PluginScout

Instant Breaking News

by Gero Nikolov · WordPress.org page

v1.0.1 Tested up to WP 6.8.8

Instant Breaking News has 60+ active installs on WordPress.org and 3,291 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 23, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

Instant Breaking News at a glance

Active installs
60+
Total downloads
3,291
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Instant Breaking News well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.8.8, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • 1.0.1 – Fix: CSRF and XSS in settings; nonce and capability checks; sanitization and escaping hardening
  • 1.1 – Update tested version of WP Core to 6.0.2
  • 1.0 – Release

Instant Breaking News reviews and ratings

1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

1 reviews

5★
1
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
0

  • Top!

    Very good!

    Meteozentrale

Details

This plugin will allow you to pin posts and feature them as "Breaking News" at the header of your website.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • Breaking News
  • open source
  • universal

More from Gero Nikolov

Version
1.0.1
Last updated
Aug 23, 2025
First published
Jun 4, 2020
Requires WordPress
3.0.1
Tested up to
6.8.8
Requires PHP
–
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Instant Breaking News FAQ

What does Instant Breaking News do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Instant Breaking News offers 1.0.1 – Fix: CSRF and XSS in settings; nonce and capability checks; sanitization and escaping hardening, 1.1 – Update tested version of WP Core to 6.0.2 and 1.0 – Release.

How many active installs does Instant Breaking News have?

WordPress.org reports 60+ active installs for Instant Breaking News as of September 7, 2026.

Is Instant Breaking News still maintained?

The last release was on August 23, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Instant Breaking News free?

Instant Breaking News is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.