News Ticker
News Ticker – Floating Headlines & Sticky Alerts
by A WP Life · WordPress.org page
News Ticker has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 18,421 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
News Ticker at a glance
Is News Ticker well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Pick your source: Show your most recent posts automatically. You can also pick specific posts by hand
- Custom text: Type your own messages. Link them to any page or external site
- Change the speed: Use an intuitive slider. You can make text move fast or very slow
- Control the gaps: Add more space between your headlines easily. Make it dense or spread out
- Infinite loop: Text scrolls forever. It duplicates items automatically to prevent awkward blank spaces
- Pause button: Users can stop the scrolling text at any time to read comfortably
News Ticker reviews and ratings
1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Amazing plugin to waste your time
This is a fantastic plugin that floats headlines wherever it wants randomly. Perfect to waste your time.
ntjedge
Details
A high-performance floating news ticker for WordPress featuring smooth CSS animations, a modern React dashboard, and complete customization.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- alerts
- Breaking News
- news header
- news ticker
- sticky bar
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- Version
- 1.3.4
- Last updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- First published
- Feb 4, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 5.8
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
News Ticker FAQ
What does News Ticker do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, News Ticker offers Pick your source: Show your most recent posts automatically. You can also pick specific posts by hand, Custom text: Type your own messages. Link them to any page or external site, Change the speed: Use an intuitive slider. You can make text move fast or very slow, Control the gaps: Add more space between your headlines easily. Make it dense or spread out and Infinite loop: Text scrolls forever. It duplicates items automatically to prevent awkward blank spaces.
How many active installs does News Ticker have?
WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for News Ticker as of September 7, 2026.
Is News Ticker still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Is News Ticker free?
News Ticker is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.