Best news widget plugins for WordPress
The most popular news widget plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Vertical News Scroller leads with 5K+ active installs, ahead of News (100+) and WPYog News (60+). All 7 plugins tagged “News Widget” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 news widget plugins
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Vertical News ScrollerThe most installed news widget plugin, with 5K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 17 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
News100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 3.
WPYog News60+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Forex News Widget20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 5.
Fast Short News20+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 6.
Sports News Headlines Widget Box In Any Language20+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
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Custom News Widget10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 7 plugins tagged “News Widget”
Vertical News Scroller
Up in the last 7 days:8#3,168by Nks2 months ago
Vertical News Scroller turns any sidebar, footer, or page section into a live scrolling news ticker - no coding required. Add unlimited news items, ch …
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.3(17)
- Downloads
- 35/day
News
Down in the last 7 days:27#14,422by smplug-in4 years ago
This plugin will show latest news from Mashable
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WPYog News
Up in the last 7 days:23#19,056by WPYog1 month ago
Create modern news sections, announcements, and article showcases with List, Card, Carousel, and Ticker displays — all without coding.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Forex News Widget
Up in the last 7 days:185#26,146by fxgadgets1 year ago
Display filtered Forex economic news by impact level and timezone. Lightweight, responsive, and customizable via shortcode.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Fast Short News
Down in the last 7 days:429#27,734by codnloc1 year ago
A plugin to fast post and display short news updates on the front-end page or widget.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sports News Headlines Widget Box In Any Language
#28,670by lswjohn11 years ago
Display the latest sports news (Up to 14+ Languages) from Google Web Elements or Daily Herald fast and easy using simple short codes.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom News Widget
Down in the last 7 days:88#29,467by sujitkumar878 years ago
Creates a widget which renders posts from News post type.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day