First-Visit Announcement Bar

A tiny announcement bar that only shows on a visitor’s first visit using localStorage. Great for “New here?” messages, promos or important updates without nagging regulars. No cookies, no frameworks, just a small drop-in snippet.

How it works:

• Shows a fixed bar at the top on the visitor’s first page view.
• When they click “× Close”, the bar fades out and sets a flag in localStorage.
• On future visits, the script sees the flag and never shows the bar again.
• You can change the text, link, colors and storage key in one place.

Install: Paste the snippet right before </body> on your page (ideally in a common footer include if you have one).

<!-- First-Visit Announcement Bar (VibeScriptz) -->
<div
  id="vs-announce-bar"
  class="vs-announce-bar"
  data-vs-key="vs_announce_seen_main"
>
  <div class="vs-announce-inner">
    <span class="vs-announce-text">
      New here? 👋 Check out our most popular script:
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        Dark Mode Toggle
      </a>
    </span>
    <button class="vs-announce-close" type="button" aria-label="Close">
      ×
    </button>
  </div>
</div>

<style>
/* --- First-Visit Announcement Bar (no frameworks, no cookies) --- */
.vs-announce-bar {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 9999;
  background: #111;
  color: #f5f5f5;
  transform: translateY(-100%);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: transform 0.25s ease-out, opacity 0.25s ease-out;
  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI",
    sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.vs-announce-visible {
  transform: translateY(0);
  opacity: 1;
}

.vs-announce-hiding {
  opacity: 0;
}

.vs-announce-inner {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}

.vs-announce-text {
  flex: 1;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.vs-announce-text a {
  color: #ffd86b;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.vs-announce-text a:hover {
  color: #ffe9a6;
}

.vs-announce-close {
  border: 0;
  background: #444;
  color: #fff;
  cursor: pointer;
  border-radius: 999px;
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
  line-height: 24px;
  padding: 0;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 16px;
}

.vs-announce-close:hover {
  background: #666;
}

/* Slightly smaller on narrow screens */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .vs-announce-inner {
    padding: 6px 10px;
    font-size: 13px;
  }
}
</style>

<script>
/*
 * First-Visit Announcement Bar
 * - Uses localStorage only (no cookies)
 * - Change data-vs-key if you want a separate bar per campaign
 */
(function () {
  var bar = document.getElementById("vs-announce-bar");
  if (!bar) return;

  var storageKey = bar.getAttribute("data-vs-key") || "vs_announce_seen";

  // If we've already seen this announcement, remove the bar and bail
  try {
    if (window.localStorage && localStorage.getItem(storageKey) === "1") {
      bar.parentNode.removeChild(bar);
      return;
    }
  } catch (e) {
    // localStorage might be blocked; fail silently and just show the bar
  }

  // Show bar
  bar.classList.add("vs-announce-visible");

  function hideBar() {
    bar.classList.remove("vs-announce-visible");
    bar.classList.add("vs-announce-hiding");

    // Remove from DOM after fade
    setTimeout(function () {
      if (bar && bar.parentNode) {
        bar.parentNode.removeChild(bar);
      }
    }, 300);

    // Remember dismissal
    try {
      if (window.localStorage) {
        localStorage.setItem(storageKey, "1");
      }
    } catch (e) {}
  }

  // Close on button click
  bar.addEventListener("click", function (evt) {
    if (
      evt.target.classList.contains("vs-announce-close") ||
      evt.target.closest(".vs-announce-close")
    ) {
      hideBar();
    }
  });
})();
</script>

Customize it:

• Change the text and link inside .vs-announce-text.
• Tweak colors in the CSS (background: #111;, link colors, etc.).
• Change data-vs-key if you want a different bar for a new promo.
• To make it show again for yourself, clear localStorage for this site or use a private window.