Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists vs Vertical News Scroller

Ditty, formerly known as Ditty News Ticker, is a multi-functional content display plugin for WordPress while still offering its signature “News Ticker” functionality. Effortlessly showcase your latest blog posts or custom content through multiple display options, including the classic News Ticker, Slider, and List. Enhance your site by adding more content sources and display options through extensions, enabling you to present RSS feeds, social media, image galleries, custom post types, and more through the included displays or additional display extensions like grid and carousel. Discover the enhanced capabilities of Ditty while maintaining its prowess as a reliable “News Ticker” solution. Overview Enhance your website with moving, scrolling, or sliding content. The Ditty plugin makes it easy to display your latest blog posts or custom text on your WordPress website. Display your content in a variety of customizable formats, including ticker, list, and slider. Customize your display with built-in options and use HTML or CSS to further customize the layouts of your content items. Choose from the variety of Ditty extensions to add even more or utilize Ditty Everything to access all features and display types. Ditty is compatible with all WordPress builders including the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg), Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, and more. Ditty is responsive and SEO friendly! Included Display Types Ticker – Create a unique news ticker using the Ticker Display type. Control the direction, spacing, speed, styling, and many other options. List – Create paged lists of your combined content. Multiple settings give you full control of the look and feel on your lists. Slider – Display your content in a responsive slider (using a List display limited to 1 item per page). Get full control over your slider’s speed, direction, and design. Included Item Types Default – Add custom text to your Ditty. TinyMCE Editor – Add custom text to your Ditty using a TinyMCE Editor. HTML – Add custom HTML to your Ditty using a code editor field. WP Posts Feed (Lite) – Add your latest blog posts to your Ditty. Check out Ditty Posts for custom post types, advanced WordPress queries, custom fields, and more! Add more features with Ditty Extensions! Ditty Facebook – Easily add Facebook posts or images to your site using the Ditty Facebook extension. Add multiple Facebook feeds and Facebook albums. Ditty Grid – Display your Ditty items in a customizable and responsive grid. Ditty Images – Add internal and external images to your site through a Ditty. Ditty Instagram – Ditty Instagram allows you to easily add your Instagram feed to your site. Ditty Posts – Easily add any posts to your site using the Ditty Posts extension. Build out a custom WP_Query or select a specific post. Ditty RSS – Easily add multiple RSS feeds to your site. Ditty Timing – Use date ranges, weekly settings, and daily settings to schedule when your Ditty Items are visible or hidden. Ditty XML – Easily add multiple XML data feeds to your site. Key Features Web developers and theme builders will love how Ditty’s flexible and professional-looking display options help to enhance the look and feel of your website. Because of the HTML and CSS styling capabilities, the Ditty plugin will fit seamlessly into any WordPress website. Key plugin features include: Live Updates Ditty will update in the background for users without the need to refresh the browser. Keep your content fresh and engaging. Live Editing See the changes you make while editing your Ditty as you make them. Add Items, edit Layouts and Displays, and see what it looks like before saving. Global Rendering Easily add your Ditty globally on your site, anywhere, without modifying theme files. Want a ticker scrolling at the top of your site, no problem! Mix & Match Content Combine multiple content feeds or custom content in a single Ditty. Merging custom default Items and feeds from various Ditty extensions together has never been easier. Customized Displays Render your Ditty as a custom ticker, list, slider, or other Display through extensions. Customize multiple settings to show your content the way you want. Customized Layouts Take control of the style of your content. Every Ditty Item type can be customized to reflect the style of your site. Use a pre-made template, or edit and customize it to your needs! Easy to Use The Ditty interface is intuitive and easy to navigate, making managing your content a quick and seamless experience. With a few clicks, you can add content, customize your settings, and see your changes in real-time. Whether you’re new to WordPress or a seasoned pro, Ditty will help you to easily add content to your site. SEO Friendly Ditty is built with SEO best practices in mind. With CSS and HTML editing options, you can customize your Ditties to match the style of your website, without compromising on SEO. Not only will you be able to customize your content with SEO in mind, but the plugin files are clean and won’t bog down your website with bloated code. Extensions Ditty comes with numerous extensions and growing! Easily add RSS feeds, social media content, images, blog posts, and more to your website through Ditty. With new extensions being added regularly, you’ll be able to easily add the content that’s important to you and your visitors. Responsive & Mobile Friendly Ditty is responsive and mobile-friendly. All the Ditty display types will adapt to any screen size, including mobile devices. Whether your visitors are viewing Ditty on a desktop computer or using their smartphone, you can be sure that your content will be easily viewed and interactive. Technical Support Whether you’re having trouble with a basic plugin feature or customizing advanced display settings, our ongoing support team are here to answer your questions and help get your Ditty up and running on your website. The existing Ditty documentation is also available to help you get started, or if you need a little extra guidance. So what are you waiting for? Start adding Ditty to your WordPress site today and take control of your content!

Vertical News Scroller turns any sidebar, footer, or page section into a live scrolling news ticker – no coding required. Add unlimited news items, choose how they scroll, and drop the scroller in with a widget, shortcode, or the native block editor. Whether you’re running a news site, a school or club website, a business homepage with announcements, or just want a “what’s new” ticker that doesn’t take up much space, this plugin gets it on your page in a couple of minutes. Live Demo Vertical News List Shortcode Demo Why people use it Two scroll styles – a smooth jQuery slide-up scroller, or a simple continuous marquee-style scroll Works everywhere – native Gutenberg block, classic widget, or shortcode – use whichever fits your site Reliable on modern themes – built on a lightweight v3 scroll engine that fixes the inconsistent behavior older ticker plugins are known for Full control – set scroll speed, direction, height, width, and whether to show the news content or just the title Custom links – send each news item to any URL, opening in the same tab or a new one Lightweight – no bloated settings, no tracking, no ads Want more? The Pro version adds unlimited news categories, automatic RSS feed integration (pull in headlines from any site), thumbnail images, custom colors and fonts, 4 visual style presets, a lightbox preview popup, and colored item labels (News/Event/Announcement/Notice). See the full comparison at Vertical News Scroller Pro. Features Add unlimited news items from a clean admin screen Two scroll styles: smooth jQuery scroller or classic marquee-style scroll Native Gutenberg block – search “News Scroller” in the block inserter Classic widget support – drag and drop into any widget area Shortcode support for placing the scroller anywhere Lightweight v3 scroll engine (default) – reliable scrolling across most themes, with v1/v2 kept for backward compatibility Control scroll speed, direction, height, width, and padding Choose to show full news content or just the title Add a custom link to any news item, opening in the same tab or a new one Two visual styles (Default and Card) to match your site No coding knowledge needed – works out of the box Responsive admin layout Pro Version Features Unlimited news categories – organize news by section instead of one combined list Automatic RSS feed integration – pull in headlines from BBC, Reuters, or any site and mix them with your own news Thumbnail image support for every news item 4 visual style presets: Default, Card, Minimal, Headline Lightbox preview popup – readers preview a headline without leaving your page Colored item labels: News, Event, Announcement, Notice (with customizable text) Custom title/content colors and font sizes News list shortcode (static list, no scrolling) for archives and footers Manual news ordering and mass reorder Turn any existing post or page into a news item with one checkbox Role and capability support for multi-author sites Multisite compatible No ads, ever Get Support License This plugin is free for everyone! Since it’s released under the GPL, you can use it free of charge on your personal or commercial blog. But you can make some donations if you realy find it useful.