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# What's new
Product updates and new features in Countdown Timer Bar Samita.
The newest release is at the top. You can also read these notes inside the app: open the **Dashboard** and click **What's new** in the top bar.
The What's new panel, opened from the button in the app's top bar.
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## Banner bar
**A new campaign type.** Announce free shipping, a sale, or a discount code in a bar across the top or foot of your storefront — no theme editing. Banners have their own list page and their own editor, reached from **Banners** in the app's menu. See [Banners overview](/samita-countdown-timer-bar/banners/overview.md).
**Ten starter templates**, grouped by what they're for — sale and urgency, discount codes, shipping, announcements — plus a blank one. See [Create a banner](/samita-countdown-timer-bar/banners/create.md).
**Six kinds of element**: text, a live countdown, a button, a discount code shoppers copy with a click, an image, and a line break. Each can be styled per screen, or hidden on one of them. See [Bar content and elements](/samita-countdown-timer-bar/banners/content.md).
**Groups that cycle.** Add a second group and the bar alternates between them, cross-fading or sliding — with optional arrows, and swiping on a phone. See [Animation and groups](/samita-countdown-timer-bar/banners/animation.md).
**Per-page and per-shopper targeting.** Show a banner on chosen page types or URLs, for chosen products, collections, tags, customers, languages, or countries — and schedule when it starts and stops. See [Where a banner appears](/samita-countdown-timer-bar/banners/placement.md).
**Translated with your store.** Messages, button labels and links, images, and countdown captions can each be written per language, falling back to your primary language where they aren't. See [Translate banner text](/samita-countdown-timer-bar/banners/translate.md).
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## Version 2.0
**Sale popup feature** — a new campaign type that shows recent purchases from your store as small notifications on the storefront, with its own list page, editor, and general settings. See [Sale popups overview](/samita-countdown-timer-bar/sale-popups/overview.md).
**Enhanced UI/UX** — a redesigned dashboard with search, record counts, setup cards, a template shortcut, and a documentation panel, plus a rebuilt template picker. See [Dashboard tour](/samita-countdown-timer-bar/quick-start/dashboard.md).
**New countdown templates** — additional ready-made timer designs, grouped by occasion: Black Friday, Winter Sale, Christmas, New Year, Moon Festival, Summer Sale, Halloween, Valentine, April Fool's Day, and Basic. See [Choose a template](/samita-countdown-timer-bar/countdowns/templates.md).
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Some features depend on your plan or on what your Shopify store supports. Open the feature in the app to see whether it's available for your store.
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## Related docs
* [Create your first countdown](/samita-countdown-timer-bar/quick-start/quickstart.md)
* [Countdown types](/samita-countdown-timer-bar/countdowns/overview.md)
* [Sale popups overview](/samita-countdown-timer-bar/sale-popups/overview.md)
* [Choose a template](/samita-countdown-timer-bar/countdowns/templates.md)
* [Banners overview](/samita-countdown-timer-bar/banners/overview.md)
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