Best post ticker plugins for WordPress
The most popular post ticker plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Ditty leads with 30K+ active installs, ahead of News Ticker Widget for Elementor (4K+) and News Ticker for Elementor (30+). All 9 plugins tagged “Post ticker” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 post ticker plugins
- 1.
DittyThe most installed post ticker plugin, with 30K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 106 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 2.
News Ticker Widget for Elementor4K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 5 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
News Ticker for Elementor30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
Redefined Zero Post Scrollers10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 4 months ago.
- 5.
Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 6.
WP Post Ticker10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 7.
Bytecoder Post Ticker10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
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Shif News TickerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
All 9 plugins tagged “Post ticker”
Ditty
Down in the last 7 days:2#969by metaphorcreations5 days ago
Ditty offers a range of content display options, including its signature news ticker and customizable layouts.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.6(106)
- Downloads
- 316/day
News Ticker Widget for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:9#3,384by Aezaz Shaikh11 months ago
News ticker widget for elementor helps you showcase your latest news/posts in a marquee or slider format.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.0(5)
- Downloads
- 23/day
News Ticker for Elementor
Up in the last 7 days:22#23,452by DevofWP1 year ago
Advanced News Ticker offers 8 customizable layouts to display news, headlines, and breaking news, fully integrated with Elementor.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Redefined Zero Post Scrollers
#29,187by Reza Hossain Farukh4 months ago
Create stunning horizontal or vertical scrolling news tickers from WordPress posts using a simple shortcode. Lightweight, customizable, easy to use.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text
#29,811by ember25 days ago
Create a WordPress news ticker with scrolling text, latest posts and custom messages. Use a block, shortcode, Elementor widget or top/bottom bar.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Post Ticker
Up in the last 7 days:466#32,453by WebSPI9 years ago
Creates an easy to use post ticker that slides through the selected posts via shortcode and widget area.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bytecoder Post Ticker
Down in the last 7 days:8,529#47,118by Sayfur Rahman12 years ago
Bytecoder Post Tickers is an awesome, super lightweight plugin for your wordpress website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Shif News Ticker
Up in the last 7 days:13,452#55,518by Shifkat Ahamed Siddiqui5 months ago
A premium-grade, hardware-accelerated scrolling news ticker that pulls post titles automatically from any selected WordPress category.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day