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Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists

by metaphorcreations · Media

Also makes 1 other plugin · 230K+ installs across the portfolio →

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Ditty offers a range of content display options, including its signature news ticker and customizable layouts.

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Health

A 87/100

no flags

Active installs

30K+

≈35K estimated

Momentum

-15%

downloads vs prior 30d

Biggest opportunity: Swap “content slider”, “post slider” and “responsive slider” for “lists”, “customizable layouts” and “bootstrap slider”. “content slider” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lists” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “post slider” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “customizable layouts” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “responsive slider” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “bootstrap slider” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.

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87 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 89/100
Support 70/100
Security 75/100

87 health vs 62 average across 3,280 Media plugins

30K+

Active installs

≈35K estimated

2.9M

Total downloads

since 2013 · 1.0% still active

4.5/5

Rating

4.6 on wp.org · 106 reviews

-15%

9.7K

Downloads · 30d

category median +9%

Install conversion

How it's measured →

1.0%

of downloads still active

At least 30K of 2.9M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,319 plugins.

Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.

This plugin shipped 12 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.

Ratings · 106 reviews

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5★
89 4★
6 3★
3 2★
1 1★
7

Details

Version
3.1.71
Last updated
1mo ago
Added
2013-01-24 · 13 yrs old
Requires WP
6.2
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
7.4
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Recent review vibe

read from the latest 12 reviews to 2026-01-11
Positive PraiseSupport gone quietOnboardingCompatibility

Reviewers keep praising fast, personal support and how easy the ticker is to set up, with a couple of older reports of a display glitch and a shortcode that wouldn't work.

Directory ranking optimization

How it's scored →

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

83 / 100

Well optimized

Most to gain: Support resolution

Update recency 100/100

Updated 39 days ago

WP compatibility 100/100

Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer

Rating quality 89/100

4.6★ over 106 reviews, smoothed to 4.44★

Listing tuning 100/100

5 of 5 tags set · short description in place

Support resolution 0/100

0 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months

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Daily downloads

Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-15% vs prior 30d
24231 Oct 2026

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peak 167.1K · peaks are release surges

9.6K31 Oct 2026

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

Ditty · #967youSlider Pro · #3374Social LikeBox & Fee · #1775News Ticker Widget f · #3375

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.631 Oct 2026

Health trend

Composite health score, snapshotted daily

8731 Oct 2026

Update activity

How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.

31931 Oct 2026

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

12

releases in the last 12 months

1mo ago

latest release · v3.1.71 · 23 Sep 2026

214

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

3.1.71 · 23 Sep 20263.1.70 · 21 Sep 20263.1.69 · 23 Aug 20263.1.67 · 24 Jul 20263.1.66 · 20 May 20263.1.54 · 14 May 20263.1.64 · 14 May 20263.1.65 · 14 May 20263.1.63 · 9 Jan 20263.1.62 · 6 Jan 20263.1.61 · 29 Dec 20253.1.60 · 18 Dec 20253.1.59 · 6 Oct 20253.1.58 · 29 Sep 2025

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 86% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v3.1 86%
Older / other versions 14%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
30K–40K ≈35K

Crossed into this band 16 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

Install history since 14 Jul 2015

30K31 Oct 2026

Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ Edvard Larsson
    10mo ago

    This is the best plugin I have tested. It is super easy to install and setup. Also the support is great. Jim is super and helpful. Edvard Larsson

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  2. ★★★★★ malcantarag
    1.4y ago

    Super fast and efficient!I really appreciate how quickly my request was handled. The response was prompt, professional, and everything was resolved smoothly. Excellent service — thank you!

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  3. ★★★★★ dataworxulm
    1.4y ago

    That’s the definition of support: fast, competent, personal.And it’s not just the support that’s great, but also the plugin itself. I use the Pro version and am happy with it.

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  4. ★★★★★ CJW
    1.8y ago

    Using this for an Allotments Society website I am managing and it’s perfect for updating everyone, rather than having to write up posts each time. Thank you!

