10 Best Live News Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Live News has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Live News
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News Ticker for Elementor
Closest match4.7 (39) 2,000+ active installsNews icker for Elementor lets you add news ticker with the Elementor Page builder.You can use any of your blog post as news ticker.
Shares the news ticker, ticker tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated May 17, 2026.
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5.0 (25) 1,000+ active installsThis plugin allow you to display the latest posts or latest comments in a bar with twenty seven beautiful animations and effects...
Shares the news ticker tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated December 7, 2025.
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Simple Posts Ticker – Easy, Lightweight & Flexible
4.5 (22) 2,000+ active installsThe Simple Posts Ticker plugin is a small tool that shows your most recent posts in a marquee style.
Shares the news ticker tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since September 2, 2023.
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4.4 (21) 2,000+ active installsEasy add customizable moving or static ticker tapes with stock information for custom stock symbols.
Shares the ticker tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated March 4, 2026.
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4.8 (28) 700+ active installsPrice ticker, table, cards, label widget for all cryptocurrencies using Coingecko API.
Shares the ticker tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, last updated June 27, 2026.
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WebinarPress – Webinar System for WordPress
4.1 (40) 800+ active installsSupercharge your website with our powerful webinar plugin! Host engaging live webinars and run automated evergreen webinars effortlessly.
Shares the live tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, last updated July 21, 2026.
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Super RSS Reader – Add attractive RSS Feed Widget
4.6 (66) 9,000+ active installsDisplay any RSS feed(s) in widget with news ticker effect in multiple tabs, thumbnails, customizable color themes and more.
Shares the news tag on WordPress.org. About 4.5 times the installs, last updated August 2, 2026.
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Flex Posts – Responsive Posts Block
5.0 (24) 3,000+ active installsShow your posts with thumbnails in flexible, responsive layouts. Works as a sidebar widget or a block in the editor.
Shares the news tag on WordPress.org. About 1.5 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds
4.9 (29) 20,000+ active installsGN Publisher makes RSS feeds that comply with the Google News RSS Feed Technical Requirements for including your site in the Google News.
Shares the news tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated July 28, 2026.
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AF Companion – Starter Sites, Speed Booster & Growth Suite for Professional Publishing
4.9 (34) 10,000+ active installsOne-Click Starter Sites, Performance Optimization, and Publisher Growth Tools
Shares the news tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 11 days ago.
Switching from Live News: common questions
What is the best alternative to Live News?
News Ticker for Elementor is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 2,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which Live News alternative has the most users?
GN Publisher, with 20,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Live News alternative is rated highest?
Super RSS Reader, rated 4.6 out of 5 by 66 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Live News alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Live News score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Live News on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
News Ticker for Elementor is the closest match to Live News by the data we track, and GN Publisher has the widest reach with 20,000+ active installs. AF Companion shipped the most recent release, on August 27, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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