WP Top News — Build a Complete News Portal in WordPress
by Hossni Mubarak 5 (7 reviews)

WP Top News — Build a Complete News Portal in WordPress

Build a WordPress news portal with beautiful news layouts, breaking news tickers, featured sliders, and homepage hero sections.

WP Top News ranks #7,545 among WordPress.org plugins with 800+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews, and was last updated Oct 28, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1
v2.4.4 Current Version v2.4.4
Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 28 Oct, 2026
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
Top 10% by installs Downloads -42.3% this week Actively maintained
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Rank
#7,545
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Active Installs
800+
-6.8%
KW Avg Position
4.8
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Downloads
34.7K
+17 today
Support Resolved
100%
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Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (7 reviews)

Next Milestone 900

Total Progress 56%
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Rank Changes

7,168 7,356 7,545 7,734 7,922 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
7,539 7,553 7,567 7,580 7,594 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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Active Installs Growth

Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
7 reviews
Overall 100%
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Total Threads
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Plugin Details

Version
2.4.4
Last Updated
Oct 28, 2026
Requires WP
5.8+
Tested Up To
7.1
PHP Version
7.4 or higher
Author
Hossni Mubarak

Support & Rating

Rating
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews
7
Support Threads
1
Resolved
100%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to publish and showcase news, events, or posts on their website. It solves the problem of displaying internal news alongside external news from various sources and RSS feeds in grid, list, and ticker layouts.

  • Grid view display
  • List view display
  • Ticker view display
  • Featured news slider
  • RSS feed widget
  • External news via newsapi.org API
  • Category-based news display
  • Shortcode-based display

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Top News — Build a Complete News Portal in WordPress

After activating WP Top News, create your news items from the News section in your WordPress dashboard. Then add the shortcode to any page or post. For example: [wtn_news layout="grid"] or: [wtn_news layout="list"]
Yes. You can display news from a specific category using the category shortcode option. Example: [wtn_news layout="list" category="sports"]
Yes. You can use shortcode options to display different layouts and configurations on different pages. For example, you can use a Grid layout on one page and a List or another Pro layout on another page.
Yes. WP Top News layouts are designed to work across desktop, tablet and mobile devices.
Yes. RTL support is included.
No. WP Top News is designed to be easy to use. You can create and display news using the WordPress dashboard and shortcode.
Yes. WP Top News Pro adds advanced layouts and customization features including Editorial Grid, Modern List, Breaking News Ticker, Homepage Hero, Featured News Slider and RSS Feed Display. View Pro Features
Yes. RSS Feed Display is available in the Pro version.
Yes. WP Top News is designed to help you create news sections, magazine-style layouts and complete news portal experiences using your own WordPress news content.

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