Who should use Announcement Block?

Announcement Block is an open-source project built for wordPress site administrators.

Does Announcement Block have a free plan?

Yes — Announcement Block is open source under the GPL-2.0 license and free to use.

What platforms does Announcement Block run on?

Announcement Block runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Announcement Block still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What are alternatives to Announcement Block?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Notice Block, Announcement Banner, and Announcements.

Who develops Announcement Block?

Announcement Block is developed by Aptex, based in Germany.

How long has Announcement Block been around?

Announcement Block first shipped in 2024.

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Announcement Block

Name: Announcement Block
Author: Aptex

wordpress.orgOther productivity🇩🇪

Announcement Block is a WordPress Gutenberg block for creating and displaying formatted announcements on websites. Administrators can manually toggle visibility, set automatic expiration dates, and customize styling.

Open SourceGPL-2.0WebSelf-hosted

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Overview

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Announcement Block is an Other productivity project. It focuses on publishing website announcements with controllable visibility and automatic expiration. It is built as an open-source project for wordPress site administrators. The project is open source (GPL-2.0). It runs on the web, and it can be self-hosted.

Aptex builds and maintains Announcement Block, and it first shipped in 2024. Key capabilities include Formatted Text, Visibility Toggle, and Automatic Expiration. The interface is available in German, English, and Spanish. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Formatted Text
Visibility Toggle
Automatic Expiration
Custom Styling
Gutenberg Block

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserSelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

GPL-2.0

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Open SourceFree tierGitHubMulti-language

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed2 Sept · 03:08 UTC
Announcement Block verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Announcement Block

What is Announcement Block?: Announcement Block focuses on publishing website announcements with controllable visibility and automatic expiration. It is catalogued under Other productivity on PulseGate.
Who should use Announcement Block?: Announcement Block is an open-source project built for wordPress site administrators.
Does Announcement Block have a free plan?: Yes — Announcement Block is open source under the GPL-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does Announcement Block run on?: Announcement Block runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Announcement Block still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What are alternatives to Announcement Block?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Notice Block, Announcement Banner, and Announcements.Notice Block Announcement Banner Announcements
Who develops Announcement Block?: Announcement Block is developed by Aptex, based in Germany.
How long has Announcement Block been around?: Announcement Block first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: German, English, Spanish
Open source: Yes (GitHub)
License: GPL-2.0
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site administrators
Model: Open source
Solves: Publishing website announcements with controllable visibility and automatic expiration.

Registered as

GitHub: aptex-de/aptex-announcement-block
WordPress.org: announcement-block

Developer

🇩🇪Aptex

Solo developer

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 0
Forks: 1
Open issues: 1
Last commit: 11 Dec 2024
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 1
Authorship: Solo
Default branch: main

Index record

Indexed: 2 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 2 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: announcement-block-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 2 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 2 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 2 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/announcement-block

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