Classic Elementor widget · Pro
Breaking News Slider for Elementor: A scrolling news ticker that fills itself with your latest posts
Add an Elementor news ticker that fills itself with your latest posts. The Breaking News Slider scrolls your headlines in a loop. Pick the posts with a query, keep them fresh with a date filter, set the speed with Marquee Duration and put an icon between the headlines. Each title links to its post, and new posts join the ticker on their own.
- Pulls your latest posts
- Date filter
- Marquee Duration
- Custom separator icon
The short answer
What is the Breaking News Slider?
The Breaking News Slider is a Pro Elementor widget from Animation Addons that turns your posts into a scrolling news ticker. You choose the posts with a query (type, source, date range and number of posts), and their titles run across the page from right to left without end, each linked to its post, with an optional icon between them.
Use it as an Elementor news ticker widget on a news site, an Elementor breaking news ticker above the fold, an Elementor latest news ticker for a blog or an Elementor post ticker for new releases. It is a classic widget for the Elementor 3 editor that keeps working in Elementor 4, and it does not need Elementor Pro. The Breaking news label in the demos is a separate Button widget placed above or beside the ticker, as on the original page.
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- Plan
- Pro
- Widget type
- Classic Elementor widget (V3), works in Elementor 4
- Works with
- Elementor Free and Elementor Pro
- Shows
- Post titles from your query, each linked to its post
- Query
- Query type, source, date filter, number of posts
- Motion
- Right to left, linear, without end; speed set by Marquee Duration
- Style
- Layout, Title Style, Icon Style
- Get it
- Animation Addons Pro
Live demos
News tickers, live
Three news tickers on small sites: a festival newsroom, a clinic update bar and a studio news line. The headlines move at the widget’s own speed. Tab to a headline and the ticker stops so you can read it.
Festival news, as it happens
How we filmed a desert crossing in eleven days
The crew on light, weather and working with a camel caravan that never waited for anyone.
Breaking news bar over a dark ticker
An Elementor breaking news bar: a white Breaking news label sits over a dark ticker. Grey headlines slide to the left without end, with a four-point star between them.
Tab to a headlinePick the posts in Query with Query Type, Source and Date. In Settings, set Marquee Duration to 10 and switch Show Separator on with a star icon. The label is a separate Button widget.
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Update bar with a label
A rounded update bar under the menu. A red label sits on the left and clinic news runs beside it, with a dot between the headlines.
Watch the headlinesSet Marquee Duration to 8 and switch Show Separator on with a dot icon. The label beside the ticker is a separate Button widget.
Large headlines, no separator
Studio news set as big serif headlines in one long moving line between two thin rules, with no icon between them.
Watch the headlinesSet Marquee Duration to 14 and switch Show Separator off. In the Style tab, set the size and font of the headlines under Title Style.
Features
Key features of the Breaking News Slider
The settings from the original page, in plain words. No code needed.
Flexible query types
Pick a Query Type, such as custom, trending or most shared, to show the latest news, your most popular posts or one taxonomy.
Choose the source
Pull headlines from posts, pages or video stories with Source, so the feed suits the page it sits on.
Date filter
Limit the ticker to the past day, week or month with the Date filter, so it only shows fresh news.
Marquee duration
Set the Marquee Duration in seconds to make Elementor marquee posts run faster or slower. A lower number is faster.
Limit the number of posts
Enter how many posts the ticker shows, from three top stories to a long feed.
Separator with your icon
Turn on Show Separator and choose any icon to sit between headlines, or turn it off for a clean line of text.
Style every part
Set the titles in Title Style, the separator in Icon Style, and the spacing in Layout.
Linked headlines that update themselves
Elementor scrolling news that stays current: every title links to its post, so a visitor can open the story right from the ticker. Publish a new post that matches the query and it joins the ticker without editing the page. It works as an Elementor headline ticker for any topic.
Step by step
How to add a news ticker in Elementor
Five steps, no code. The bold names are the labels in the Elementor panel.
Install Animation Addons Pro next to the free plugin. Together they are your Elementor news ticker plugin, and no other ticker add-on is needed. Turn on Breaking News Slider in the plugin’s element list.
Open your page in Elementor, search the panel for Breaking News Slider and drag it where the ticker should run.
In Query, choose the Query Type, the Source, the Date range and how many posts to show.
In Settings, set the Marquee Duration, and turn Show Separator on or off and pick its icon.
Style the titles and icon in Title Style and Icon Style, add a Breaking news label with a Button widget if you like, and publish.
Honest comparison
Breaking News Slider vs Loop Carousel
Elementor Pro's Loop Carousel also shows posts from a query, but as cards that slide one step at a time. The Breaking News Slider is a single line of headlines that never stops.
| Feature | Breaking News Slider (Animation Addons) | Loop Carousel (Elementor Pro) |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Animation Addons Pro | Elementor Pro |
| Made for | A news ticker: one line of headlines | Cards built from a Loop template |
| Motion | Continuous, linear, right to left | Slide by slide, with autoplay |
| Posts from a query | Yes | Yes |
| Date filter | Past day, week or month | Yes |
| Icon between items | Show Separator with your icon | No |
| Arrows and dots | No | Yes |
Compared with Elementor 3 and 4, Elementor Pro and Animation Addons Pro, October 2026.
FAQ
Questions about the Breaking News Slider
How do I add a news ticker in Elementor?
Drag the Breaking News Slider from Animation Addons Pro onto the page, choose which posts to show in Query, and set the Marquee Duration. The post titles start moving right away, and new posts join the ticker on their own.
What is the Elementor breaking news slider?
It is a Pro widget from Animation Addons that shows your post titles in one scrolling line. It is the quickest way to get an Elementor breaking news slider that fills itself with your latest posts.
Where do the headlines come from?
From your own site. The widget runs a post query, so it shows the posts, pages or video stories that match the query type, source and date range you choose.
How do I change the ticker speed?
Change Marquee Duration. It is a number of seconds: a lower number makes the headlines move faster, a higher number slows them down. That one setting is your Elementor news ticker speed.
Which way does the ticker scroll?
From right to left, at a steady speed, without stopping between headlines, the way a news ticker on TV runs.
Can I show only today’s news?
Yes. Set the date filter to the past day and only posts from the last 24 hours appear. The past week or month suits sites that post less often.
Can I change or remove the separator icon?
Yes. Show Separator turns the icon between headlines on or off. Pick any icon, then set its size and colour in Icon Style.
Do I need Elementor Pro for the news ticker?
No. The Breaking News Slider is part of Animation Addons Pro and works with Elementor Free. Elementor Pro is optional.
Does it work in Elementor 4?
Yes. It is a classic widget, so Elementor 4 lists it with the legacy widgets and it works on the same page as atomic elements.
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