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WP News and Scrolling Widgets

v5.0.3
by Essential Plugins by WP OnlineSupport · 4.4 (80 reviews)

A quick, easy way to add an News custom post type, News widget, vertical scrolling news widget to WordPress. Also work with Gutenberg shortcode block.

10K+ active installs Updated Jan 17, 2025 Tested to 6.7.2
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About WP News and Scrolling Widgets

This plugin adds a news and scrolling widget to your WordPress website, giving it a professional and stylish touch. You can customize the design and display news posts in different formats, and it also supports Gutenberg block editor. Download and try the plugin today to explore its features.

Frequently asked questions

What is the News and widget plugin?
The News and widget plugin is a WordPress plugin that adds news functionality to your website. It allows you to display news posts using different designs and widgets.
How can I download and try the News and widget plugin?
You can download and try the News and widget plugin by visiting the plugin's website and clicking on the 'Download' button. There is a free demo available as well as a pro demo.
What are the features of the News and widget plugin?
The News and widget plugin comes with various features such as news archives, scrolling news widgets, and thumbnails. It also supports Gutenberg blocks and allows you to customize the display of news posts using shortcode parameters.
How can I display news posts on my website using the plugin?
You can display news posts on your website by using the plugin's shortcode. There are various shortcode parameters available to customize the display, such as limiting the number of posts, displaying posts by category, and controlling the word limit of the content.
Is the News and widget plugin responsive and multi-language compatible?
Yes, the News and widget plugin is fully responsive and scales with its container. It also supports multiple languages, including German and French (France) in beta.

Changelog

5.0.3 (17, January 2025)

  • [*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.7.1

5.0.2 (06, Nov 2024)

  • [*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.6.2

5.0.1 (25, July 2024)

  • [*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.6.1

5.0 (10, July 2024)

  • [*] Update – Improve escaping functions for better security.
  • [*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.5.5

4.9 (24, Nov 2023)

  • [*] Updated analytics SDK.
  • [*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.4.1

4.8 (21 Aug 2023)

  • [*] Tested up to: 6.3

4.7.2 (02, Aug 2023)

  • [*] Tested up to: 6.2.2
  • [*] Fixed all security related issues.

4.7.1 (18, May 2023)

  • [*] Tested up to: 6.2.1

4.7 (28, March 2023)

  • [*] Fixed – Fixed one undefined PHP variable warning.
  • [*] Update – Improve escaping functions for better security.

4.6.3 (09, Dec 2022)

  • [*] Tested up to: 6.1.1

4.6.2 (03 Nov, 2022)

  • [*] Tested up to: 6.1

4.6.1 (07 Oct, 2022)

  • [*] New – Added revision support to news post type.

4.6 (30 Sep, 2022)

  • [*] Update – Use escaping and sanitize functions for better security.
  • [*] Update – Now pagination will work with archive page.
  • [*] Update – Update Numeric and Prev – Next pagination to scroll back to plugin shortcode on page load.
  • [*] Update – Check compatibility to WordPress version 6.0.2
  • [*] Fix – Fixed one deprecated warning in Gutenberg block from WordPress 5.7
  • [*] Fix – Fixed some typo mistake.
  • [*] Remove – Removed unnecessary files, code and images.

4.5.7 (24, May 2022)

  • [*] Tested up to: 6.0

4.5.6 (28, March 2022)

  • [+] Added demo link
  • [-] Removed some unwanted code and files.

4.5.5 (11, Feb 2022)

  • [-] Removed some unwanted code and files.

4.5.4 (04, Feb 2022)

  • [*] Tested up to: 5.9
  • [*] Solved Gutenberg wp-editor widget issue.

4.5.3.1 (15, Dec 2021)

  • [*] Minor fix.

4.5.3 (12, Nov 2021)

  • [*] Fix – Resolve Gutenberg WP-Editor script related issue.
  • [*] Update – Add some text and links in read me file.

4.5.2.1 (26, Oct 2021)

  • [*] Fixed a variable prefix name issue.

4.5.2 (16, Sep 2021)

  • [*] Tested up to: 5.8.1
  • [*] Updated demo link

4.5.1 (18, Aug 2021)

  • [*] Updated language file and JSON file.
  • [*] Updated plugin analytics code.

4.5 (17, Aug 2021)

  • [*] Updated all external links
  • [*] Tweak – Code optimization and performance improvements.
  • [*] Fixed Blocks Initialize Issue.

4.4.5 (31, May 2021)

  • [*] Tested up to: 5.7.2
  • [*] Added – HTTPS link in our analytics code to avoid browser security warning.

4.4.4 (24, May 2021)

  • [*] Tested up to: 5.7.2
  • [*] Tweak – Code optimization and performance improvements.

4.4.3 (22, March 2021)

  • [*] New – Added “pagination” parameter in news shortcode.

4.4.3 (22, March 2021)

  • [*] New – Added “pagination” parameter in news shortcode.

4.4.2 (26, Feb 2021)

  • [*] Fix – Resolved conflict for news tags query with WordPress default query at admin side.

4.4.1 (25, Feb 2021)

  • [*] Fix – Resolve issue related “wpnw_display_news_tags” function which override any other post type default post tag filter.
  • [*] Check compatibility to WordPress version 5.6.1.

