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jQuery Vertical Scroller

Use jQuery Vertical Scroller plugin to display posts as a vertical scroll in a widget, post or page. Supports multiple instances.

Active installs400+100+ tier
Downloads · 30d130▲ +15% vs prev. 30d
Rating4.8/511 reviews
Health score38/100At risk
All-time downloads40.5KSince Nov 2012
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 3.4PHP 5.2.4+
Downloads · 7d38▲ +40.7% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

jQuery Vertical Scroller shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 400+ sites, is rated 4.8/5 and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 38/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (400+ active installs)
  • No update in 7 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 5.1 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

246Jul 4Aug 17Oct 1
Yesterday6
Daily average (1y)3
Peak day14May 5, 2026
Last 12 months1.1K

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where jQuery Vertical Scroller stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
direction >100 1,560 Best direction plugins →
jquery >100 4,954 Best jquery plugins →
velocity >100 131 Best velocity plugins →
vertical slider >100 616 Best vertical slider plugins →
widget >100 10,000 Best widget plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 2.989.1%
  • 2.810.9%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 from 11 reviews

  • 5★81.8%
  • 4★18.2%
  • 3★0.00%
  • 2★0.00%
  • 1★0.00%

About jQuery Vertical Scroller

From the official readme · v2.9.2

Description

jQuery Vertical Scroller plugin is our attempt to create a easy to use widget for adding vertical scrolling to your wordpress site. jQuery vertical Scroller is a versatile vertical scroller that allows you to scroll any post type or page.

You can scroll anything from your recent posts to custom posts you might have created for other plugins. The scroll is flexible to allow you to scroll in 2 vertical directions. Top-to-Bottom or Bottom-to-Top.

Do you need more than one scroller?

No problem with this plug-in. All you need to do is drag-&-drop another copy of the scroller into your widget area and set it up. No need to leave the widgets screen.

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Widget

Widget Features

  • Easy to install and configure.
  • It scrolls vertically so you can display more posts.
  • You can scroll top-to-bottom or bottom-to-top.
  • You can hide the title of posts and pages being scrolled.
  • You can customize the height and width of the widget.
  • You can customize the type of recent posts to display.
  • You can customize the category of posts to display.
  • You can customize the number of recent posts to display.
  • You can customize to display either the content, excerpt or just the heading.
  • You can customize to display the post date in various date formats.
  • Supports custom ‘read more…’ text so you can add your own custom text

Localization
jQuery Vertical Slider supports full localization. Just place your .mo files in the languages folder and set your language code in the wp-config.php file.

Translation Files included:
Italian by Vamsi Pulavarthi (Google Translate)
Serbo-Croatian by Borisa Djuraskovic

Shortcode

Usage: [sgvscroller postcount=”5″ sortby=”post_date” sortorder=”DESC” category=”1″ posttype=”post” width=”250px” height=”200px” startfrom=”bottom” includecontent=”excerpt” showdate=”true” showdateformat=”F, Y”]

postcount (optional, default value = 5): Sets the number of posts displayed by the scroller. Usage: postcount=”5″.

sortby (optional, default value = post_date): Set the Order By option for getting posts.
Valid Values: ‘none’ – No order (available with Version 2.8).
‘ID’ – Order by post id. Note the capitalization.
‘author’ – Order by author.
‘title’ – Order by title.
‘date’ – Order by date.
‘modified’ – Order by last modified date.
‘parent’ – Order by post/page parent id.
‘rand’ – Random order.
‘comment_count’ – Order by number of comments (available with Version 2.9).
Usage: sortby=”post_date”

sortorder (optional, default value = DESC): Sorts the posts in ascending or descending order of post date. Usage: sortorder=”ASC” or “DESC”

category (optional, default value = 1): Sets the category to be displayed by the scroller. Usage: category=”1″.

posttype (optional, default value = post): Sets the category to be displayed by the scroller. You can either use ‘post’, for normal posts. For scrolling custom post types, replace it with the custom post type Usage: posttype=”post”.

