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String locator vs Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll… (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

String locator

String locator

4.6(124)

100K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
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Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll…

Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll…

0(0)

80 active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, String locator has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 124 reviews) and leads in active installations (100K+ vs 80). Both are free WordPress plugins. String locator has accumulated 1.4M+ total downloads while Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll… has 2.8K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.6/5String locator
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Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll…N/A
Total Reviews
124String locator
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Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll…0
Active Installs
100K+String locator
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Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll…80
Total Downloads
1.4M+String locator
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Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll…2.8K+
Support Resolution
N/AString locator
Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll…N/A
Last Updated
1 year agoString locator
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Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll…1 year ago
First Released
2013String locator
Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll…2024
Age
13 yearsString locator
Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll…2 years
WP Requires
4.9+String locator
Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll…6.7.0+
PHP Requires
false+String locator
Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll…7.4+
Business Model
FreeString locator
Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll…Free
Latest Version
2.6.7String locator
Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll…1.0.6

Rating Breakdown

String locator

4.6/5(124 reviews)
5
90%
4
0%
3
1%
2
2%
1
7%

Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll…

0/5(0 reviews)
5
0%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

String locator Reviews

by ishraqued

Great

Great

by Adrian Tobey

Great for support

I’ve used this plugin now a dozen times to track down plugins conflicts for my customers. Truly one of the best debug utilities, up there with Query Monitor!

by masvil

A translation passepartout

Some plugins don’t allow translations in a standard way. For those, there is String locator.

Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll… Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is String locator or Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll… more popular?
String locator has 100K+ active installations while Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll… has 80. String locator is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — String locator or Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll…?
String locator has a 4.6/5 rating from 124 reviews, while Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll… has a 0/5 rating from 0 reviews.
Are String locator and Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll… free?
String locator is free and Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — String locator or Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll…?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
String locator was last updated 1 year ago and Marquee Top – Responsive Text Scroll… was last updated 1 year ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.