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Breaking News WP

Show in every place your Free and Custom Breaking News Bar

By doit·News Ticker·Free
4(4 reviews)
·400 active installs·Updated 6 years ago
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As of April 2026, Breaking News WP is a WordPress news ticker plugin with 400 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 12K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.8+ and PHP 7.1.16+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Ditty – Responsive News Tickers….

4/54 reviews
400active installs
12K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018

Overview

Breaking News WP allows you to place a custom breaking news bar wherever you like,
and to customize the breaking news bar in various ways, like:

  • Dimension of the bar
  • Color of the backgrounds
  • Color of the title and the news
  • Title of the bar
  • Number of news to show
  • News to show filtered based on the categories of the news
  • Possibility to add a custom text

HOW TO USE BREAKING NEWS:

  • PHP Code: echo do_shortcode(‘[breaking-news-wp]’);
  • Editor: [breaking-news-wp]

FURTHER READING

For more info about the plugin, check out the following link: Breaking News WP Plugin WordPress – Guide to use

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

44 reviews
5 ★
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3 ★
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2 ★
0
1 ★
1

Compatibility

WordPress4.8+ requiredTested up to 5.2.24
PHP7.1.16+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.2

  • Created translations for the option panel
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

doitdoit
Plugin Info
Version
1.3
Last Updated
Jul 29, 2019
WP Requires
4.8+
Tested Up To
5.2.24
PHP Requires
7.1.16+
Active Installs
400
Downloads
12K+
Added
Oct 1, 2018
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

D
doit
3 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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