WordPress plugin comparison

Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text vs Scroll rss excerpt

Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text

by ember

10+ installs5.0

Scroll rss excerpt

by gopiplus@hotmail.com

40+ installs2.5

At a glance

Scroll rss excerpt has more active installs: 40+, against 10+ for Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text.
On a typical day, Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text is downloaded about 6 times, Scroll rss excerpt about 2.
Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 2.5 from 4 reviews.
Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against Dec 1, 2022 for Scroll rss excerpt.
Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Scroll rss excerpt.
Scroll rss excerpt has been around longer: since 2012, against 2026 for Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text.

Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text	Scroll rss excerpt
Popular rank	#29,811	#22,015
Active installs	10+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	133	39
Rating	5.0(1)	2.5(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.1.16
Search multiplier	×0.19	×0.01
Last release	27 days ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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