Scheduled Announcements Widget

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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

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 73% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   11.6y ago

   no linking to announcement post cannot shop announcement post poor control over appearance

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2. ★★★★★ zenepay

   11.8y ago

   This is good can use simple shortcode,and won’t make strange to the theme. Great one thank you.

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3. ★★★★★ lembu

   13.0y ago

   I like it

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4. ★★★★★ rickvv

   13.1y ago

   I was looking for a simple widget tool to publicize an author’s upcoming signing appearances, readings, etc. This Scheduled Announcements PlugIn fits the bill perfectly. It’s simple, easy to use…flexible enough (scroll speed, text color, etc) to keep it interesting. Nice job.

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5. ★★★★★ writecraft

   13.5y ago

   Love the ability to schedule announcements! Needs: Needs ability to pause on hover, so visitors can pause scrolling for accesibility Needs user controls so visitors can ffwd and back up Needs to be more easily styled, especially height and width, to use in other widget areas. Needs click through to full announcements on an announcements post page

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

1. Medium · 6.4 Scheduled Announcements Widget <= 0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2023-03-20 CVE-2023-0363 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 0.2 Patched in 1.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-10-17 200+ → 100+ down after 796 days in tier
2. 2023-08-13 300+ → 200+ down after 24 days in tier
3. 2023-07-20 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2023-07-19 300+ → 200+ down

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).

• Horizontal scrolling announcements 8K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B
• Announcement & Notification Banner – Bulletin 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B
• Post Timeline 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
• Site Announcements 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
• Advanced Notifications 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
• PingBlink – Floating Knowledge Base, Announcements & Offers Widget 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B

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Scheduled Announcements Widget: 100+ active installs, 3.8★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/scheduled-announcements-widget