Message ticker
July 18, 2010 |
Posted by:
Gopi R |
Wordpress plugin |
72 Comments |
Want to announce something or want to post some message to your visitors? How will you do that? It’s a nice idea to show your announcement or message with scroller right?
This plug-in will display the announcement or message with simple scroller or ticker. It gradually reveals each message into view from left to right. We can add more message, this will display 1 by 1 with horizontal scroller.
Features of this plugin
- Easy to customize.
- Support all browsers.
- We can add message in any language.
Plugin live demo available on sidebar. You can find lots of scroller plugin in this website. if you want to scroll the text vertically use news announcement scroll WordPress plugin.
Installation instruction
Method 1
- Download the plugin message-ticker.zip from download location.
- Unpack the *.zip file and extract the /message-ticker/ folder.
- Drop the message-ticker folder into your ‘wp-content/plugins’ folder.
- In word press administration panels, click on plug-in from the menu.
- You should see your new message ticker plug-in listed under Inactive plug-in tab.
- To turn the word presses plug-in on, click activate.
Method 2
- Go to ‘add new’ menu under ‘plugins’ tab in your word-press admin.
- Search message ticker plugin using search option.
- Find the plugin and click ‘Install Now’ link.
- Finally click activate plug-in link to activate the plug-in.
Method 3
- Download the plugin message-ticker.zip from download location.
- Go to ‘add new’ menu under ‘plugins’ tab in your word-press admin.
- Select upload link (top link menu).
- Upload the available message-ticker.zip file and click install now
- Finally click activate plug-in link to activate the plug-in.
Plugin configuration
Drag and Drop the Widget : Go to widget page under Appearance tab, Drag and drop message ticker widget into your side bar.
Add directly in the theme : Use this code, <?php if (function_exists (mt_show)) mt_show(); ?> to add the message ticker to your theme files.
Add the message ticker in the posts or pages : Copy and paste the given short code into pages or posts. [MESSAGE-TICKER:TYPE=PLUGIN]
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. How to add the message to this plugin?
We have separate “Text management page” to add/update the messages.
Dashboard → Settings → Message ticker
Q2. How to arrange scroll speed?
1. Go to ‘message ticker’ link under setting menu.
2. Click ‘setting page’ link on message ticker page.
Q3. How to display announcement in front end?
Option 1. Go to widget menu and drag and drop the “message ticker” widget to your sidebar location.
Option 2. Copy and past the below mentioned code to your desired template location.
<?php if (function_exists (mt_show)) mt_show(); ?>
Q4. How to add the style to this ticker message?
In the text management page in the message text area we can add the HTML content.
Example : <div style=”background-color:#FF0″>Sample text</div>
Download link
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Is there a way to put multiple instances on a single install of wp?
Hi,
You’ve got some great plugin’s here that I’d like to use however I only want an EDITOR, not ADMIN, to edit the message (i.e. they don’t see the SETTINGS section).
Can any of the plugin’s (e.g. message ticker) be modified to allow an EDITOR to modify the message?
Editor option not available, but you can past the HTML code in the given textarea.
how can I custom the font size and colour? thanks
All CSS for this plug-in is depends in theme CSS.
Thank you for your reply… I will try it…
is it possible to change dirctions of the movment?
i mean right to left for hebrew language?
tanx
The height option does nothing for me, so the messages cut off if I use the widget in the sidebar. So I have to put this way down in the bottom sidebar where I have more room horizontally. Any idea on how I get get the height to adjust properly so I can use it in the sidebar at the top?
U means u cant edit the height property or even u updated its not reflect in front end??
it works now that is so weird…..
This appears to be something on my front page that is messing up my message ticker plugin (top of sidebar). It works on every page except my front page, and all pages are using the same default sidebar. So something on the front page seems to possibly be messing it up. It works on every page except the home page. Example links below:
Does not work here:
http://citizenmediagroup.com/
Works here:
http://citizenmediagroup.com/category/news/
it does not work on the front page, only on sub pages.
example…..
it does not work here:
http://citizenmediagroup.com/
but it does work here:
http://citizenmediagroup.com/category/news/
I saw the given link, its working in both sub page & front page.
i used mozila firofox 3.6.8 to check the links.
