Vertical News Scroller
Healthy: Vertical News Scroller is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| nik00726 | 21 Jun 2012 to 2 Sep 2026, 145 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- not stated 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 | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 2 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.3 from 17 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 13 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 2 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 2 |
Momentum
5,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 121 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 199 |
| 18 May 2026 | 228 |
| 25 May 2026 | 180 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 198 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 186 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,546 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 343 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 268 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 309 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 190 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 199 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,555 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 545 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 319 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 294 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 209 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 288 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 243 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 207 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 229 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 210 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 206 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 215 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 264 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 254 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 30 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 43% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.32 |
|---|---|
| Author | Nks |
| Added | 21 Jun 2012 |
| Last updated | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Active installs | 5,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | news ticker, News Widget, Scrolling News, Gutenberg block, vertical scroller |
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Questions
Is Vertical News Scroller still maintained?
Vertical News Scroller was last updated on 2 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Vertical News Scroller safe?
Vertical News Scroller has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Vertical News Scroller?
The wordpress.org author is Nks. Recent committers: nik00726, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Vertical News Scroller?
We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.