News Ticker – Floating Headlines & Sticky Alerts
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News Ticker – Floating Headlines & Sticky Alerts

A high-performance floating news ticker for WordPress featuring smooth CSS animations, a modern React dashboard, and complete customization.

News Ticker ranks #15,361 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, is #2,226 of 14,124 in the E-commerce category, a 3/5 rating from 1 reviews, and was last updated Aug 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1
v1.3.4 Current Version v1.3.4
Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 20 Aug, 2026
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#2,226 of 14,124 in E-commerce Top 25% by installs
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Active Installs
100+
-22.5%
KW Avg Position
58.6
2 worse
Downloads
17.2K
+6 today
Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
60%
Review 3 out of 5
3 (1 reviews)

Next Milestone 200

Total Progress 38%
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14,593 14,977 15,361 15,745 16,129 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
15,311 15,420 15,529 15,638 15,747 23-10-2026 24-10-2026 25-10-2026 26-10-2026 27-10-2026 28-10-2026 29-10-2026 30-10-2026 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
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Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

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Overall 60%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for News Ticker. Checked 3 months ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want a floating news ticker or sticky alert bar without writing code. It solves the need for a fast, easy-to-customize way to display breaking news, custom alerts, or latest posts using a React-based dashboard.

  • React admin dashboard
  • Live preview of changes
  • Vanilla JavaScript, no jQuery
  • Smart caching via Transients
  • Automatic settings migration
  • Mobile responsive layouts
  • 3 premium themes
  • Shortcode placement support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about News Ticker – Floating Headlines & Sticky Alerts

Go to the admin menu. Use the toggle switch in the dashboard. This turns the News Ticker on or off globally.
Yes! You can put a news header anywhere using [fnh_ticker]. Just set the placement to "Shortcode" in the settings.
The free version shows standard posts. The Pro version can show products, reviews, and other Floating Headlines.
Yes. Go to the Visibility tab. Set it to show on "Homepage Only". The sticky bar will hide on other pages.
Go to the Animation tab. Use the slider. You can make your breaking news scroll fast or slow.
Go to the Content tab. You can change the label to say "Breaking News", "Latest Updates", or anything else.
No. It uses pure JavaScript and GPU animations. It is very light and fast.
Very unlikely. It uses unique class names. Your theme CSS will not break it.
Yes. You can select "Custom Alert" in the settings. Then, type your text to show special Sticky Alerts with a link.
The plugin caches data for 10 minutes. This saves database queries and keeps your alerts loading fast.

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