Active installations5K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.6 / 5 from 5 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records Marquee Running Text version 2.0.1 as active, updated 16d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Overview
About this plugin
Marquee Running Text adds a smooth scrolling text bar — a news ticker, offer banner or announcement bar — to your website in a minute. Build it with a live preview, then show it at the top of every page, as a sticky bar, as a fixed bottom bar, or anywhere with a shortcode, block or Elementor widget.
x is moved over automatically.
Features
Live preview builder — see every change instantly while you edit.
Up to 5 marquees, each with its own items, colors and placement.
Unlimited items per marquee, each with an optional link (new tab and nofollow options). Drag and drop to reorder.
Placements: top of the page, sticky top bar, fixed bottom bar, or shortcode/block only.
Shortcode: [mrtext id="123"], or [mrtext] for your default marquee.
Gutenberg block and Elementor widget.
Label box such as “Breaking News” or “Notice”.
Styling: background, text, hover, separator and label colors; font size and weight; bar height; spacing; rounded corners.
Separators: dot, line, star, any character or emoji, or none.
Motion: direction, speed, pause on hover, optional pause/play button.
Close button that remembers the visitor’s choice.
Show on the entire site or the homepage only; hide on mobile or desktop.
Fast: a tiny dependency-free script (no jQuery) that only loads on pages with a marquee, and pauses when off-screen.
RTL ready and translation ready.
Works with any theme — including themes that do not support wp_body_open.
Marquee Running Text Pro
Need more? Marquee Running Text Pro adds:
Unlimited marquees
25 ready-made templates
1,800+ modern icons with an icon picker
Logo and image marquees
Latest posts and WooCommerce product tickers
Display conditions (pages, categories, user roles, devices) and scheduling
Vertical, typewriter and fade effects
Google Fonts, gradients and custom CSS
Priority support
Privacy
This plugin uses the Freemius SDK. On first use you are asked whether to share basic site information (opt-in) to receive security and feature updates; nothing is sent if you skip. See the Freemius privacy policy.
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
announcement bar
news ticker
notification bar
scrolling text
marquee
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested with WP 7.1
Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.3 · PHP 7.4
Update activity17 Oct 202616d ago
“Tested up to” is directory metadata supplied by the plugin author. WP PlugIndex does not turn an older declaration into a claim that the plugin is incompatible.
Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
Version1.1.7→2.0.1
WordPress compatibility6.8.8→7.1.3
WordPress requirement5.0→6.3
PHP requirement5.6→7.4
Tracking & source
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