Before anything else, let's define the term itself ...
News tickers - also known as news slides - are (usually) located at the bottom of most television news networks and they are used to showcase upcoming highlights, breaking news, daily trends, etc.
Hence the idea ... Wouldn't be nice if you could create a cool news ticker on your Wordpress site in order to showcase popular posts, promotional materials, special deals, etc?
Well, it's easier than you think!
So I've decided to create this short tutorial where I will show you how to add rotating or scrolling news tickers to your Wordpress website.
Interested?
Let's do this!
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smartketeer
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smartketeer
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Yes, you can add fonts and many other tools to your Classic Editor toolbar installing the Tiny MCE Addvanced plugin.
Regarding the number of plugins see this How to avoid using plugins that could affect your site? And how many is too many?
Regarding the number of plugins see this How to avoid using plugins that could affect your site? And how many is too many?
YanFellow
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Hey Zed - this is an awesome plugin, I've been using it for a while.
'm, currently using it as a widet at the top of my sidebar but it's narrow and I'd like to have it running along the entire width of the page, ideally at the very bottom of the header.
I think the only way to do that is to insert the code directly into the header .php. Have you got any suggestions about how best to do that?
Ian
'm, currently using it as a widet at the top of my sidebar but it's narrow and I'd like to have it running along the entire width of the page, ideally at the very bottom of the header.
I think the only way to do that is to insert the code directly into the header .php. Have you got any suggestions about how best to do that?
Ian
smartketeer
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No Ian, the header.php is the template file that manages the header for ALL your pages, posts, etc. For your entire site.
You need/want to use the plugin to display the ticker on given pages/posts and all you have to do is to insert the shortcode in that pages/posts. And there is an option that allows you to set the width.
You need/want to use the plugin to display the ticker on given pages/posts and all you have to do is to insert the shortcode in that pages/posts. And there is an option that allows you to set the width.
YanFellow
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I DO want the ticker to run along the bottom of the header on ALL pages :-)
I've experimented a bit but it seems a chunky way of doing it.
I'll experiment some more :-)
Ian
I've experimented a bit but it seems a chunky way of doing it.
I'll experiment some more :-)
Ian
smartketeer
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As I said, the ticker must be added as a shortcode. It means that you'll have to add it to every single page (each page has a separate source code).
YanFellow
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it also has what it calls a Direct Function which is php code you can add anywhere. I'm experimenting with it in various places in the header.php But I'm not overly familiar with php :-)
Ian
Ian
smartketeer
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Using the php function isn't recommended if you don't have strong PHP coding skills ... It could crash your entire site ... For good ... This is why I didn't mention it in my tutorial.
More than that, those changes added to the theme php template files will be overwritten every time when you update your theme.
More than that, those changes added to the theme php template files will be overwritten every time when you update your theme.
YanFellow
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Yeah, but you're clever and I thought you might know where best to put it :-) Nevermind, I'll plough on.
Good training, good plugin.
Ian
Good training, good plugin.
Ian
smartketeer
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That's the thing Ian ...
In order to put it in a given specific place, you'll have to read and understand the whole PHP source code to find the right spot where you want/can insert the new PHP function without breaking the code. But each template file and each theme is different and this is why you need to understand every single line of that specific source code ...
In order to put it in a given specific place, you'll have to read and understand the whole PHP source code to find the right spot where you want/can insert the new PHP function without breaking the code. But each template file and each theme is different and this is why you need to understand every single line of that specific source code ...
YanFellow
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I'm using Thrive Themes and, ins pite of following two sets of instructions cannot get a child theme to work.
Necessity is the mother of invention :-)
Ian
Necessity is the mother of invention :-)
Ian
