news ticker benaceur
Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 50 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
- WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| Benaceur | 10 Mar 2015 to 7 Dec 2025, 187 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 11 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 4
- Tested up to
- 6.9 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 2 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 7 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 5.0 from 25 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 25 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 36 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 40 |
| 18 May 2026 | 39 |
| 25 May 2026 | 54 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 38 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 49 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 47 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 35 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 52 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 34 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 40 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 37 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 67 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 59 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 55 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 85 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 43 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 44 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 56 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 55 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 71 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 61 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 62 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 71 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 94 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 101 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 22 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 34% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 3.4.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | Benaceur |
| Added | 10 Mar 2015 |
| Last updated | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | news post, news ticker, latest posts, latest comments, latest news animation |
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Questions
Is news ticker benaceur still maintained?
news ticker benaceur was last updated on 7 Dec 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.
Is news ticker benaceur safe?
news ticker benaceur has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.
Who owns news ticker benaceur?
The wordpress.org author is Benaceur. Recent committers: Benaceur, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of news ticker benaceur?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Announcer - Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar, SALERT - Social Proof Notifications & Live Sales Popup, Countix Sales Countdown Timer, Countdown Block, WPC Product Timer for WooCommerce.