Ditty News Ticker

Ditty News Ticker is a multi-functional data display plugin. Easily add custom news tickers to your site either through shortcodes, direct functions, or in a custom Ditty News Ticker Widget.

There are 3 default ticker modes

Scroll Mode – Scroll the ticker data left, right, up or down
Rotate Mode – Rotate through the ticker data
List Mode – Display your ticker data in a list

View samples of each mode.

Paid Extensions

Ditty News Ticker is built to easily be extended to add extra Ticker Types and extra Ticker Modes. We currently have the following extensions for sale:

We now also offer an extensions bundle that includes all current and future extensions!

Ditty Extensions Bundle

Upload ditty-news-ticker directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Create tickers by going to News Tickers > Add New
Insert your tickers by copying and pasting the provided shortcode into another post.
Optionally, insert your tickers by copying and pasting the direct function code directly into your theme or plugin.

View full help documentation.

Are there any settings I need to configure?

Each individual Ticker post has multiple settings to customize.

View full help documentation.

2.1.5

Added ditty_news_ticker function check in widgets.php file

2.1.4

Removed testing code from last update

2.1.3

Added check to ensure VC version is 5 or greater before adding VC shortcode

2.1.2

Updated qtip scripts
Updated paths to enqueued files

2.1.1

Bug fix from last update
Added custom News Tickers Settings capability for admins

2.1.0

Added custom capabilities for the ditty_news_ticker post type and settings

2.0.18

.mtphr-dnt-image-container css display update
Metabox text update

2.0.17

Image container css updates

2.0.16

Image container css updates

2.0.15

Tick width and height detection modification in jQuery script

2.0.14

Ensured that imageloaded is enqueued when ditty-news-ticker.js is enqueued

2.0.13

Bug fixes in updated jquery script
CSS adjustments for better image rendering across browsers

2.0.12

Added static image dimension options to MTPHR_DNT_Image class

2.0.11

Updated mtphr_dnt_convert_links to fix latin character bug
Removed console function in script

2.0.10

Bug fix from last update
MTPHR_DNT_Image container element update

2.0.9

Updates to rotate mode script
Scroll and rotate tickers now load on document ready
Added imagesLoaded to scroll and rotate tickers
Added ‘nofollow’ option to MTPHR_DNT_Image class
Additional updates to MTPHR_DNT_Image class

2.0.8

Bug fix in news ticker output
Added MTPHR_DTN_Image class for use in extensions
Added MTPHR_DNT_String_Replacement class for use in extensions
Added checkboxes field for admin use

2.0.7

Adjusted Custom CSS field display
CSS updates

2.0.6

Unyson page builder shortcode integration
Visual Composer page builder shortcode integration

2.0.5

Mixed ticker bug fix
Dashboard CSS updates

2.0.4

Added optional play/pause button for scroll and auto rotate mode
Removed data-icon css from icon css file
Small bug fix

2.0.3

Fixed visual editor glitch from last update

2.0.2

Updated metabox code for flexibility
Updated some metabox filter names

2.0.1

Customized bootstrap affix plugin due to conflicts within dashboard
Added more social icons to icon font package

2.0.0

Updated admin page layout
Updated metaboxes for new admin page layout
Newly added WYSIWYG editors now work without having to save your post
Added javascript error check before saving dynamic fields
Additional data passed through mtphr_dnt_ticker_class filter

1.5.8

Updated widget class name

1.5.7

Updated widget class

1.5.6

Updated touchSwipe.js
Fixed inactive links on mobile using touchSwipe

1.5.5

Bug fix

1.5.4

Modified data sanitization on tick content

1.5.3

Modified default options for Rotate Settings
Added option to disable touchswipe on touch devices

1.5.2

Security update

1.5.1

Script bug fix

1.5.0

Re-organized files
Added template files for easier customization
Added shortcode & oEmbed parsing to ticks
Added option to remove outer padding around grids
Fixed add_query_arg() and remove_query_arg() usage

1.4.15

Admin metabox bug fix

1.4.14

Added Italian translation files

1.4.13

Fixed metabox bug from last update

1.4.12

Modified jQuery script to allow hidden tickers to function correctly after they become visible on screen
Added the ability to add all ticks from a selected type to the mixed ticker

1.4.11

Fixed bug in ticker script filter when using unique_ids

1.4.10

Moved plugin files to GitHub

1.4.9

Added Author support to post type

1.4.8

Removed “data-icon” styles in icon font stylesheet
Converted icon font characters to PUA
Moved News Ticker title to “mtphr_dnt_before” action for easier customization

