News Ticker Widget for Elementor
by Aezaz Shaikh · Page Builders
Also makes 3 other plugins · 4.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
News ticker widget for elementor helps you showcase your latest news/posts in a marquee or slider format.
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Health
B 74/100
Few reviews
Active installs
4K+
≈4.9K estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “marquee” for “ticker”. “marquee” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “ticker” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
74 health vs 72 average across 1,896 Page Builders plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.6%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 41.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,272 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Page Builders plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 327 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| news ticker your tag | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| news headlines your tag | #5 | #14 | 0 |
| ticker | #10 | #16 | down 1 |
| elementor news ticker your tag | #11 | #20 | down 3 |
| post ticker your tag | #12 | #17 | up 2 |
| ticker news | #5 | #14 | 0 |
| latest news | #14 | #22 | 0 |
| latest news ticker | #6 | #17 | 0 |
| wp news ticker | #7 | #16 | — |
| wordpress news ticker | #7 | #14 | down 2 |
| news | #23 | #22 | down 7 |
| marquee your tag | #21 | #18 | up 2 |
| marquee news | #11 | #13 | down 2 |
| posts ticker | #14 | #22 | down 1 |
| latest news widget | #19 | #24 | 0 |
| news widget | #20 | #24 | down 2 |
| ticker slider | #20 | #23 | down 4 |
| fast news | #22 | #22 | down 2 |
| elementor marquee | #23 | #17 | down 2 |
26 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 19 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “marquee” for “ticker”. “marquee” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “ticker” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “elementor news ticker”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “post ticker”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.3K · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 21 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ yousuf2342583.2y ago
Awesome plugin working good with my Elementor plugin .Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ k-konzept3.9y ago
<!– wp:paragraph –> <p>It’s eight months since the last update, but it’s running fine here with Elementor 3.9 under WP 6.1</p> <!– /wp:paragraph –> <!– wp:paragraph –> <p>Would give five stars if updated for compatibility checks.</p> <!– /wp:paragraph –> This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by k-konzept.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ omermustafa4.6y ago
The plugin stopped working after the latest update of elementor 3.6.1
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ the masked cat5.1y ago
I am using this in my website. Works and has cool design.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ be_pe6.2y ago
Simple and effective. Works perfectly for me.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3.7 Compatibility with latest Elementor plugin and latest WordPress 1.3.7
- — Version 1.3.6 Fixed security warnings Compatibility with latest Elementor plugin and latest WordPress 1.3.6
- — Version 1.3.5 Compatibility with latest Elementor plugin and latest WordPress 1.3.5
- — Version 1.3.4 Compatibility with latest Elementor plugin Minor fixes 1.3.4
- — Version 1.3.3 Compatibility with latest Elementor plugin and Fixed fatal error Compatibility with latest WordPress Minor fixes 1.3.3
- — Version 1.3.2 Minor fixes 1.3.2
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.3.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 News Ticker Widget for Elementor <= 1.3.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-01-07 CVE-2025-22812 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.2 Patched in 1.3.3
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 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "News ticker widget for elementor helps you showcase your latest news/posts in a marquee or slider format."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,086 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("elementor news ticker", "News Headlines", "Post ticker" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-02-19 3K+ → 4K+ up after 308 days in tier
- 2024-04-17 2K+ → 3K+ up after 291 days in tier
- 2023-07-01 1K+ → 2K+ up
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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PJ News Ticker 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
Simple Posts Ticker – Easy, Lightweight & Flexible 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags C -
Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Shif News Ticker — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Marquee Running Text 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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