AV Headlines

A scrolling news ticker and headlines list for your portal. Import stories from RSS feeds on an automatic hourly schedule, or add headlines manually from the admin — styled with the classic AltaVista red-and-blue ticker bar.

Features

• Animated CSS scrolling ticker bar with configurable speed
• Static bulleted headlines list for pages and posts
• Sidebar widget with configurable item count and category filter
• RSS 2.0 and Atom feed import with automatic hourly refresh
• Manual headline entry with title, URL, source, and category
• Configurable scroll speed, item separator, and link-target behavior

Shortcodes

• [avn_ticker] — Animated scrolling ticker bar
• [avn_ticker count="10" category="World" speed="80"] — With overrides
• [avn_headlines] — Static bulleted headlines list
• [avn_headlines count="5" category="Tech" show_source="1" title="Top Stories"] — With options

Usage

Add [avn_ticker] to your site header or top of a page. Place [avn_headlines] anywhere you want a static list. Manage feeds and manual headlines under AV Headlines in the WordPress admin.