Add “end date”

Hi Max,

I actually just commented on the rating you let where you mentioned the same thing. Basically the issue with having an end date functionality is that you would still need to log into your site/CDN to manually clear the cache anyway – since all WP sites use/should be using caching for the frontend.

And sure it could integrate with some caching plugins, but there are so many out there and also most of the good WordPress hosting solutions don’t even use a plugin, they have built-in cache which in some cases can’t be “hooked” into by a plugin. Trying to hook into every possibly scenario to ensure your cache is cleared after the “end date” would be nearly impossible and just bring its own set of concerns.

– AJ

Hi AJ,

I see your point. Right now I’m using this plugin: https://de.www.ads-software.com/plugins/wpfront-notification-bar/

I had no problems with the “end date” functionality so far, but as I don’t have any performance issues, I also don’t use any caching plugins ??

Best
Max

Hi Max,

Even if you don’t have performance issues, caching helps drastically reduce the load on the server so if your site gets any traffic at all it would definitely be a good idea to setup caching to reduce server strain, prevent possible server throttling and of course speed up loading times. It’s also possible your server already has proper caching setup, most good WP hosting solutions have built-in cache so there is no need for a caching plugin.

If that plugin you mentioned already has the function you need, why are you considering switching to this one? Just curious.

It’s possible the plugin is passing the end/start dates to a javascript file and then using that to hide the message, which would bypass any caching concerns. But this does bloat up the plugin functionality.

I made this plugin to be slim and fast so I’m just hesitant to add more code/bloat unless I get significant requests for the feature. For example when I first released the plugin it didn’t have a “dismiss” functionality and that’s something I ended up adding because of the incredible amount of requests for it.

Hope you are having a nice weekend and not working too hard like me ??

– AJ

Hi AJ,

I try to use free/(company) independent solutions wherever it’s possible because I like the open source sentiment. I also like how you integrated the configuration in the design/customize sections and in general the configuration is really simple (also way easier than with the other plugin). But I see you point.

Thanks for your time anyways and have a nice weekend as well.

Best
Max

Hi Max,

By the way…there are hooks available in the plugin, so if you wanted to could hook into “easy_notification_bar_is_enabled” and integrate your own end date function via a child theme code or addon plugin.

– To add a new setting you could use native WordPress functions – the customizer panel name for this plugin is “easy_nb” so you can add a new end date setting hooked into the same panel.
– Then you would hook into “easy_notification_bar_is_enabled” to test against your added custom end date setting and return false if the date is set and past.

– AJ