Best scrolling text plugins for WordPress
The most popular scrolling text plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Marquee Running Text leads with 5K+ active installs, ahead of Marquee Block (1K+) and MarqueeX (900+). All 16 plugins tagged “scrolling text” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 scrolling text plugins
- 1.
Marquee Running TextThe most installed scrolling text plugin, with 5K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 5 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 2.
Marquee Block1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 3.
MarqueeX900+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Text Scroll Widget400+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
- 5.
Marquix200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.
Scroll Text Widget100+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 7.
Dropdown and scrollable Text100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
- 8.
Announceo100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 9.
Scrolling Text Module for Beaver Builder100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
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OXP Breaking News Ticker100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 16 plugins tagged “scrolling text”
Marquee Running Text
Up in the last 7 days:11#2,925by Bongdevs4 days ago
Smooth, accessible scrolling announcement bars and news tickers for your header, footer or any page. Live preview, block and Elementor widget.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.6(5)
- Downloads
- 105/day
Marquee Block
Up in the last 7 days:16#5,601by Emran Ahmed14 days ago
Marquee block is CSS based animation block to display scrolling text, images and any kinds of blocks horizontally and vertically.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 41/day
MarqueeX
Up in the last 7 days:91#7,051by WPXERO1 month ago
Add a marquee, news ticker, logo carousel or scrolling post slider in Elementor or the block editor. 8 widgets, 5 blocks, lightweight CSS animation.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 22/day
Text Scroll Widget
Up in the last 7 days:15#9,533by jiteshgondaliya4 years ago
Text Scroll Widget is a plugin to automatically scroll up the content inserted in the description area of the widget.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Marquix
Up in the last 7 days:261#11,924by fedec0893 months ago
Marquee, scrolling text and logo carousel widgets for Elementor. Seamless infinite loop, no jQuery, no external requests.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Scroll Text Widget
Up in the last 7 days:109#13,230by Brijesh Mishra11 years ago
Scroll Text Widget is a plugin to automically scroll up the content inserted in the description area of the widget.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dropdown and scrollable Text
Up in the last 7 days:44#15,076by pedram nasertorabi4 years ago
Create shortcode for dropdown text or scrollable text
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Announceo
Down in the last 7 days:131#15,148by Inu Etc10 months ago
Announceo – Scrolling Notification Bar lets you display important announcements, offers, or messages at the top of your website in a clean and distrac …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Scrolling Text Module for Beaver Builder
Down in the last 7 days:109#15,600by Jackson Whelan4 years ago
Adds a module to Beaver Builder to create scrolling text boxes.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
OXP Breaking News Ticker
Up in the last 7 days:459#15,679by Oxypage.com27 days ago
Scrolling news ticker for WordPress. Build a breaking news bar from your posts or your own headlines, then place it with a block or a shortcode.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Announcement Notification Bar
Up in the last 7 days:231#19,716by Mathew2 months ago
Boost sales & engagement with a customizable Announcement Bar, Scrolling Notification Bar, Floating Bar, or Sticky Header. Mobile-friendly & fast.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Marquezy
#21,322by Vlad Zelinskyi1 month ago
Announcement bar, Marquee block and shortcode builder: 1–3 seamless scrolling rows — straight, tilted or crossed.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/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
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
AbhinavDev Announcement Bar
Up in the last 7 days:11,401#55,789by Abhinav Saxena11 days ago
Customizable announcement bar with Static, Scrolling, and Sliding text modes, CTA button, Countdown timer, and Live Desktop/Mobile Preview.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Qaiyo Text Marquee Slider
Down in the last 7 days:13,679#71,284by qaiyo1 month ago
Infinite scrolling text rows with icons, separators and badge styling. Real, indexable text; no jQuery on the front end; scheduling built in.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day