WordPress plugin comparison
Breaking News Posts vs Live News
At a glance
- Live News has more active installs: 2K+, against fewer than 10 for Breaking News Posts.
- On a typical day, Live News is downloaded about 16 times, Breaking News Posts about 1.
- Live News was updated more recently: May 11, 2025, against Jun 8, 2020 for Breaking News Posts.
- Live News is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.3.27 for Breaking News Posts.
- Breaking News Posts has been around longer: since 2020, against 2021 for Live News.
Line by line
Live News leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Breaking News Posts |  Live News |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #62,542 | #4,435 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 27 | 418 |
| Rating | No ratings | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.3.27 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.19 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.2 |
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