WordPress plugin comparison

News Ticker Widget for Elementor vs SM News Ticker

News Ticker Widget for Elementor

by Aezaz Shaikh

4K+ installs4.0

SM News Ticker

by Mahabubur Rahman

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

News Ticker Widget for Elementor has more active installs: 4K+, against 10+ for SM News Ticker.
On a typical day, News Ticker Widget for Elementor is downloaded about 20 times, SM News Ticker about 1.
SM News Ticker is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.0 from 5 reviews.
News Ticker Widget for Elementor was updated more recently: Dec 10, 2025, against Sep 27, 2016 for SM News Ticker.
News Ticker Widget for Elementor is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.7.39 for SM News Ticker.
SM News Ticker has been around longer: since 2016, against 2019 for News Ticker Widget for Elementor.

News Ticker Widget for Elementor leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	News Ticker Widget for Elementor	SM News Ticker
Popular rank	#3,376	#42,248
Active installs	4K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	291	23
Rating	4.0(5)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×0.45	×0.00
Last release	11 months ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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