Best scrolling news plugins for WordPress
The most popular scrolling news 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 Ticker for Elementor (30+). All 2 plugins tagged “Scrolling News” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 scrolling news plugins
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Vertical News ScrollerThe most installed scrolling news plugin, with 5K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 17 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
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News Ticker for Elementor30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 2 plugins tagged “Scrolling News”
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 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