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WP Top News — Build a Complete News Portal in WordPress

v2.4.4

by Hossni Mubarak · updated 12 days ago

Build a WordPress news portal with beautiful news layouts, breaking news tickers, featured sliders, and homepage hero sections.

newsnews gridNews listnews portalnews ticker
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Rank
#7,570
Down10 vs yesterday
Active installs (est.)
≈ 818
800+ reported · High
Total downloads
37.6K
37,550 all-time
Rating
5.0/5
7 reviews
Support resolved
100%
1 of 1 threads, last 2 months
Growing·Downloads +50% (30d)·Toward 900+ · ETA ~7d

WP Top News at a glance

WP Top News is a WordPress plugin by Hossni Mubarak with 800+ active installs, the #7,570 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 17 times, 50% more than the month before. It’s rated 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews. Version 2.4.4 came out on Oct 28, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.1.4. It leads the 3 plugins tagged “news grid”. It was first released in 2019.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 31 days.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

315 downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
WP Top News Compare series
Downloads over time: 18 days across 1 series.102030Oct 10Oct 13Oct 16Oct 19Oct 21Oct 24Oct 27
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DateWP Top News
Oct 27, 202611
Oct 26, 202622
Oct 25, 202610
Oct 24, 202613
Oct 23, 202618
Oct 22, 202624
Oct 21, 202621
Oct 20, 202616
Oct 19, 202620
Oct 18, 202615
Oct 17, 202613
Oct 16, 202616
Oct 15, 202630
Oct 14, 202628
Oct 13, 202622
Oct 12, 202610
Oct 11, 20269
Oct 10, 202617

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 818 · -1.3% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 13 days across 1 series.820825Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9Oct 29, 2026: Renamed · New short description · Tags changed · Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateEstimated installs
Nov 9, 2026818
Nov 8, 2026821
Nov 7, 2026818
Nov 5, 2026823
Nov 4, 2026825
Nov 3, 2026823
Nov 2, 2026822
Nov 1, 2026822
Oct 31, 2026824
Oct 30, 2026821
Oct 29, 2026819
Oct 28, 2026824
Oct 27, 2026829

Rank over time

#7,570 · down 9 in the last 30 days

Popular rank
Popular rank: 14 days across 1 series.#7.5K#7.6K#7.6K#7.6KOct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9Oct 29, 2026: Renamed · New short description · Tags changed · Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026#7,570
Nov 8, 2026#7,560
Nov 7, 2026#7,580
Nov 6, 2026#7,567
Nov 5, 2026#7,551
Nov 4, 2026#7,534
Nov 3, 2026#7,547
Nov 2, 2026#7,555
Nov 1, 2026#7,555
Oct 31, 2026#7,547
Oct 30, 2026#7,573
Oct 29, 2026#7,598
Oct 28, 2026#7,568
Oct 27, 2026#7,561

Growth %

Average -0.10% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 12 days across 1 series.-0.5%0%0.5%Oct 28Oct 30Nov 1Nov 3Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9
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DateGrowth
Nov 9, 2026-0.36%
Nov 8, 2026+0.37%
Nov 7, 2026-0.30%
Nov 5, 2026-0.24%
Nov 4, 2026+0.24%
Nov 3, 2026+0.12%
Nov 2, 20260.00%
Nov 1, 2026-0.24%
Oct 31, 2026+0.36%
Oct 30, 2026+0.24%
Oct 29, 2026-0.61%
Oct 28, 2026-0.60%

Active installs band

800+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 14 days across 1 series.800Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9Oct 29, 2026: Renamed · New short description · Tags changed · Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026800+
Nov 8, 2026800+
Nov 7, 2026800+
Nov 6, 2026800+
Nov 5, 2026800+
Nov 4, 2026800+
Nov 3, 2026800+
Nov 2, 2026800+
Nov 1, 2026800+
Oct 31, 2026800+
Oct 30, 2026800+
Oct 29, 2026800+
Oct 28, 2026800+
Oct 27, 2026800+

Search rankings

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
  1. Rank #7568 → #7551
    • Renamed TopNewsWp – Display Tikcer News, RSS Feed Widget and Many More → WP Top News — Build a Complete News Portal in WordPress
    • New short description

      Build a WordPress news portal with beautiful news layouts, breaking news tickers, featured sliders, and homepage hero sections.

      Before

      Create and display news in various layouts like Grid, List, Ticker etc. from internal, external and rss sources.

    • Tags + News list+ news grid+ news portalBreaking NewsNews Headlinesrss feed
    • Tested up to 7.1.3 → 7.1.4

Versions in use

Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.

  • v2.485%
  • v2.315%

Rating trend

5.0★★★★★7 reviews · steady in the last 30 days

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
2.4.4
Requires WordPress
5.8
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
7.4
First released
Jun 30, 2019
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about WP Top News

How many websites use WP Top News?

WP Top News is active on 800+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #7,570 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has WP Top News been downloaded?

37,550 times in total since 2019. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 17 times. See download stats

When was WP Top News last updated?

Version 2.4.4 came out on Oct 28, 2026 (1 week ago).

Is WP Top News compatible with the latest WordPress?

Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.

Is WP Top News still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 1 week ago. Its authors resolved 1 of the 1 support threads opened in the last two months.

What rating does WP Top News have?

5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews on WordPress.org. 100% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to WP Top News?

The plugins most like WP Top News, by the tags they share, are WPYog News (60+), Live News (2K+) and Gutenverse News (800+). Compare all alternatives

Latest reviews

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Review stats

5.0

★★★★★

7 reviews

  • 5 stars: 7 reviews, 100%
  • 4 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
  • 3 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
  • 2 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
  • 1 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
Positive
100%4–5★
Mixed
0%3★
Critical
0%1–2★

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WP Top News
Estimated installs≈ 818
Reported installs800+
Rating5.0
Reviews7
Total downloads37.6K
AuthorHossni Mubarak
First releasedJun 30, 2019
Version2.4.4
Requires WP5.8
Requires PHP7.4
Last updatedOct 28, 2026

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