Vertical News Scroller

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1. ★★★★★ nkarafo

   5mo ago

   Very good and helpful plugin! Highly recommended!

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2. ★★★★★ tomotello

   3.4y ago

   I had a special support request for formatting the content part in a different way (left alignment and text high smaller). I got within one day the answer, which I would like to share with you. Might be helpful for others too. Adding the following custom css code to the page solved my issue: .news-info {text-align: left;line-height: 1.4;}

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3. ★★★★★ tforu

   5.7y ago

   There are two versions in this plugin. What they call “classic” based on marquee element. This seems to work on in browsers which still support this antique element The “modern” version is based on jquery and it has many bugs. I gave up trying to fix the css up

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4. ★★★★★ nir_r

   10.8y ago

   Simple and easy to use plugin if you need some news ticker.

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5. ★★★★★ vinnchow

   12.3y ago

   The support is fast and good. 🙂

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6. ★★★★★ Ronny Sherer

   12.4y ago

   All my UTF8 letters became question marks: ????????

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7. ★★★★★ marinko_dragan

   12.4y ago

   Dodatak bi bio odličan kada bi prepoznavao ćirilična slova. Kod latinice neka slova prepoznaje, a neka ne (Ž prepoznaje, ostala Ć, Č, Đ – ne). Čim bude prihvatao ćirilicu dobija 5 zvezdica.

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8. ★★★★★ wormo

   12.5y ago

   Thanks for this plugin. Works fine. Easy to be themed. Excellent support with additional user role support. Despite the user role support no issue at all. Again, thank you!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.31 Removed the donate button and a redundant “Upgrade to Pro” banner from the admin screens. Added Block Editor (Gutenberg) usage instructions to the Manage Scrolling News help section, alongside the existing shortcode inst 1.31
2. — Version 1.30 Fixed scroller width using max-width instead of width, which could make it render wider than its parent container on some themes. The previous update’s “card” look is no longer applied automatically – it’s now an optiona 1.30
3. — Version 1.29 Added a Pro features sidebar to the Manage Scrolling News page, replacing the leftover empty space after removing third-party ad banners – shows what’s included in the Pro version at a glance. 1.29
4. — Version 1.28 Added a native Gutenberg block (“News Scroller”) – add a scroller from the block inserter instead of pasting a shortcode. Removed third-party promotional banners from the admin screens. Added an admin menu icon for easie 1.28
5. — Version 1.27 Added new v3 scroll engine – lighter and more reliable across themes, now used by default for both the shortcode and widget. Use lib=”v1″ or lib=”v2″ in your shortcode if you need the previous engines for compatibility. 1.27
6. — Version 1.26 Fixed news link update not working 1.26

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-12-02 6K+ → 5K+ down after 670 days in tier
2. 2024-02-01 7K+ → 6K+ down after 2 days in tier
3. 2024-01-30 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2024-01-29 7K+ → 6K+ down after 363 days in tier
5. 2023-01-31 8K+ → 7K+ down after 7 days in tier
6. 2023-01-24 7K+ → 8K+ up after 20 days in tier
7. 2023-01-04 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2023-01-03 7K+ → 8K+ up after 41 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).

• Qi Blocks 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
• Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• Map Block for Google Maps 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
• Advanced Accordion Gutenberg Block – Create Beautiful FAQs, Content Accordions & Interactive Tabs 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
• Justified Gallery 8K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag C
• Joli Table Of Contents 7K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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Vertical News Scroller: 5K+ active installs, 4.3★ (17 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/vertical-news-scroller