ScrollTick
This is the simple way to create scrolling text in your website.
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ScrollTick shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 40+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (40+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where ScrollTick stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| announcements | >100 |
| horizontal | >100 |
| news scroller | #63 |
| scrolling | >100 |
| Vertical news | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About ScrollTick
From the official readme · v1.0Description
ScrollTick allows to add any news to be scrolled on site. It has tons of options where you can scroll the news in horizontal or vertical way.Make use of the shortcodes ,where you can manage all features for every group of news.
Features
- All settings can be override via shortcode
- Groupable announcement
- set amount of delay while scrolling
- expiration date for each news
- shorcodes for special features for each group
Shortcode
[scrolltick]
Shortcode Args
groups => '1,2,3,4' # Enter , seperated term ids
posts => '1,2,3,4' # Enter , seperated post ids
delay_before_start => 100 # Only Numeric values
direction => 'up' # UP / LEFT / RIGHT / DOWN
duplicated => 'yes' # Yes / No
gap => 10 # Only Numeric values
duration => 1000 # Only Numeric values And Values are calcuated in ms 1000 means 1000ms
speed => 100 # Only Numeric values
pause_on_hover => 'yes' # Yes / No
pause_on_cycle => 'yes' # Yes / No
start_visible => 'yes' # Yes / No
Installation
Minimum Requirements
- WordPress 3.8 or greater
- PHP version 5.2.4 or greater
- MySQL version 5.0 or greater
Automatic installation
Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles the file transfers itself and you don’t need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install of ScrollTick, log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.
In the search field type “ScrollTick” and click Search Plugins. Once you’ve found our plugin you can view details about it such as the the point release, rating and description. Most importantly of course, you can install it by simply clicking “Install Now”
Manual installation
The manual installation method involves downloading our plugin and uploading it to your Web Server via your favourite FTP application. The WordPress codex contains instructions on how to do this here.
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Installing alternatives:
- via Admin Dashboard:
- Go to ‘Plugins > Add New’, search for “ScrollTick”, click “install”
- OR via direct ZIP upload:
- Upload the ZIP package via ‘Plugins > Add New > Upload’ in your WP Admin
- OR via FTP upload:
- Upload
ScrollTickfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory
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Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Screenshots
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FAQ
ScrollTick: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 7, 2026
Is ScrollTick free?
Yes. ScrollTick is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is ScrollTick safe to use in 2026?
ScrollTick shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 40+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.
How many websites use ScrollTick?
ScrollTick is active on 40+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,567 times since it launched in February 2018. It was downloaded 62 times in the last 30 days.
Does ScrollTick work with WordPress 7.1?
ScrollTick is officially tested up to WordPress 5, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was ScrollTick last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on February 15, 2018 (9 years ago).
Who makes ScrollTick?
ScrollTick is developed and maintained by uisumo.
What are the best alternatives to ScrollTick?
The most popular alternatives to ScrollTick are Announcement & Notification… (2K+ installs), Post Timeline (800+ installs) and Site Announcements (300+ installs).
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