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  5. ★★★★★ koerscht
    2.4y ago

    Ich bin mit dem Ticker sehr zufreieden.. Einfache Handhabung, grade wenn man keinen Boch auf Programmieren hat. Leider wird mir der Ticker seit einiger Zeit nicht mehr richtig angezeigt. Ich kann den ersten Teil sehen aber ich kann den Ticker nicht bearbeiten, nicht runterscrollen. ich habe bereits andere Browser ausprobiert, dort geht es aber auch nicht. Bitte schnell beheben.

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  6. ★★★★★ raffetali
    2.7y ago

    Thank you so much for your support, help and patience.Thank you so much for your quick and accurate response.

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  7. ★★★★★ halleck
    2.7y ago

    I have been using Ditty for years and have had great support and consistent updates. I love this plugin!

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  8. ★★★★★ ISeeTWizard
    2.7y ago

    I love this plugin – It’s easy to use and if you have a question you get a fast response from the support. As example: I use a plugin with custom fields for categories and after several hours I had the solution to display them thanks to the support – simply perfect I use it now for only about a year but going to use it as long as possible 😛 Perfect for displaying blog entries, latest additions on the site and much more. The Facebook option or Instagram one I didn’t use now as for now I didn’t need it but who knows, maybe in the future…

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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. 2026-09-23 Version 3.1.71 Security fix: sanitize custom display settings and block protected keys passed via shortcodes, blocks and AJAX 3.1.71
  2. 2026-09-21 Version 3.1.70 Security fix: restrict layout tag wrapper elements to an allowlist of safe HTML elements 3.1.70
  3. 2026-08-22 Version 3.1.69 Security fix: require the manage_ditty_settings capability for extension license AJAX actions Updated ip-address dev dependency to patch leading-zero IPv4 parsing (GHSA-mwp4-54f8-5fhr) Updated shell-quote dev dependency 3.1.69
  4. 2026-07-25 Version 3.1.68 Added a reusable helper for listing all registered WordPress image sizes Exposed registered image sizes to the Ditty Editor via dittyEditorVars for use by extensions 3.1.68
  5. 2026-07-24 Version 3.1.67 Security fix: require the manage_options capability to delete the Ditty cache via the ditty_delete_cache request parameter Updated adm-zip dev dependency to patch a denial-of-service vulnerability (CVE-2026-39244) 3.1.67
  6. 2026-05-19 Version 3.1.66 Security fix: prevent unauthenticated disclosure of non-published Ditty content via the ditty_init AJAX action Restrict live updates AJAX action to published Dittys or users with edit capability Only honor the editor fla 3.1.66

Security history

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All 19 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.1.71). Sites still on an older version should update.

