Shopify Announcement Bar Not Showing on Mobile? 7 Fixes That Work
Your bar looks perfect on desktop. Then you check it on mobile and… nothing. Empty space. Or worse, the bar is hidden behind the sticky nav, breaking your layout. Here are the seven culprits, ranked by frequency.
Fix 1: Theme header z-index conflict
Many Shopify themes set the sticky header z-index to 9999 with no provision for an announcement bar above it. PulseBar auto-detects and overrides, but if you've used a custom theme, set --pulsebar-z to 10000 in theme settings.
Fix 2: Reduced viewport hides the bar
Mobile viewports under 390px sometimes clip the bar if the bar text exceeds one line. Enable 'Wrap on overflow' in PulseBar styling.
Avoid using fixed pixel heights — always use min-height with vertical padding. Otherwise font-scaling on iOS Safari crops your bar.
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