Best breaking news plugins for WordPress

The most popular breaking news plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. T4B News Ticker leads with 7K+ active installs, ahead of Live News (2K+) and News Ticker (100+). All 23 plugins tagged “Breaking News” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 breaking news plugins

1.
T4B News Ticker
The most installed breaking news plugin, with 7K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 16 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
2.
Live News
2K+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
3.
News Ticker
100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
4.
OXP Breaking News Ticker
100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
5.
Instant Breaking News
60+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
6.
News ticker
60+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
7.
FYP News Ticker
50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
8.
News Ticker for Elementor
30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
9.
Responsive News & Announcements
20+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
10.
Fast Short News
20+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.