RP News Ticker
A versatile horizontal news ticker using liScroll.js
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RP News Ticker shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 15 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.2 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where RP News Ticker stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| horizontal | >100 |
| jquery | >100 |
| news | >100 |
| ticker | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About RP News Ticker
From the official readme · v0.7Description
The plugin creates a shortcode to be used in a widget to display a nice horizontal newsticker which can be placed in a sidebar.
Since 0.7: one can use a php tag or shortcode to insert it in the theme template, widgets or posts, all tuning moved to Settings
Based upon liScroll.js by Gian Carlo Mingati.
Tested in WordPress 3.0+ only, expected to be compatible from 2.6+.
Demo: http://chernivtsi.ws (in Ukrainian).
Features:
Show latest posts titles in a scrolling newsticker
1. A number of latest post can be tuned in settings
2. Categories can be defined with a standard syntax, see Installation for details
3. Choose date format for category posts
4. Tune css from settings
5. Insert php tag into theme template files
6. Ukrainian and Russian localization
Alternatively show show your own content in a scrolling newsticker
1. Unlimited number of explicitly given elements to scroll
2. Mix your explicitly given content with posts
3. Choose what to show: posts, explicit content, both in order or randomized
Credits
liScroll, Copyright 2007-2010 Gian Carlo Mingati,
http://www.gcmingati.net/wordpress/wp-content/lab/jquery/newsticker/jq-liscroll/scrollanimate.html
Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses.
RP News Ticker, Copyright 2007-2010 Alexander Missa,
http://www.rationalplanet.com
Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
Upcoming Features
- allow to set scroller speed
- choose appear effect on page load
- allow multiple instances of the widget
- allow periodical refresh with ajax
Installation
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Upload the folder rp-news-ticker with its contents to wp-content/plugins/
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Activate the plugin
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Proceed to Settings -> RP News Ticker section to configure; use anywhere with with a shortcode or a php tag.
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Optionally:
1) Create your language file from rp-news-ticker.pot. -
Category IDs syntax:
1) Leave empty for all posts in all categories
2) “5,7” – include only posts in categories with ids 5 and 7 (no quotes please)
3) “-5,-7” – include posts in all categories but exclude posts of categories with ids 5 and 7
Changelog
Your previous version widget will be unusable, however, the plugin will attempt to preserve the previous setup. Backup your current settings from the wigdet to a text file, than navigate to "Settings->RP New Ticker" for the new setup.
0.7
Moved settings from widget to options; added shortcode support; added theme tag support; added Russian localization.
0.6
Skipped release.
0.5
Removed the bug that disallowed including/excluding categories that contain 0.
0.4
Allow arbitrary data to be mixed with posts data.
0.3
Allow arbitrary data instead of posts.
Reset options to default.
0.2
Restructured file names to a more logical pattern.
Tuning css from the widget window.
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FAQ
RP News Ticker: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 7, 2026
Is RP News Ticker free?
Yes. RP News Ticker is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is RP News Ticker safe to use in 2026?
RP News Ticker shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use RP News Ticker?
RP News Ticker is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 12,506 times since it launched in July 2010. It was downloaded 45 times in the last 30 days.
Does RP News Ticker work with WordPress 7.1?
RP News Ticker is officially tested up to WordPress 3.2.1, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was RP News Ticker last updated?
The latest version, 0.7, was released on October 10, 2011 (15 years ago).
Who makes RP News Ticker?
RP News Ticker is developed and maintained by Alec.
What are the best alternatives to RP News Ticker?
The most popular alternatives to RP News Ticker are Timeline History (500+ installs), rss scroller (100+ installs) and Horizontal motion gallery (50+ installs).
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