News Ticker Widget for Elementor vs PJ News Ticker (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
News Ticker Widget for Elementor
4.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, PJ News Ticker has a higher user rating (4.5/5 from 6 reviews) while News Ticker Widget for Elementor leads in active installations (4.0K+ vs 3.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. News Ticker Widget for Elementor has accumulated 38K+ total downloads while PJ News Ticker has 78K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | News Ticker Widget for Elementor | PJ News Ticker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4/5 | ► | 4.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 5 | ► | 6 |
| Active Installs | 4.0K+ | ◄ | 3.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 38K+ | ► | 78K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 months ago | ◄ | 11 months ago |
| First Released | 2019 | 2017 | |
| Age | 7 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.9+ | 4.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.0+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.3.7 | 1.9.8 |
Rating Breakdown
News Ticker Widget for Elementor
PJ News Ticker
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, News Ticker Widget for Elementor averaged approximately 18 daily downloads while PJ News Ticker averaged 15.
Recent Reviews
News Ticker Widget for Elementor Reviews
Awesome plugin
Awesome plugin working good with my Elementor plugin .Thanks
Still works despite lack of updates
<!– wp:paragraph –> <p>It’s eight months since the last update, but it’s running fine here with Elementor 3.9 under WP 6.1</p> <!– /wp:paragraph –> <!– wp:paragraph –> <p>Would give five stars if upda
Stopped working with the latest update elementor
The plugin stopped working after the latest update of elementor 3.6.1
PJ News Ticker Reviews
Very Responsive!
Thanks Paul & Nick for adding my feature request so promptly. I’ll buy you a cup of coffee. -Brian Brown
caused my site to become unresponsive
Very weird, plugin was working fine for about half an hour, then out of nowhere I couldn’t load the page or the editor for the page where the shortcode was used. I’m guessing there is a conflict with
Pure gold :)
Than you! So simple, so logic, so good. Do just what it needs to do. Great.
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