Best headline news plugins for WordPress
The most popular headline news plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. News Headline Ticker leads with 40+ active installs, ahead of Static Newsticker (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “headline news” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 headline news plugins
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News Headline TickerThe most installed headline news plugin, with 40+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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Static Newsticker10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
All 2 plugins tagged “headline news”
News Headline Ticker
Down in the last 7 days:63#22,799by Hasibul Islam Badsha6 months ago
News Headline Ticker is best wordpress plugin to display breaking news or news ticker at your website!
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Static Newsticker
Up in the last 7 days:584#31,604by nath4n6 years ago
An easy to use, slick and flexible news ticker in the style of the BBC News page ticker
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day