PJ News Ticker
by Primitiv Media · Uncategorized
PJ News Ticker is a small plugin that shows your most recent posts in a marquee style.
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 66/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “jquery cycle” and “ticker” to your wp.org tags. You rank #19 and #20 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
66 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 80.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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: Update recency
Updated 550 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.0, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 550 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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| jquery news ticker your tag | #5 | #13 | 0 |
| news headlines your tag | #11 | #17 | down 2 |
| news ticker your tag | #12 | #18 | down 2 |
| ticker | #20 | #23 | down 2 |
| jquery posts ticker | #9 | #17 | 0 |
| latest news ticker | #10 | #19 | 0 |
| jquery cycle | #19 | #15 | 0 |
| wordpress news ticker | #14 | #16 | 0 |
| marquee news | #15 | #16 | down 1 |
| ticker news | #15 | #17 | 0 |
| wp news ticker | #16 | #19 | — |
| posts ticker | #24 | #23 | down 3 |
| marquee your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “jquery cycle” and “ticker” to your wp.org tags. You rank #19 and #20 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “news headlines”. #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 “news 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.6K · 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 · 97% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 13 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Brian Brown, Ph.D.5.9y ago
Thanks Paul & Nick for adding my feature request so promptly. I’ll buy you a cup of coffee. -Brian Brown
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aaronnb877.6y ago
Very weird, plugin was working fine for about half an hour, then out of nowhere I couldn’t load the page or the editor for the page where the shortcode was used. I’m guessing there is a conflict with one of my other plugins or themes. Using jupiter theme.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rethinkable8.0y ago
Than you! So simple, so logic, so good. Do just what it needs to do. Great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mcamposs8.1y ago
Excellent. Congratulations, excellent plugin. Great job!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ karimun8.7y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ed Stone9.6y ago
This was exactly what I was looking for to show a client’s post in a clean news ticker format. The only suggestion would be providing the ability to adjust the timing.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.9.8 Tested with WordPress 6.8.0 1.9.8
- — Version 1.9.7 Tested with WordPress 6.7.0 1.9.7
- — Version 1.9.6 Added proper sanitization when rendering the shortcode Tested with WordPress 6.6.2 1.9.6
- — Version 1.9.5 Fixed a typo within the option list Tested with WordPress 5.8 1.9.5
- — Version 1.9.4 Tested with WordPress 5.7.2 Added a new field for a custom separator image 1.9.4
- — Version 1.9.3 Tested with WordPress 5.7 Fixed a bug that caused the animation loop to break if the ticker is hidden on the page 1.9.3
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.9.8). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 PJ News Ticker <= 1.9.5 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode ↗2024-02-12 CVE-2024-25094 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.9.5 Patched in 1.9.6
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 3 languages, 2 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
2 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 "PJ News Ticker is a small plugin that shows your most recent posts in a marquee style."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 218 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "jquery news ticker", "News Headlines" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-07 4K+ → 3K+ down after 453 days in tier
- 2024-10-11 5K+ → 4K+ down after 842 days in tier
- 2022-06-22 3K+ → 5K+ 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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News Ticker Widget for Elementor 4K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Simple Posts Ticker – Easy, Lightweight & Flexible 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags C -
Advance News Ticker 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Marquee Running Text 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
MarqueeAll – Elementor Marquee for Image, Text, Post Grid, Testimonial, Cryptocurrency, Faqs & News Ticker 🌀 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
MarqueeX – Smooth Marquee Slider, News Ticker & Post Marquee for Block Editor & Elementor 900+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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