I moved it to the about page…. it is the feature boxes on the theme that is messing it up but I have no idea how to fix it
http://citizenmediagroup.com/about/cmg/
its working correctly, am checking this in Firefox 3.6.8
Is there any way to add another language, i.e. bilingual content? It doesn’t look like I can use two instances of the plug-in, hmm. Any ideas?
Just add your content in any language. its ll display the same in front end.
Yeah, except in my case there’s an English and Spanish version of the site, so in reality two separate sets of messages, i.e. one in English one in Spanish, would be the right way to do it.
Anyone?
it would be great if the order could be random-ised. the order is fine, but if someone is only going to be on each page for 10 seconds, they’ll only ever see the same ticker information.
Is this something you’re working on developing?
Is the a way to place plugin in the content area – like under a photo for example? (rather then to place it under or over the content in the template code)
Hi,
About customization of colour you say «All CSS for this plug-in is depends in theme CSS.» I searched this everywhere and didn’t find it. Would you please tell us the name of the file where it is? I am trying to change the backgroud colour…
Use html tag with message to create background-color, see the above demo, in that i have create demo with background-color option.
Thank you very much!
On the admin area pressing Settings, a registered user at lowes level get access to Message ticker’s Setting Page.
How can I disable this?
Thanks! This is exactly what I was looking for. Works perfectly
I would like to change the font colour, but dont understand how to. Reply in simple terms would be appreciated. Thanks
Hi
This plugin is what I am looking for thanks.
I have installed and set up the Message Ticker and it is showing as Done with error on IE and Safari.
I am a novice at WordPress / php so would appreciate if you could advise what template and where (using the Atahualpa theme) I should insert the code:
Thanks
Would be great if only it worked on multilingual sites, but doesn’t seem to understand any language tags I’ve tried so far. As it is, it isn’t much use on sites that use more than one language, of which there are a quite a few around I shoudl say…
Hi! Thanks for this plugin. I have a problem/question though. It is working fine in Firefox, but for me it’s not showing up in IE at all!
Is it something I did wrong, or is it also not working for others in IE9?
thanks!
I think this is the most important question here…and nobody seems to have answered it…is anybody out there ?
There is a Problem, my User can chance the Width: and High and how fast. How can i stop this?
Regards Joachim Urlaub
Hi,
thanks for your plug-in. One question. Look the plug-in before header all pages how can I hide it from some pages?
Thanks!
Otello
Milano – Italy
Can somebody please answer Lily’s question….
Is it possible to use this widget in two different areas of a word press site? I want to use it on my WordPress homepage, but would also like to use it in my general sidebar for the rest of my pages. It seems like I can only do one or the other. Any insight would be helpful. Great widget by the way!
Gopi hasn’t been on here in months. I take it the project is dead? Anyone hear from him?
Nice plugin,
i just setup this plugin, and it is running well in my site : http://www.falgent.web.id
thanks Gopi
Hi, and thanx for this plugin ! “But” I would like to know if it’ll possible to put hyperlink into messages ?…
Riki.
The message box operates like any HTML code. Changing the font color, text size, adding hyperlinks, etc work perfectly.
If you are having trouble running in IE, here is how I fixed this problem.
You have to declare the variable mt_begin in the message-ticker.js file.
Add this line under the two other variables at the top.
var mt_begin=0
check it out on http://www.cruizefm.co.nz
Tested in IE8, Firefox (Mac, PC), Safari
I need a random function. Is it possible?
Best
Christian
Nice plugin!
Would be nice though if there was an option to randomize the displayed messages
Can this plug-in run in the main part of a page, rather than a sidebar?
