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Best news website plugins for WordPress

The most popular news website plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. News Announcement Scroll leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of News, Magazine and Blog Elements (50+) and Custom News Widget (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “news website” 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 4 news website plugins

  1. 1.
    News Announcement Scroll

    The most installed news website plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 19 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.

  2. 2.
    News, Magazine and Blog Elements

    50+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

  3. 3.
    Custom News Widget

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

  4. 4.
    Simple News and Slider

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.

All 4 plugins tagged “news website”