Compact news updates for any WordPress layout

Vertical News Scroller Pro turns a sidebar, footer, homepage section, or other page area into a flexible scrolling news display. It is designed for sites that need to present announcements, events, headlines, or other updates without using a large amount of space. The add-on works without coding and works with placement through a native Gutenberg block, a classic widget, or a shortcode.

The Pro edition adds unlimited news categories, making it easier to separate content into sections rather than combining every item into one list. This can help organize updates for a news website, school, club, business homepage, or any website that publishes several types of notices.

Flexible scrolling and placement

Choose between two scrolling approaches: a smooth jQuery slide-up scroller or a continuous marquee-style scroll. The lightweight v3 scroll engine is the default and is intended to provide reliable scrolling across most themes, while earlier v1 and v2 engines remain available for backward compatibility.

Display the scroller where it fits your layout. Search for “News Scroller” in the Gutenberg block inserter, drag the widget into a widget area, or use the shortcode to place it in another supported location. You can control the scroll speed, direction, height, width, and padding. The display can display full news content or titles only.

RSS, pictures, labels, and visual controls

• Automatic RSS feed integration: pull headlines from BBC, Reuters, or another website and combine them with your own news.
• Thumbnail images: add an image to each news item.
• Four visual presets: pick Default, Card, Minimal, or Headline.
• Lightbox preview: let readers preview a headline without leaving the page.
• Colored item labels: use News, Event, Announcement, or Notice labels with customizable text.
• Custom styling: adjust title and content colors and font sizes.

For links, each item can point to any URL and open in the same tab or a new one. A separate news list shortcode can create a static list without scrolling, which is useful for archives and footer areas.

Managing news content

Add unlimited news entries from the administration screen, set their order manually, or reorder multiple items at once. Existing posts or pages can be turned into news items with one checkbox. Role and capability support is included for multi-author sites, and the Pro edition is multisite compatible.

These tools support several practical workflows. A business can combine its own announcements with external headlines. A school or club can separate events from general news. A publication can use categories, thumbnails, and labels for a more structured ticker, while an archive can use the static list shortcode.

Installation and setup

Install Vertical News Scroller Pro on the WordPress site, add news items, and choose the preferred display method: Gutenberg block, widget, or shortcode. Configure the scroll style, dimensions, direction, content display, links, and visual options. If required, add categories, RSS sources, thumbnails, labels, and manual ordering before placing the scroller in the selected page area.

With its compact presentation and multiple insertion methods, Vertical News Scroller Pro includes a practical way to keep important updates visible while preserving the surrounding page layout.