width(optional, default value = 1): Sets the width of the scroller. Usage: width=”250px”.

height (optional, default value = 200px): Sets the height of the scroller. Usage: height=”200px”.

startfrom (optional, default value = bottom): Sets the direction of scroll for the scroller. Usage: startfrom=”bottom”. Options: ‘bottom’ or ‘top’.

includecontent (optional, default value = none): Allows you to display excerpt, if desired. Usage: includecontent=”excerpt”. Optons: ‘content’, ‘excerpt’ or ‘none’

showdate (optional, default value = false): Allows you to display the post date for each post displayed in the scroller. Usage: showdate=”true”. Options: ‘true’ or ‘false’

showdateformat (optional, default value = ‘F, Y’): Allows you to configure format in which the post date for each post is displayed in the scroller. Usage: showdateformat=”F, Y”. You can use any valid format described in the Date Formats page

Shortcode Features

  • Easy to install and configure.
  • It scrolls vertically so you can display more posts.
  • You can scroll top-to-bottom or bottom-to-top.
  • You can hide the title of posts and pages being scrolled.
  • You can customize the height and width of the widget.
  • You can customize the type of recent posts to display.
  • You can customize the category of posts to display.
  • You can customize the number of recent posts to display.
  • You can customize to display either the excerpt or just the heading.
  • You can customize to display the post date in various [date formats](https://codex.wordpress.org/Formatting_Date_and_Time).
  • Displays ‘read more…’ text at bottom of scroller

Support

Contact us at our website for any kind of support. We promise to get back to you as soon as possible.

Like our plugin? Please rate us and send us a comment so we can make the plugin better for you.

Installation

  1. Download and unzip the plugin.
  2. Upload jquery-vertical-scroller folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Usage

Widget
1. Drag and drop the widget into your widget area
2. Select the type of post, category, speed and direction
3. Save the options
4. Enjoy the widget on your site

Shortcode
[sgvscroller postcount=”5″ category=”1″ posttype=”post” width=”250px” height=”200px” startfrom=”bottom”]

Changelog

Fixed defect with shortcode code

2.9.2

  • Tested with WordPress Version 5.1

2.9.1

  • Fixed defect with shortcode code

2.9

  • Tested with WordPress Version 4.5.1

2.8

  • Adding Sorting option to Shortcode

2.7

  • Tested with WordPress Version 4.0

2.6

  • Tested with WordPress Version 3.9.1

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

Screenshots

Scroller in a post
Scroller in a post
Widget Admin screen in Widget Widget Section
Widget Admin screen in Widget Widget Section
Multiple widget instances simultaneusly
Multiple widget instances simultaneusly
Multiple instances working seamlessly on the site
Multiple instances working seamlessly on the site

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FAQ

jQuery Vertical Scroller: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026

Is jQuery Vertical Scroller free?

Yes. jQuery Vertical Scroller is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is jQuery Vertical Scroller safe to use in 2026?

jQuery Vertical Scroller shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 400+ sites, is rated 4.8/5 and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 38/100 on our health check.

How many websites use jQuery Vertical Scroller?

jQuery Vertical Scroller is active on 400+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 40,473 times since it launched in November 2012. It was downloaded 130 times in the last 30 days.

Does jQuery Vertical Scroller work with WordPress 7.1?

jQuery Vertical Scroller is officially tested up to WordPress 5.1.26, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

What PHP version does jQuery Vertical Scroller need?

jQuery Vertical Scroller requires PHP 5.2.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.

When was jQuery Vertical Scroller last updated?

The latest version, 2.9.2, was released on February 23, 2019 (8 years ago).

Who makes jQuery Vertical Scroller?

jQuery Vertical Scroller is developed and maintained by Vamsi Pulavarthi.

What are the best alternatives to jQuery Vertical Scroller?

The most popular alternatives to jQuery Vertical Scroller are Very Simple Google Maps (3K+ installs), Car Route Planner Plugin (300+ installs) and Radio Image Buttons for Ele… (20+ installs).

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