News Announcement Scroll

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Directory rank vs rivals

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 67% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Alwyn

   2.6y ago

   I cannot get to it work. This topic was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by Alwyn.

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2. ★★★★★ ELGEEL3

   3.7y ago

   i tried with it but not working with me

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3. ★★★★★ genelkulturvecografya

   5.6y ago

   Bu eklenti şu an çalışmıyor. Önceden çalışıyordu Bir türlü sorun çözülmüyor. This topic was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by genelkulturvecografya.

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4. ★★★★★ scottygoodboy

   7.4y ago

   It took me a while to figure out how to configure it, but when I did it works great for what I wanted.

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5. ★★★★★ rancerspro123

   7.9y ago

   Easy to use and great plugin for website announcements.

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6. ★★★★★ aniron

   8.0y ago

   Could you please add an option to view more than one news line at the time? I’ve got big div about 300px height, and every news line (every td) is about 50px height, so my div is empty and I see only one line at the time. Also if there where more design options it would be great. Like background color, border and etc.

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7. ★★★★★ ewooster

   8.6y ago

   Provides visitors with an update to the site without having to log in and search. Very easy to set up and maintain. No problems with the current version.

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8. ★★★★★ lindamzuri

   9.4y ago

   Simple and effective. Just what I was looking for.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 9.1.0 New: Strengthen security [Thanks to: Wordfence] Update: POT file 9.1.0
2. — Version 9.0.0 New: Strengthen security [Thanks to: Patchstack & Mika] Update: Set ‘autoload’ for options as ‘no’ Update: Code improvements Update: POT file 9.0.0
3. — Version 8.8.8 New: Tested upto WordPress 5.5.3 Fix: Error in the browser’s console when editing a news Update: POT file 8.8.8
4. — Version 8.8.7 New: Tested upto WordPress 5.1.1 Update: Do not close PHP tags Update: POT file 8.8.7
5. — Version 8.8.6 Fix: Remove unwanted trunk folder from the plugin directory 8.8.6
6. — Version 8.8.5 New: Compatible with WordPress 4.9.7 Update: Removed used of chunk_split from the redirect url as it was breaking the display of link in the News List dashboard Update: POT file 8.8.5

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. High · 8.8 News Announcement Scroll <= 9.0.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode ↗
   2024-03-11 CVE-2023-5663 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 9.0.0 Patched in 9.1.0
2. Medium · 5.5 News Announcement Scroll <= 8.8.8 - Authenticated (Admininstrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-11-17 CVE-2022-40694 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 8.8.8 Patched in 9.0.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.3.2

Translated into 77 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Plus 53 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-11-30 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2025-11-29 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-11-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 419 days in tier
4. 2024-10-05 4K+ → 3K+ down after 582 days in tier
5. 2023-03-03 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2023-03-02 4K+ → 5K+ up after 3 days in tier
7. 2023-02-27 5K+ → 4K+ down after 29 days in tier
8. 2023-01-29 4K+ → 5K+ up after 58 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• News, Magazine and Blog Elements 60+ installs · 3.5★ · 3 shared tags D
• C Custom News Widget 20+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
• Simple News and Slider — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D

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News Announcement Scroll: 2K+ active installs, 4.6★ (19 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/news-announcement-scroll