WordPress plugin comparison

Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text vs Simple Posts Ticker

Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text

by ember

10+ installs5.0

Simple Posts Ticker

by Sayan Datta

1K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Simple Posts Ticker has more active installs: 1K+, against 10+ for Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text.
On a typical day, Simple Posts Ticker is downloaded about 12 times, Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text about 6.
Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 22 reviews.
Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against Sep 2, 2023 for Simple Posts Ticker.
Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for Simple Posts Ticker.
Simple Posts Ticker has been around longer: since 2018, against 2026 for Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text.

Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text	Simple Posts Ticker
Popular rank	#29,811	#5,076
Active installs	10+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	133	317
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(22)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.3.14
Search multiplier	×0.19	×0.04
Last release	27 days ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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