Who is Basic Banner for?

Basic Banner is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and administrators.

Does Basic Banner have a free plan?

Yes — Basic Banner is free to use.

What platforms does Basic Banner run on?

Basic Banner runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Basic Banner still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What projects are similar to Basic Banner?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Easy Banner, WordPress plugin, and Better Banners.

Who develops Basic Banner?

Basic Banner is developed by hisman.

When did Basic Banner launch?

Basic Banner first shipped in 2017.

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Basic Banner

Name: Basic Banner
Author: hisman

wordpress.orgOther creative

Basic Banner is a WordPress plugin for creating and displaying reusable banners. It stores banners as a custom post type and supports widgets, shortcodes, PHP functions, and template overrides for site owners and developers.

FreeGPL-2.0WebEmbeddable

Visit wordpress.org

2stars

5features

2017since

Overview

5 features

In the Other creative space, Basic Banner takes a focused approach. It focuses on creating and displaying reusable promotional or informational banners in WordPress. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site owners and administrators. Basic Banner costs nothing to use. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

Behind Basic Banner is hisman, and it first shipped in 2017. Key capabilities include custom post type, banner widget, and shortcode support. The interface is available in English and French. It is being sunset.

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

Custom post type
Banner widget
Shortcode support
PHP display function
Template overrides

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

License

GPL-2.0

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tierGitHub · ★ 2Multi-language

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed2 Sept · 19:28 UTC
Basic Banner verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Basic Banner

What does Basic Banner do?: Basic Banner focuses on creating and displaying reusable promotional or informational banners in WordPress. It is catalogued under Other creative on PulseGate.
Who is Basic Banner for?: Basic Banner is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and administrators.
Does Basic Banner have a free plan?: Yes — Basic Banner is free to use.
What platforms does Basic Banner run on?: Basic Banner runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Basic Banner still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What projects are similar to Basic Banner?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Easy Banner, WordPress plugin, and Better Banners.Easy Banner WordPress plugin Better Banners
Who develops Basic Banner?: Basic Banner is developed by hisman.
When did Basic Banner launch?: Basic Banner first shipped in 2017.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, French
Open source: Yes · ★ 2
License: GPL-2.0
First seen: 2 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners and administrators
Model: B2B
Solves: Creating and displaying reusable promotional or informational banners in WordPress.

Registered as

GitHub: hisman/basic-banner
WordPress.org: basic-banner

Developer

hisman

Solo developer

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 2
Forks: 0
Open issues: 0
Last commit: 28 Aug 2026
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 1
Authorship: Solo
Default branch: master
Latest release: 1.1.2 · 24 Sept 2018

Index record

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

Identity audit (13)

Slug: basic-banner-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 (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
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/basic-banner

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