March 02, 2024

Liveticker (by stklcode) Plugin

A simple ajaxified liveticker plugin for WordPress.

Liveticker is a simple liveticker plugin for WordPress.
Easily add multiple livetickers, add them to posts with shortcode or use them as Widget.

Features

Handle multiple Tickers
Automatic update via AJAX
RSS feed capability
Gutenberg block and shortcode to display liveticker
Add ticker to sidebar widgets
Ability to customize through CSS
Localization support

Installation

If you don’t know how to install a plugin for WordPress, here’s how.

You can obtain the plugin through fhe official WordPress plugin repository.
Alternatively you can also use Copmposer.

Requirements

PHP 5.6 or above
WordPress 4.7 or above

Screenshots

Example liveticker (frontend)
Tick management
Ticker configuration.
Settings page
Gutenberg block
Example shortcode
Example widget

FAQ

How do I display a liveticker on my post/page?

On WordPress 5 sites there is a Gutenberg Block available to embed a liveticker in your post.

You can also use the shortcode [liveticker ticker="my-ticker"] on WordPress 4 or classic-mode sites.
If you want to define a custom tick limit, you might also add a limit with [liveticker ticker="my-ticker" limit="10"].

Can I use my own styles?

Of course.
You can deactivate the default stylesheet on the settings page and include your own instead.

Does the liveticker work with caching?

If you activate AJAX updates (enabled by default), the JavaScript will automatically update the content, even when the
page is loaded from cached.

If AJAX is disabled, it depends on your update and caching intervals. If you update your ticker every 5 minutes, a
caching time of 12 hours obviously makes no sense.

Changelog

1.2.2 – 2023-03-02

Update use of deprecated WP core functions
Extend output sanitization
Tested with WP 6.4

1.2.1 – 2022-02-01

Fix issue with limit in Gutenberg block.

1.2.0 – 2022-01-23

Requires WordPress 4.7 or above
Migrated AJAX to REST API
Resolved Javascript compatibility issues with IE11
Added optional shortcode support for tick content
Support embedded JavaScript execution in tick content (e.g. for social media integrations)

1.1.1 – 2021-03-20

“Ticker” taxonomy name is now translatable

1.1.0 – 2020-05-02

Requires PHP 5.6 or above
Use GMT for automatic updates
Gutenberg Block available
Ticks exposed through REST API
Changed AJAX update logic for embedded media compatibility

1.0.0 – 2018-11-02

Initial release