4.4 (23, Oct 2020)

  • [+] New – Click to copy the shortcode from the getting started page.
  • [*] Update – Regular plugin maintenance. Updated read me file.
  • [*] Added – Added our other Popular Plugins under News –> Install Popular Plugins From US. This will help you to save your time during creating a website.

4.3 (09, Sept 2020)

  • [+] New – Added Gutenberg block support. Now use plugin easily with Gutenberg!
  • [+] New – Added ‘align’ and ‘extra_class’ parameter for all shortcode. Now shortcode is support twenty-nineteen and twenty-twenty theme Gutenberg block align and additional class feature.
  • [+] New – Added shortcode & Widget support in Elementor, SiteOrigin and Beaver Page builder.
  • [*] Check compatibility to WordPress version 5.5.1.
  • [*] Tweak – Code optimization and performance improvements.
  • [+] Update – Major changes in CSS and JS.

4.2.2 (14, July 2020)

  • [*] Follow WordPress Detailed Plugin Guidelines for Offload Media and Analytics Code.

4.2.1 (26, Dec 2019)

  • [+] Added : Added 2 new parameter – order and order by.
  • [*] Improve some code in the shortcode file.

4.2 (05, June 2019)

  • [*] Fixed some CSS related issues for pagination.
  • [*] Updated plugin document link.
  • [*] Updated plugin demo link.

4.1.4 (08, Feb 2019)

  • [*] Minor change in Opt-in flow.

4.1.3 (20, Dec 2018)

  • [*] Fixed the issue where custom taxonomies was not showing after giving Gutenberg support for custom news post. Thanks @sabkor for showing us this issue.

4.1.2 (18, Dec 2018)

  • [*] Update Opt-in flow.

4.1.1 (13-12-2018)

  • [+] If you are using WordPress 5.0 OR WordPress 5.0 plus classic editor plugin, we have added show_in_rest=> true to enable the Gutenberg Editor support for News Posts or Not. For more details please check plugin FAQ section.

4.1 (06-12-2018)

  • [*] Tested with WordPress 5.0 and Gutenberg.
  • [*] Fixed some CSS issues.

4.0.3 (27, Jul 2018)

  • [*] Fix – Added missing translated string.
  • [*] Fix – Some warnings with widgets while using with WordPress customizer.
  • [*] Tweak – Used ‘wp_reset_postdata’ instead of ‘wp_reset_query’.

4.0.2 (04 June 2018)

  • [*] Follow some WordPress Detailed Plugin Guidelines.

4.0.1 (07 May 2018)

  • [*] Taken batter care in list design if featured image not added.
  • [*] Fixed grid-1 issues, where grid was loading actual image path.
  • [*] Fixed some design issues

4.0 (30 March 2018)

  • [*] Fixed some design issues
  • [*] Modified plugin file structure
  • [*] Tested with WordPress 4.9.4

3.3.4 (29 July 2017)

  • [+] Added prefix to some CSS generic name classes to avoid the conflict with theme CSS or third party plugin.

3.3.2 (19 June 2017)

  • [*] Resolved displaying multiple scrolling widget issue.

3.3.1 (19 May 2017)

  • [*] Resolved WPML language translate issue while news is being displayed with taxonomy.
  • [*] Updated ‘How it Work’ page.
  • [*] Resolved post status issue. Now only ‘Published’ post will be displayed.

3.3 (15/02/2017)

  • [+] Added new shortcode parameter “pagination_type” (Select the pagination type for News i.e. “numeric” OR “next-prev” ).

3.2.11 (09/12/2016)

  • [*] Resolved conflict when ‘WP News and Widget – Masonry Layout’ plugin is activated.

3.2.10 (28/10/2016)

  • [+] Added “How it Work” tab.
  • [-] Removed Pro design tab.
  • Fixed some CSS issue.

3.2.9 (10/17/2016)

  • [+] Added design to read more button and pagination.
  • [+] Added design for widgets section.
  • Fixed some CSS issue.

3.2.8

  • Fixed image display issue.
  • Fixed some CSS issue.
  • Fixed widget with image issue.

3.2.7

  • Added excerpt functionality in post description.
  • Resolved display post content issue.

3.2.6

  • Fixed some CSS issues
  • Updated PRO plugin design page.

3.2.5

  • Fixed some CSS issues.

3.2.4

  • Added translation in German, French (France), Polish languages (Beta)
  • Fixed some bug
  • Added 2 new design for pro version

3.2.3

  • Added text domain
  • Widget scrolling setting page removed and added setting in widget only.
  • Fixed some bug

3.2.2

  • Added Pro version
  • Fixed some bugs

3.2.1

  • Added new shortcode parameters show_date.
  • Fixed some bugs.

3.2

  • Widget Options like Show News date, Show News Categories, Select News Categories.

3.1.1

  • Solved categories bug

3.1

  • Added new shortcode parameters i.e. show_content, show_category_name and content_words_limit
  • Fixed some bug

3.0

  • Display News with List view
  • Display News with Grid [sp_news grid=”2″]
  • Added pagination [sp_news limit=”10″]

2.2.1

  • fixed the bug : Shows news on top of static page

2.2

  • Call the news post with shortcode
  • Call the news post with category wise

2.1

  • Scroll main page news
  • Setting page for enable or disable main page news scrolling
  • Setting page for main news page vertical and horizontal news scrolling

2.0

  • Added Vertical and horizontal news scrolling widget with setting page
  • New UI designs
  • Admin setting page

1.0

  • Initial release.

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