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News Widget

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Vertical News Scroller v1.32

Vertical News Scroller turns any sidebar, footer, or page section into a live scrolling news ticker - no coding required. Add unlimited news items, ch …

Rating: ★ 4.7
Active installations: 154.5K+ active
Tested up to: WP 7.1.4
Requires PHP: PHP —
Updated: Updated Sep 2, 2026
Downloads: 18.4K+ downloads

News v5.2

This plugin will show latest news from Mashable

Rating: ★ 4.6
Active installations: 27.7K+ active
Tested up to: WP 6.0.18
Requires PHP: PHP —
Updated: Updated Sep 23, 2022
Downloads: 12.1K+ downloads

WPYog News v1.4.4

Create modern news sections, announcements, and article showcases with List, Card, Carousel, and Ticker displays — all without coding.

Rating: ★ 4.6
Active installations: 20.7K+ active
Tested up to: WP 7.1.4
Requires PHP: PHP 7.0
Updated: Updated 49d ago
Downloads: 16.6K+ downloads

Fast Short News v1.0.2

A plugin to fast post and display short news updates on the front-end page or widget.

Rating: ★ 4.8
Active installations: 170.7K+ active
Tested up to: WP 6.7.11
Requires PHP: PHP 7.4
Updated: Updated Apr 6, 2025
Downloads: 10.6K+ downloads

Forex News Widget v3.1

Display filtered Forex economic news by impact level and timezone. Lightweight, responsive, and customizable via shortcode.

Rating: ★ 4.7
Active installations: 7.8K+ active
Tested up to: WP 6.8.12
Requires PHP: PHP 7.4
Updated: Updated Aug 21, 2025
Downloads: 19.1K+ downloads

Custom News Widget v1.0

Creates a widget which renders posts from News post type.

Rating: ★ 4.9
Active installations: 6.2K+ active
Tested up to: WP 4.9.35
Requires PHP: PHP 5.2.4
Updated: Updated Mar 24, 2018
Downloads: 5.2K+ downloads

Sports News Headlines Widget Box In Any Language v1.5

Display the latest sports news (Up to 14+ Languages) from Google Web Elements or Daily Herald fast and easy using simple short codes.

Rating: ★ 4.9
Active installations: 14.4K+ active
Tested up to: WP 4.4.34
Requires PHP: PHP —
Updated: Updated Dec 26, 2015
Downloads: 8.9K+ downloads