> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://launchdarkly-preview.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Organization announcements

> This topic explains how to enable a custom announcement banner that appears in LaunchDarkly for everyone in your organization.

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the full documentation snapshot, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

## Overview

This topic explains how to enable a custom announcement banner that appears in LaunchDarkly for everyone in your organization.

You can use the banner to display organization-wide information, such as upcoming holidays, code freeze periods, or reminders on best practices. You can have one banner visible at a time.

The banner only displays text. It does not enable or prohibit any other actions in LaunchDarkly. For example, a banner announcing a release freeze does not prevent anyone from toggling flags or updating targeting rules.

## Add an announcement banner

To add an announcement banner:

1. Click the **gear** icon in the left sidenav to view Organization settings.
2. Click **General**.
3. Find the "Announcement banner" section.
4. Enter the **Header** for your announcement.
5. Enter the **Description** for your announcement.

* The description supports a limited subset of Markdown formatting, including bold, italics, links, inline code, and lists.

6. Select the **Style** for your announcement.
7. Verify that the preview of the banner displays as you intend.
8. Set the **Active period**.

<Note title="Announcement banners use UTC">
  The **Active period** for the announcement banner is set in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Make sure to set the period appropriately for your organization.
</Note>

9. Click **Save changes**.
10. The "Schedule announcement banner" dialog appears. In the dialog, review the scheduled dates for the banner.
11. Click **Confirm**.

The announcement banner appears at the top of all pages in the LaunchDarkly user interface, except the settings pages, during the **Active period** that you specify.

To edit an announcement banner, follow the procedure above for adding a banner, and update any existing content. The updated banner appears during the **Active period** that you specify.

## Remove an announcement banner

To remove an announcement banner that is currently displayed:

1. Click the **gear** icon in the left sidenav to view Organization settings.
2. Click **General**.
3. Find the "Announcement banner" section.
4. Click **Turn off banner**.
5. The "Turn off banner" dialog appears. Click **Confirm**.