News Announcement Scroll
At risk: no release in 36 months (last release 2 Nov 2023).
Capped at 59 while a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| storeapps | 18 Dec 2015 to 2 Nov 2023, 32 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 5.5 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.6.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 2 Nov 2023. Tested up to 5.5, 16 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2024 | News Announcement Scroll <= 9.0.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode | 8.8 | <= 9.0.0 | 9.1.0 | 0 |
| 17 Nov 2022 | News Announcement Scroll <= 8.8.8 - Authenticated (Admininstrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 5.5 | <= 8.8.8 | 9.0.0 | 0 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.6 from 19 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 14 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 3 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 38 |
| 18 May 2026 | 32 |
| 25 May 2026 | 47 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 39 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 37 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 45 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 26 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 27 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 35 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 36 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 44 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 55 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 74 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 66 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 58 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 52 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 54 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 58 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 64 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 84 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 84 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 69 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 59 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 121 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 125 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 19 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 49% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 9.1.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | storeapps |
| Added | 3 Jan 2011 |
| Last updated | 2 Nov 2023 |
| Active installs | 2,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.4 |
| Tested up to | 5.5.24 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.0 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | news website, wordpress news plugin, WordPress dynamic news, main news page scrolling, vertical news scrolling widget |
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Questions
Is News Announcement Scroll still maintained?
News Announcement Scroll was last updated on 2 Nov 2023. Its Canary status is At risk.
Is News Announcement Scroll safe?
News Announcement Scroll has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is At risk.
Who owns News Announcement Scroll?
The wordpress.org author is storeapps. Recent committers: storeapps, gopiplus, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of News Announcement Scroll?
We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.