Title: Scroll Text Widget Author: Brijesh Mishra Published: January 8, 2014 Last modified: January 22, 2015 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/scroll-text-widget/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=834981) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/scroll-text-widget_63c7de.svg) # Scroll Text Widget By [Brijesh Mishra](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brijeshmkt/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/scroll-text-widget.1.1.zip) * [Details](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/scroll-text-widget/#description) * [Reviews](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/scroll-text-widget/#reviews) * [Installation](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/scroll-text-widget/#installation) * [Development](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/scroll-text-widget/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/scroll-text-widget/) ## Description Scroll Text Widget help you showcase your News, content, important notices on the website with scrolling up text. * Show scrolling text on any page using sidebar * Can be used as advertising, notice, important updates * Compatibility with many other plugins * Option to scroll text up or down * Option to increase or decrease speed of the scroll Follow me on Twitter to keep up with the latest updates [Brijesh Mishra](http://twitter.com/brijeshmkt/) ## Installation You can use the built in installer and upgrader, or you can install the plugin manually. 1. You can either use the automatic plugin installer or your FTP program to upload it to your wp-content/plugins directory the top-level folder. Just upload all the files and put them in ‘/wp-content/plugins/’. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Visit your Widgets Section (_Vertical Scrolling Text_) 4. Drag and widget in the sidebar. 5. Enter Title and Description. Description text will only scroll, title will not scroll. 6. Configure any options as desired, and then enable the plugin 7. That’s it! If you have to upgrade manually simply repeat the installation steps and re-enable the plugin. ## FAQ Can I change the direction of scroll? Yes, you can change the direction of scrolling text up or down from the plugin setting options given in the admin section of wordpress. Can I change speed of scroll? Yes, you can change the speed of scroll from the plugin setting options given in the admin section of wordpress. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/08ac5f358e8f7b1693ccaccf41763c0b9c32f6cc9a0860a3b6405e9df0890891? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[I got what I wanted](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-got-what-i-wanted-4/)󠁿 [corvusmile](https://profiles.wordpress.org/corvusmile/) February 7, 2017 I was searching something like this one. & finally got it. Thanks [ Read all 5 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/scroll-text-widget/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Scroll Text Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Brijesh Mishra ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brijeshmkt/) [Translate “Scroll Text Widget” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/scroll-text-widget) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/scroll-text-widget/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/scroll-text-widget/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/scroll-text-widget/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/scroll-text-widget/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1 * Added plugin setting page * Options to scroll text up or down * Options to increase or decrease speed of the scroll #### 1.0 * This is the first and latest version. ## Meta * Version **1.1** * Last updated **11 years ago** * Active installations **200+** * WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.1.42** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/scroll-text-widget/) * Tags * [scrolling text](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/scrolling-text/)[text vertical scroll](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/text-vertical-scroll/) [vertical scroll](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/vertical-scroll/) * [Advanced View](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/scroll-text-widget/advanced/) ## Ratings 4 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/scroll-text-widget/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/scroll-text-widget/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/scroll-text-widget/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/scroll-text-widget/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/scroll-text-widget/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/scroll-text-widget/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/scroll-text-widget/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Brijesh Mishra ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brijeshmkt/) ## Support Got something to say? 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