WordPress plugin comparison

Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text vs Instant Breaking News

Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text

by ember

20+ installs5.0

Instant Breaking News

by Gero Nikolov

60+ installs5.0

At a glance

Instant Breaking News has more active installs: 60+, against 20+ for Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text.
On a typical day, Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text is downloaded about 6 times, Instant Breaking News about 3.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against Aug 23, 2025 for Instant Breaking News.
Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Instant Breaking News.
Instant Breaking News has been around longer: since 2020, against 2026 for Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text.

Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text	Instant Breaking News
Popular rank	#28,619	#19,609
Active installs	20+	60+
Downloads, last 30 days	133	50
Rating	5.0(1)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.24	×0.16
Last release	28 days ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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