sale, announce free shipping, highlight a launch, or communicate anything time-sensitive.

Runs on the storefront (sitewide or specific pages) and inside the cart drawer
Supports any HTML content, including links, styled text, icons, and emojis
Multiple messages auto-rotate in a single bar
Fully styled to match your brand
Book a demo

Countdown Timer

Create real urgency with a live countdown clock paired to any message.

The timer counts down to a specific date and time, which suits flash sales, limited-time offers, and product launches.

Set the timer to any future date and time
Displays days, hours, minutes, and seconds
Works inside the cart drawer and across the storefront
When the timer expires, the campaign stops automatically
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Target the Right Shoppers

Every targeting condition available to cart campaigns applies to bars and timers too.

You're not blasting the same message to every visitor. Run separate campaigns for different audiences simultaneously.

Target by customer tags, logged-in vs. guest, or first-time vs. returning
Show different messages per Shopify market or country
Combine multiple conditions with AND/OR logic
Run separate simultaneous campaigns for different audiences
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Scheduling

Set campaigns to go live and expire automatically. No manual toggling on launch day.

Campaigns activate and deactivate at the exact scheduled time, so you can plan promotions in advance and trust they'll run on time.

Set a start date and an optional end date for each campaign
Campaigns activate and deactivate at the exact scheduled time
Uses your store's default timezone for scheduling
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Built for real promotions

Set it and let it run

Campaigns activate and deactivate automatically on your schedule. No manual toggling, no missed launches.

Built for real promotions

Announcement bars and countdown timers are built for real deadlines and real offers, not fake urgency.

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Add multiple messages to a single announcement bar campaign and they auto-rotate, so customers see all of them without the bar taking extra space.

Define as many rotating messages as you need
Auto-rotation keeps the bar compact and tidy
Each message supports full HTML, including links, icons, and emojis

Schedule every announcement bar and countdown timer to activate and deactivate automatically. Stack campaigns back-to-back so shoppers always see a fresh message with no gap.

Set a start date and optional end date per campaign
Uses your store's default timezone
Campaigns deactivate the moment the end time is reached
Stack a follow-up campaign to start immediately after

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about announcement bars and countdown timers.

Where does the announcement bar appear? Storefront, cart, or both?

Both. CornerCart's announcement bar can run sitewide across your storefront and inside the cart drawer. Each campaign can target one or both placements.

Can I show different announcement bars to different customers?

Yes. Each bar and timer is a campaign with full targeting support. Show different messages based on customer tags, Shopify market, login status, and more. Multiple campaigns can run simultaneously, each targeting a different audience.

Can I rotate multiple messages in one bar?

Yes. Add multiple messages to a single announcement bar campaign and they auto-rotate, so customers see all of them without the bar taking extra space.

What kind of content can I put in the bar?

The bar supports any HTML content. Include plain text, formatted text, inline links, emojis, icons, or images. You have full creative control over how the message looks.

What does the countdown timer count down to?

A specific date and time that you set. It is not session-based, so it's suited for real deadlines like a sale end, a product launch, or an event.

Do you support "Cart expires in" timers?

No. Fake urgency timers like "Cart expires in" violate Shopify policy because they pressure or mislead buyers, and they can be illegal in some markets. CornerCart does not support this.

What happens when the countdown timer reaches zero?

The campaign deactivates automatically at the scheduled end time. You can stack a follow-up campaign to start immediately after, so shoppers see a new message with no gap.

Do I need to manually turn campaigns on and off?

No. Campaigns support start and end date scheduling, so they activate and deactivate automatically. This is especially useful when running promotions back-to-back.