jQuery News Ticker
News Ticker Module for Joomla
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The jQuery News Ticker module for Joomla fetches and links article titles from selected categories into a sleek, auto-scrolling ticker, keeping your site's content dynamic and engaging.
Multiple Animation Modes
Reveal Curtain
Typewriter-style headline reveal with optional moving pointer.
Fade, Scroll & Vertical
Choose fade transitions, continuous marquee scroll, or vertical slides.
Fine-Tuned Timing
Control speed (px/s), dwell time, fade speeds, and gap between headlines.
Flexible Content Sources
Joomla Articles
Pull headlines from categories with tags, featured, author, and date filters.
Custom Items
Add manual headlines with badges, links, pinning, and optional start/end scheduling.
RSS & Mixed Mode
Combine feeds and articles with configurable source priority or round-robin interleave.
Rich Headline Metadata
Breaking Badges
Highlight urgent stories with configurable badge text and color.
Article Context
Optionally show publish date and category alongside each headline.
Content Modes
Display title only, intro text, or both with character limits and read more links.
Playback Controls
Inline Controls
Optional play, pause, previous, and next buttons inside the ticker bar.
Pause on Hover
Reveal animation pauses in place when visitors hover over the ticker.
Control Placement
Position controls at the start or end of the bar with themeable icon colors.
Layout Presets & Positioning
Five Presets
Default, breaking news, minimal, lower third, and compact layouts.
Fixed Bars
Pin the ticker to the top or bottom of the viewport for breaking-news banners.
Label Options
Show or hide the label pill and integrate a View All link inside the bar.
Full Design Control
Themeable Colors
Customize bar, label, border, badge, content, link hover, and control colors.
Typography
Pick from Google Fonts or a custom family with size and weight controls.
Spacing & Shape
Adjust bar height, border radius, padding, and label gap. Add custom CSS for anything else.
RTL & Responsive
RTL Support
Full right-to-left layout for Arabic, Hebrew, and other RTL languages.
Overflow Handling
Long headlines auto-scroll on narrow screens instead of clipping.
Reduced Motion
Respects the user's prefers-reduced-motion setting for accessibility.
Joomla 4, 5 & 6 Ready
No jQuery
Lightweight vanilla JavaScript engine with WebAssetManager integration.
Live Refresh
Optional AJAX auto-refresh keeps headlines current without reloading the page.
Analytics Hooks
Built-in dataLayer events and a custom jnt:click event for tracking headline clicks.
Reveal Curtain
Typewriter-style headline reveal with optional moving pointer.
Fade, Scroll & Vertical
Choose fade transitions, continuous marquee scroll, or vertical slides.
Fine-Tuned Timing
Control speed (px/s), dwell time, fade speeds, and gap between headlines.
Joomla Articles
Pull headlines from categories with tags, featured, author, and date filters.
Custom Items
Add manual headlines with badges, links, pinning, and optional start/end scheduling.
RSS & Mixed Mode
Combine feeds and articles with configurable source priority or round-robin interleave.
Breaking Badges
Highlight urgent stories with configurable badge text and color.
Article Context
Optionally show publish date and category alongside each headline.
Content Modes
Display title only, intro text, or both with character limits and read more links.
Inline Controls
Optional play, pause, previous, and next buttons inside the ticker bar.
Pause on Hover
Reveal animation pauses in place when visitors hover over the ticker.
Control Placement
Position controls at the start or end of the bar with themeable icon colors.
Five Presets
Default, breaking news, minimal, lower third, and compact layouts.
Fixed Bars
Pin the ticker to the top or bottom of the viewport for breaking-news banners.
Label Options
Show or hide the label pill and integrate a View All link inside the bar.
Themeable Colors
Customize bar, label, border, badge, content, link hover, and control colors.
Typography
Pick from Google Fonts or a custom family with size and weight controls.
Spacing & Shape
Adjust bar height, border radius, padding, and label gap. Add custom CSS for anything else.
RTL Support
Full right-to-left layout for Arabic, Hebrew, and other RTL languages.
Overflow Handling
Long headlines auto-scroll on narrow screens instead of clipping.
Reduced Motion
Respects the user's prefers-reduced-motion setting for accessibility.
No jQuery
Lightweight vanilla JavaScript engine with WebAssetManager integration.
Live Refresh
Optional AJAX auto-refresh keeps headlines current without reloading the page.
Analytics Hooks
Built-in dataLayer events and a custom jnt:click event for tracking headline clicks.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! The news ticker supports responsive width settings.
It automatically adapts to fit desktops, tablets, and smartphones for a seamless viewing experience.
Yes! You can customize the ticker's height and adjust the pointer height.
This allows you to fine-tune the ticker design to match your site's layout perfectly.
Absolutely! You can control the speed at which the ticker scrolls and set the pause time for each news item.
This lets you create a fast-paced or more relaxed reading experience based on your content needs.
Yes! You can choose whether the ticker scrolls from left-to-right or right-to-left.
This offers flexibility to match your site's language orientation and design preference.
Yes, you can set a character limit per news item.
This ensures that the ticker remains clean, concise, and easy to read.
Yes! You can include a 'Read More' prompt, allowing users to click through to the full article for detailed information.
You can filter articles by specific Joomla categories.
Additionally, you can sort items by date, relevance, or a custom order to control which news appears first.
Absolutely! You can set custom colors for the label, background, and content text.
You can also choose font families, font weight, and font size for a personalized look.
Yes! The news ticker is compatible with Joomla 3, Joomla 4, and Joomla 5.
It ensures a hassle-free integration across different Joomla setups.
No, coding skills are not necessary.
The module provides an intuitive backend configuration, making it easy for anyone to set up and customize the ticker.
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