Horizontal scrolling announcements

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

Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.

wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

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

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 34% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ webmistressofthedark

   2.5y ago

   They said it wasn’t tested with the latest WP but it seems to work fine. It is simple and you can adjust the color and size of your text in your Customize panel. I love the simplicity of it!

   Read on wp.org ↗
2. ★★★★★ led69

   3.2y ago

   The plugin broke my WordPress site which became very slow (latest version), even after uninstallation.I had to do a site restoration. Already indicated by others here and no answer… This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by led69.

   Read on wp.org ↗
3. ★★★★★ jakclark

   3.4y ago

   Exactly as the title says. I had to remove this from a site we have just taken over after I determined that this was the cause of a slow admin. Avoid at all costs! This topic was modified 3 years ago by jakclark.

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4. ★★★★★ calfree

   4.6y ago

   Even after deleting the announcement it still displays on the site. Support is also non-existing so all in all just another example of bad coding.

   Read on wp.org ↗
5. ★★★★★ CindyOTSEO

   5.0y ago

   Completely slowed down the entire admin panel on my website – every click to anything took 20+ seconds to open

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6. ★★★★★ bscattolini

   5.6y ago

   works right This topic was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by bscattolini.

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7. ★★★★★ pascal.blanche

   6.4y ago

   This plugin is good but i discovered all my Divi Form are not send since i install this plugin. I desactivated the plugin and it’s now ok for Divi Form. Have you a resolve about that ? This topic was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by pascal.blanche.

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8. ★★★★★ pecktron2000

   6.6y ago

   This is a great way to easily add a news ticker style bar to your site.

   Read on wp.org ↗

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.0 First version. 1.0
2. — Version 1.1 Tested up to 5.0 1.1
3. — Version 1.2 Tested up to 5.1 1.2
4. — Version 1.3 Tested up to 5.2 1.3
5. — Version 1.4 Tested up to 5.3 1.4
6. — Version 1.5 Change in admin design 1.5

1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.6). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.

1. Open Medium · 6.4 Horizontal Scrolling Announcements <= 2.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-10-01 CVE-2026-17005 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.6 No patch available
2. Patched High · 8.8 Horizontal scrolling announcements <= 2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode ↗
   2024-08-05 CVE-2023-5000 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 2.4 Patched in 2.5

Translated into 3 languages, 1 at 90% or more

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

Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-04-03 9K+ → 8K+ down after 5 days in tier
2. 2026-03-29 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-03-28 9K+ → 8K+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2026-03-25 8K+ → 9K+ up after 4 days in tier
5. 2026-03-21 9K+ → 8K+ down after 83 days in tier
6. 2025-12-28 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1227 days in tier
7. 2022-08-19 9K+ → 10K+ up after 350 days in tier
8. 2021-09-03 8K+ → 9K+ up

Competes with

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Horizontal scrolling announcements: 8K+ active installs, 3.2★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/horizontal-scrolling-announcements