Why Add a Banner to Your Site
A banner (or announcement bar) is placed at the top of your site and remains visible on all pages. It offers several advantages:
Immediate Communication: Share an important message, a link to a specific page, or a temporary promotion.
Interaction with Your Visitors: With call-to-action buttons, guide your customers to a reservation, a contact form, an order, or the discovery of your menu and events.
Optimized Visibility: Your message is seen by all visitors, without the risk of being ignored as secondary information.
Flexibility: You can schedule its display for a specific period and customize it according to your needs.
Essential Prerequisites
Before creating your first banner, ensure the following elements are in place:
The Announcements section is available on your account (marketing option)
Banner display is enabled (essential step)
Without prior activation, your banners will not be visible on the site, even if they are correctly created.
Enable Banner Display (Mandatory Step)
To allow banner display on your site:
Open the CentralApp site editor
Go to the Announcements section
Click the activation button located on the right side of the screen
Once activated, this option allows the display of all published banners on your site.
How to Create a Banner
Access Banner Creation
From the site editor, open the Announcements section
Click “Add a Message” in the panel on the right
Select the content type Banner
3 types of announcements are available in CentralApp. This article focuses solely on banners.
Set Publication Parameters
A. Define the Publication Period
Start Date: Date when the banner appears on the site
End Date (optional): Date when the banner automatically disappears
→ The banner is removed at midnight the day after the chosen date
Without an end date, the banner remains visible indefinitely.
B. Write the Banner Content
Add a clear and explicit title
Use a short message, understandable at a glance
Avoid secondary information in the same banner
Multilingual Site? Each banner must be translated into the languages activated on your site to be visible to all your visitors.
C. Call to Action (CTA)
Activate the button in the panel and choose the type according to your goals:
Promotion of a Business Goal: Redirects to an internal page of your choice (reservation, menu, contact form, etc.).
Custom Action: Redirects to an external link with customized text. Define the button text and the destination (internal page or external link).
D. Customize the Background
You can choose a color for your banner. By default, your site's branding color is used, but you can customize it.
Manage Multiple Banners
You can:
Add multiple banners simultaneously
Schedule different banners in advance
Manage their visibility using publication dates
This allows you to organize your communication and adapt your messages over time.
Best Practices to Optimize Your Banners
Use short and impactful phrases
Plan your banners with start and end dates
Check mobile display
Always translate banners if your site is multilingual