Introduction
Professional news ticker module for Joomla 4, 5, and 6. Display article headlines, custom promos, or RSS feeds with reveal, fade, scroll, and vertical animations. Includes RTL support, inline controls, layout presets, fixed top/bottom bars, AJAX refresh, and full styling control. Version 2.7 uses a modern vanilla JavaScript engine (no jQuery dependency).
jQuery News Ticker is a flexible Joomla site module for displaying rotating news headlines in a polished ticker bar. Pull content from Joomla articles, manual custom items, RSS feeds, or a mixed combination — then animate headlines with reveal, fade, continuous scroll, or vertical transitions.
Despite the extension name (retained for Joomla Extension Directory compatibility), version 2.7 is built with vanilla JavaScript and does not require jQuery. The module uses Joomla's modern dispatcher architecture, WebAssetManager, and com_ajax for live updates.
Ideal for news portals, magazines, corporate intranets, blogs, promo bars, breaking-news banners, and any site that needs eye-catching headline rotation without heavy page reloads.
Key Features
Animation Modes
- Reveal (Curtain) — Typewriter-style headline reveal with optional moving pointer
- Fade — Smooth crossfade between headlines
- Continuous Scroll — Marquee-style scrolling with configurable separator
- Vertical — Slide headlines up and down
- Fine-tuned speed (pixels per second), dwell time, fade speeds, and gap between headlines
- Optional pause between scroll loop iterations
- Reveal pointer enable/disable with color and width options
- Pause on hover (reveal freezes in place at the current position)
Content Sources
- Joomla Articles — Filter by category, tag, featured status, author, and date range
- Custom Items — Repeatable subform with text, link, badge, pin, and schedule (show from / show until)
- RSS Feeds — Load external feeds with configurable item count and cache TTL
- Mixed Mode — Combine sources with priority: articles first, custom first, RSS first, or round-robin interleave
- Pinned article IDs and per-item pinning
- Exclude current article when viewing an article page
Headline Display
- Content modes: title only, intro text, or both
- Character limit and optional read more text/link
- Optional badge, publish date, and category metadata
- Link title to article with new-tab and nofollow options
- Show or hide the label pill (e.g. Latest News, Breaking)
- View All link integrated inside the ticker bar
- Custom empty-state message when no items are available
- Text-only headlines (no images in the ticker bar)
Playback Controls
- Optional play, pause, previous, and next buttons inside the bar
- Controls at start or end of the bar
- Themeable control icon color and button size
- Hover pause without jumping to the full headline during reveal
Layout & Positioning
- Five layout presets: Default, Breaking News, Minimal, Lower Third, and Compact
- Static, fixed top, or fixed bottom bar positioning
- Adjustable bar width, height (28–120px), border radius, and padding
- Label spacing control between pill and headline text
Design & Styling
- Color pickers for bar, label, border, badge, content, link hover, and controls
- Google Fonts integration with optional CDN loading
- Custom font family, size, and weight
- Custom CSS field and module class suffix support
- Modern default styling: clean white bar, pill label, subtle border
RTL, Responsive & Accessibility
- Full right-to-left (RTL) layout support
- Long headlines auto-scroll on narrow screens instead of clipping
- Respects
prefers-reduced-motionfor accessibility aria-liveregion for screen reader updates- Labeled control buttons for keyboard and assistive technology users
Advanced
- AJAX auto-refresh via
com_ajaxwith configurable interval - Google Tag Manager
dataLayerevents and customjnt:clickevent for analytics - RSS feed caching (60–86400 seconds) to reduce remote requests
- Trigger content plugins on article intro text (optional)
Quick Start
- Install
mod_ticker_2.7.zipvia System → Install → Extensions. - Go to Content → Site Modules and create a jQuery News Ticker instance.
- Under Content Source, choose Articles, Custom, RSS, or Mixed and configure filters.
- Under Animation, pick Reveal, Fade, Scroll, or Vertical and set speed/timing.
- Under Styling, choose a layout preset, colors, and bar position.
- Assign a module position and menu items, set status to Published, and preview.
Perfect For
- News Portals — Rotating latest headlines with breaking-news styling
- Magazines & Blogs — Category-filtered headline bars
- Corporate Sites — Internal announcements and press releases
- Promo Bars — Scheduled custom items with badges and links
- RTL Websites — Arabic, Hebrew, and other right-to-left languages
- Fixed Banners — Top or bottom breaking-news tickers
- RSS Aggregation — Display external feed headlines alongside site content
Configuration Overview
Content Source
Content source mode, categories, tags, item count, ordering, featured filter, author, date range, pinned IDs, RSS URL/count/cache, mixed source priority, and custom items subform.
Content Display
Content mode, character limit, read more, link options, badge/date/category toggles, show label, view all link, empty message, and trigger content plugins.
Animation
Display type, speed, pause on items, item gap, fade speeds, label gap, direction (LTR/RTL), controls, reveal pointer, scroll separator, scroll loop pause, and pause on hover.
Styling
Layout preset, bar position, width, height, radius, padding, label text, all color fields, fonts, and custom CSS.
Advanced
Auto refresh, refresh interval, analytics events.
Technical Features
Modern Architecture
- Joomla 4, 5, and 6 compatible
- Dispatcher, service provider, and helper factory pattern
- WebAssetManager for CSS and JavaScript
- Media assets in media/mod_ticker/ with joomla.asset.json
- No jQuery dependency in version 2.7
Performance
- Lightweight vanilla JavaScript ticker engine
- RSS caching to limit remote HTTP requests
- Deferred script loading
- CSS variables for efficient per-instance theming
Security
- Escaped output in PHP helper
- URL validation on RSS and custom links
- Standard Joomla access and language filtering for articles
Cross-Browser Support
- Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Opera
- Mobile browsers (iOS Safari, Chrome Mobile)
- Responsive layout with mobile overflow handling
Support
- Website: https://joomlax.com
- Support Portal: https://support.joomlax.com
- Email: [email protected]
- Updates: Automatic updates via Joomla update server
- Documentation: Full parameter reference included with the extension
Why Choose jQuery News Ticker?
Four animation styles — Reveal, fade, scroll, and vertical in one module
Multiple content sources — Articles, custom promos, RSS, and mixed mode with flexible ordering
Built for real news sites — Badges, dates, categories, pinning, scheduling, and filters
Fully themeable — Presets, color pickers, fonts, spacing, and custom CSS
RTL and mobile ready — Proper direction support and overflow handling on small screens
Modern Joomla code — No jQuery, WebAssetManager, dispatcher pattern, AJAX refresh
Accessible — Live region updates, reduced-motion support, and labeled controls
Analytics friendly — Built-in dataLayer and custom click events
Deliver professional headline tickers that match your brand, work across devices, and keep content fresh — without slowing down your Joomla site.
jQuery News Ticker
- Version:
- 2.7
- Developer:
- Infyways Solutions
- Last updated:
-
Jun 25 2026
1 day ago - Date added:
- Nov 19 2014
- License:
- GPLv2 or later
- Type:
- Paid download
- Includes:
- m
- Compatibility:
- J4 J5 J6
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