News Announcement Scroll
by storeapps · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 10 other plugins · 122.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
News Announcement Scroll is a simple vertical scroll news widget for your WordPress website. Easy to use & no coding knowledge required.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
C 57/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “main news page scrolling”, “news website” and “vertical news scrolling widget” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
57 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 215.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24, well behind 7.1.
Details
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1096 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24; the current branch is 7.1
4.6★ over 19 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1096 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →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.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| main news page scrolling your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| news website your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| vertical news scrolling widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress dynamic news your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress news plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “main news page scrolling”, “news website” and “vertical news scrolling widget” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.0y ago
latest release · v9.1.0 · 2 Nov 2023
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 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 28 May 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Alwyn2.8y ago
I cannot get to it work. This topic was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by Alwyn.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ELGEEL33.9y ago
i tried with it but not working with me
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ genelkulturvecografya5.8y ago
Bu eklenti şu an çalışmıyor. Önceden çalışıyordu Bir türlü sorun çözülmüyor. This topic was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by genelkulturvecografya.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ scottygoodboy7.6y ago
It took me a while to figure out how to configure it, but when I did it works great for what I wanted.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rancerspro1238.1y ago
Easy to use and great plugin for website announcements.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aniron8.2y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ewooster8.7y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lindamzuri9.5y ago
Simple and effective. Just what I was looking for.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 9.1.0 New: Strengthen security [Thanks to: Wordfence] Update: POT file 9.1.0
- — 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
- — 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
- — Version 8.8.7 New: Tested upto WordPress 5.1.1 Update: Do not close PHP tags Update: POT file 8.8.7
- — Version 8.8.6 Fix: Remove unwanted trunk folder from the plugin directory 8.8.6
- — 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
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (9.1.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched 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 Affects <= 9.0.0 Patched in 9.1.0
- Patched 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 Affects <= 8.8.8 Patched in 9.0.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 78 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 54 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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "use this").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 5 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,368 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("main news page scrolling", "news website", "vertical news scrolling widget", "WordPress dynamic news", "wordpress news plugin" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-30 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-29 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 419 days in tier
- 2024-10-05 4K+ → 3K+ down after 582 days in tier
- 2023-03-03 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-02 4K+ → 5K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-02-27 5K+ → 4K+ down after 29 days in tier
- 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).
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