1.4.7

Fixed bug in edit page type & mode filters
CSS adjustments for rotate buttons

1.4.6

Added plugin activation/de-activation to flush rewrite rules
Moved admin files into separate admin directories
Set file permissions on fontastic files

1.4.5

Removed metaboxer code & files, which are no longer used
Merged the metabox list jQuery functionality
Removed ajax.php file
Removed image navigation & buttons. Replaced with icon fonts
Added type & mode filters to edit screen
Added option to add aquick edit link to tickers for admins/editors

1.4.4

Made ditty_new_ticker post type public
Included ditty_new_ticker post type in nav menus
Filtered single post content to display the ticker on ditty_new_ticker single posts
Added additional metabox jquery for lists and sortables

1.4.3

Fixed bug in jQuery setup where extra characters where being written

1.4.2

Added WPML Support
Fixed jquery script issue for multiple same tickers with unique ids

1.4.1

Added additional jQuery triggers and listeners
Fixed force line break issue

1.4.0

Added grid display funcitonality
Added page list functionality to lists
Updated general settings code
Updated metabox code
Added mtphr_dnt_contents_before & mtphr_dnt_contents_after actions
Moved rotate direction nav to mtphr_dnt_contents_after filter
Moved rotate control nav to mtphr_dnt_after filter
Moved global data mtphr_dnt_after filter
General code cleanup
Additional admin css
Added mtphr_dnt_settings_submit_button filter to settings submit button
Added $mtphr_dnt_ticker_types global to front end
Added Arabic language
Added mtphr_dnt_after_load jQuery trigger
Added mtphr_dnt_before_change jQuery trigger
Added mtphr_dnt_after_change jQuery trigger
Added mtphr_dnt_resize jQuery listener

1.3.5

Updated menu icon to icon font

1.3.4

Removed type & mode selections from accidentally showing up in other post types

1.3.3

Moved type & mode selections out of metaboxes
Added a default tick to the mixed type

1.3.2

Removed console.log from script-admin.js

1.3.1

Big fix from last update

1.3.0

Organized code
Added “Mixed” type to display tickers mixed with multiple ticker types
Modified ‘after_load’, ‘before_change’, ‘after_change’ filters for DNT class script
Added code to remove duplicate tickers

1.2.2

Added option to force line breaks on carriage returns.

1.2.1

Modifed to allow multiline text
Updated custom css field to css editor

1.2.0

Modified ditty-news-ticker js class due to issues with certain versions of jQuery.
Changed outerWidth() to with().
Changed outherHeight() to height().

1.1.9

Fixed touchSwipe error that was occurring in Firefox.
Fixed undefined variable error in functions.php.
Updated metaboxer files.
Upated “Show first tick on init” code for better functionality.

1.1.8

Added mobile swipe support for rotate mode.
Added a hidden tick “offset” parameter.
Added setting to display first scroll tick on init.

1.1.7

Modified structure & CSS to move the rotate navigation up a level.

1.1.6

Fixed pause on hover functionality.

1.1.5

Modified jQuery ticker class loading.
Fixed load_plugin_textdomain setup.
Added wysiwyg editor option back.

1.1.4

Added nofollow to navigational links.

1.1.3

Added option to use visual editors for tick content (on settings page).
Adjusted DNT jQuery class. Converted height() & width() to outerHeight() & outerWidth()

1.1.2

Reworked scroll mode to function better in IE.
Added a global offset to scrolling and rotating ticks to are hidden.
Moved rotating tick code into .js file.
Added css for max-image: 100%.
Converted .clearfix class to custom .mtrph-dnt-clearfix to avoid conflicts.

1.1.1

Minor fix.

1.1.0

Added “width” override for scrolling tickers back in… whoops!

1.0.9

Added a checkbox to set links as rel=”nofollow”.
Updated vertical scrolling for responsive sites.
Removed “width” override for scrolling tickers.
Added new ticker classes.

1.0.8

Fixed bug in rotator mode with “pause on hover” activated.
jQuery now loading on (window).load() instead of (document).ready(). Fixes scrolling issue in Safari.
Added .clearfix to .mtphr-dnt-wrapper.
Specifically set .mtphr-dnt-tick.clearfix to display:none to override css in certain themes.
Added filters to jQuery class callbacks.
Added ticker ID to jQuery class vars.
Now resizing rotator ticker height on window resize.