  1. Patched Medium · 6.4 Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists <= 3.1.69 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2026-09-23 CVE-2026-94461 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.1.69 Patched in 3.1.70
  2. Patched Medium · 6.4 Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists <= 3.1.69 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2026-09-21 CVE-2026-93339 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.1.69 Patched in 3.1.70
  3. Patched Medium · 4.3 Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists <= 3.1.67 - Missing Authorization ↗
    2026-08-26 CVE-2026-81274 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.1.67 Patched in 3.1.69
  4. Patched Medium · 5.3 Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists <= 3.1.66 - Missing Authorization ↗
    2026-07-22 CVE-2026-27355 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.1.66 Patched in 3.1.67
  5. Patched High · 7.5 Ditty <= 3.1.65 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Disclosure via ditty_init AJAX Action ↗
    2026-05-21 CVE-2026-9011 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.1.65 Patched in 3.1.66
  6. Patched Medium · 6.4 Ditty <= 3.1.58 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2025-09-26 CVE-2025-60105 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.1.58 Patched in 3.1.59
  7. Patched High · 7.2 Ditty <= 3.1.57 - Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery ↗
    2025-08-18 CVE-2025-8085 Server-Side Request Forgery Affects <= 3.1.57 Patched in 3.1.58
  8. Patched Medium · 6.4 Ditty <= 3.1.51 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2025-03-06 CVE-2024-13357 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.1.51 Patched in 3.1.52
  9. Patched Medium · 6.4 Ditty <= 3.1.46 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2024-10-31 CVE-2024-9600 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.1.46 Patched in 3.1.47
  10. Patched Medium · 6.4 Ditty 3.1.39 - 3.1.45 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2024-08-02 CVE-2024-6715 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects 3.1.39 - 3.1.45 Patched in 3.1.46
  11. Patched Medium · 6.4 Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists <= 3.1.44 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2024-07-15 CVE-2024-6710 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.1.44 Patched in 3.1.45
  12. Patched Medium · 6.4 Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists <= 3.1.42 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2024-06-22 CVE-2024-5575 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.1.42 Patched in 3.1.43
  13. Patched High · 8.8 Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists <= 3.1.38 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection ↗
    2024-05-07 CVE-2024-3954 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 3.1.38 Patched in 3.1.39
  14. Patched Medium · 6.4 Ditty <= 3.1.35 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2024-05-06 CVE-2024-3939 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.1.35 Patched in 3.1.36
  15. Patched Medium · 5.4 Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists <= 3.1.31 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2024-04-16 CVE-2024-32569 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.1.31 Patched in 3.1.32
  16. Patched Medium · 5.3 Ditty <= 3.1.24 - Missing Authorization via save_ditty_permissions_check ↗
    2023-11-13 CVE-2023-47764 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.1.24 Patched in 3.1.25
  17. Patched Medium · 6.1 Ditty <= 3.1.24 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2023-08-29 CVE-2023-4148 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 3.1.25 Patched in 3.1.25
  18. Patched Medium · 6.4 Ditty <= 3.0.32 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Scripting via Shortcode ↗
    2023-02-20 CVE-2023-23874 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.0.32 Patched in 3.0.33
  19. Patched Medium · 6.1 Ditty (formerly Ditty News Ticker) <= 3.0.14 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2022-02-09 CVE-2022-0533 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 3.0.15 Patched in 3.0.15

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CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.

Behavioral tests

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✕ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✕ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 117 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Ukrainian 46%
German 30%
Italian 26%
Japanese 21%
Arabic 17%
Dutch 13%
Dutch (Belgium) 7%
Romanian 6%
Russian 6%
Serbian 6%
Azerbaijani 5%
English (Canada) 5%
English (UK) 5%
French (France) 5%
Czech 4%
English (Australia) 4%
Finnish 4%
Greek 4%
Hebrew 4%
Portuguese (Brazil) 4%
Portuguese (Portugal) 4%
Spanish (Spain) 4%
Catalan 3%
Cebuano 3%

Plus 93 more locales with partial translations.

AI assistants

How it's measured →

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

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Share of voice

How often each assistant names Ditty when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.

Assistants
ChatGPT, Claude
Topics tracked
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Readme readiness

6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026

Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.

  • ✓ Says what it does "Ditty offers a range of content display options, including its signature news ticker and customizable layouts."
  • ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
  • ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
  • ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
  • ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg, Block editor, Divi and 3 more.
  • ✓ Headings and lists 16 headings and 3 lists.
  • ✓ Enough to quote 6,297 characters of description.
  • ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("content slider", "post slider", "Post ticker" missing).

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2025-06-27 40K+ → 30K+ down after 2 days in tier
  2. 2025-06-25 30K+ → 40K+ up after 1 days in tier
  3. 2025-06-24 40K+ → 30K+ down after 1130 days in tier
  4. 2022-05-21 50K+ → 40K+ down after 372 days in tier
  5. 2021-05-14 40K+ → 50K+ up after 911 days in tier
  6. 2018-11-15 20K+ → 40K+ up

Competes with

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Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists: 30K+ active installs, 4.6★ (106 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/ditty-news-ticker

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