WordPress plugin comparison
Shif News Ticker vs Simple Posts Ticker
Shif News Ticker
by Shifkat Ahamed Siddiqui
Fewer than 10 installs
Simple Posts Ticker
by Sayan Datta
1K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Simple Posts Ticker has more active installs: 1K+, against fewer than 10 for Shif News Ticker.
- On a typical day, Simple Posts Ticker is downloaded about 12 times, Shif News Ticker about 2.
- Shif News Ticker has no reviews yet.
- Shif News Ticker was updated more recently: May 31, 2026, against Sep 2, 2023 for Simple Posts Ticker.
- Shif News Ticker is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.3.14 for Simple Posts Ticker.
- Simple Posts Ticker has been around longer: since 2018, against 2026 for Shif News Ticker.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Shif News Ticker | Simple Posts Ticker |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #55,518 | #5,076 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 36 | 312 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(22) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.3.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.04 |
| Last release | 5 months ago | 3 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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