I can’t seem to get it to work…
I have a solution to randomize the first message:
Edit the file MESSAGE-TICKER.JS
put the line
“mt_current=Math.floor(Math.random()*(mt_contents.length))”
directly after function mt_start(), so it looks like this:
function mt_start(){
mt_current=Math.floor(Math.random()*(mt_contents.length))
Now it starts at a random message# each time you refresh a page.
How do you change the colour of the text? I would like white.
Found it!
To change the colour to white enter this below, to change the colour of the text just add a new number after #
where i must paste this code Copy and past the below mentioned code to your desired template location (file.php)
1.random-image-gallery-with-fancy-zoom/crop-random-image.php
2.random-image-gallery-with-fancy-zoom/random-image-gallery-with-fancy-zoom.php
3.random-image-gallery-with-fancy-zoom/rigwfz_js/FancyZoom.js
4.random-image-gallery-with-fancy-zoom/rigwfz_js/FancyZoomHTML.js
5.random-image-gallery-with-fancy-zoom/select-random-image.php
You have to paste the code into your theme files…
Thank you for the widget. It’s a great tool, works prefect, and looks great on our sidebar. Thanks, Reme
SEO Question: Will Google pick up text in the box and key off it for search results?
Where do I put the code to get marquee to appear in sidebar?
u have text management page in the dashboard .
Can this plug-in run in the multisite Wp settings?
Great plugin, thanks
However, if I want to add a new message every day and I want it to be first, do I have to reorder everything below it, because if I ask it to be ordered as 1, it goes after the previous 1.
Thanks
Hi,
you wrote: ll CSS for this plug-in is depends in theme CSS.
Problem: I cannot find a css file, so where I can change colors and text style??
Thanks
The CSS works better in all browsers when you add span#mt_spancontant{display:block;} in your css file.
Thanks for the plugin!
Hi there, I have installed this plugin, saved the settings and added the widget to my sidebar. But only the title heading of the widget seems to appear on the webpage widget location. No other messages come up. Does this have anything to do with the widget height / width at all? I cannot seem to figure out why the heading shows but not the messages. Thanks!
Hi! Great Plugin!
It would be awesome if you could add the feature to PAUSE the ticker when Mouse hovers the area…!
Does anyone knows how?
Nevermind i’ll just use the Announcement Plugin!! Great JOB! i’m donating!!
Pls share the HTML version of that requirement. i will make the plugin and share to u..
[...] Live demo available on the sidebar. If you want to use the same scroll with your own content use my message ticket WordPress [...]
To everyone asking about the CSS and changing the look and feel of the ticker, when they say: All CSS for this plug-in is depends in theme CSS, it means: There is NO CSS file, so whatever your theme has, the ticker will grab and depend on it.
If you want to customize the ticker, try the following:
Open the file: message-ticker.php
Edit the following div on line 55:
<span id="mt_spancontant" style="position:absolute;”>
You can play around with the div as you wish, this will get pushed throughout the theme, obviously you can add your HTML code on a “per message basis”.
Now, question for the Author: Using the shortcode, is there a way to pull ONE message in particular out of the let’s say 5 messages active in the ticker?
Sorry the code pasting didnt work properly in my previous message, bottom line, its on that line that you can customize your ticker’s alignment and width and padding or background.
[...] Check official website for Live demo and Video tutorial http://www.gopiplus.com/work/2010/07/18/message-ticker/ [...]
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How do i intend the ticker to start above the college logo
I want the ticker to start infront of the logo and scroll end before the last item on menu navigation.
i.e. basically running ;centered; in the page
Excellent job Gopi!!
BTW the title “Annoucement” seems missing, I put the php code underneath the slider. does anybody has this problem? any help……..
how can i indent the ticker text from left and right. i.e. define width in which the ticker will run/show
Is there a way to have two news tickers? I have two side bars: one in main index page and another one in posts. It seems I can only have one?
OK….I added to my sidebar/widget area…How do I edit the content? (Neither links allow me to change news)
Thanks!
[MESSAGE-TICKER:TYPE=PLUGIN]
I’m trying to embed this into a single page – does not work