Title: NorthStar
Author: Mark Praschan
Published: <strong>March 15, 2023</strong>
Last modified: March 15, 2023

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

![](https://ps.w.org/northstar/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2880544)

# NorthStar

 By [Mark Praschan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/markpraschan/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/northstar.1.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/northstar/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/northstar/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/northstar/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/northstar/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/northstar/)

## Description

NorthStar is a simple WordPress plugin that allows you to display a message in the
admin bar. It includes a few settings that let you customize the message, as well
as the text color and background color of the admin bar link.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Settings page
 * [[
 * Shown on adminbar throughout site

## Installation

 1. Upload the `northstar` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Go to the ‘NorthStar’ settings page and customize your settings.
 4. If you’ve enabled NorthStar, you should see your message in the admin bar.

## FAQ

### How do I customize the message?

Go to the ‘NorthStar’ settings page in the WordPress admin Settings, and enter your
message in the ‘Message’ field. Make sure you’ve enabled NorthStar, or your message
won’t be displayed.

### How do I change the text color?

Go to the settings page, and use the color picker to select your desired text color.

### How do I change the background color?

Go to the settings page, and use the color picker to select your desired background
color.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“NorthStar” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Mark Praschan ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/markpraschan/)

[Translate “NorthStar” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/northstar)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/northstar/), check 
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/northstar/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/northstar/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/northstar/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0**
 *  Last updated **3 years ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.1.10**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/northstar/)
 * Tags
 * [adminbar](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/adminbar/)[Motivation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/motivation/)
   [settings](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/settings/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/northstar/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Mark Praschan ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/markpraschan/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/northstar/)