Instant Breaking News
This plugin will allow you to pin posts and feature them as "Breaking News" at the header of your website.
5(1 reviews)
·60 active installs·Updated 7 months agoAs of April 2026, Instant Breaking News is a WordPress universal plugin with 60 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Top alternative: Amazon Link Engine.
5/51 reviews
60active installs
3.0K+total downloads
6 yearssince 2020
Overview
Instant Breaking News or IBN,
will allow you to pin posts and feature them as “Breaking News” at the header of your website.
For a longer documentation check the Plugin GitHub repository here.
How it works ?
Instant Breaking News plugin will appear in your WP Dashboard menu once it’s activated.
You’ll find the plugin Options Page under the name Breaking News.
From the options page you’ll be able to change the “Breaking News” banner title, background and text colors.
You’ll also be able to preview the current pinned post and go to it’s edit page directly from here.
However if you haven’t pinned anything yet, you’ll be able to go to your Posts archive too!
Pinning your first post:
Once you choose which will be your first Br…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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