WPYog News

Description

WPYog News is a modern WordPress news and announcement plugin designed to help businesses, schools, organizations, startups, agencies, and publishers create clean and professional news sections directly inside WordPress.

Built from real-world business workflows, the plugin provides a lightweight and flexible way to manage company updates, announcements, featured articles, press releases, and curated external news without relying on bloated magazine themes or complicated page-builder setups.

Whether you are publishing company announcements, school notices, cybersecurity updates, healthcare news, product launches, industry articles, curated external news, or digital transformation insights — WPYog News helps you create organized and engaging news sections that are simple to manage and beautiful to browse.

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Key Features

  • Modern List and Card layouts
  • News Ticker with Scroll, Fade, and Flap (push-up) animations
  • Built-in Shortcode Generator — no coding needed
  • Category and tag support
  • Featured images with hover zoom
  • Source attribution and external article linking
  • Pagination and Load More support
  • Elementor Theme Builder support
  • Native Gutenberg block
  • Mobile responsive layouts
  • Lightweight and fast

Modern News Layouts

List Layout — Perfect for company updates, announcements, editorial/news websites, blogs, and industry news feeds.

Card Layout — Ideal for featured news sections, homepage highlights, magazine-style displays, and modern content showcases.

News Ticker

Display scrolling news headlines at the top of any page with the [wpyog_ticker] shortcode. Three animation styles are included:

  • Scroll — Continuous horizontal ticker tape. Classic and eye-catching.
  • Fade — Headlines cross-fade one at a time. Clean and subtle.
  • Flap — Push-up slide animation — current headline slides out upward while the next slides in from below, like an airport departure board.

The ticker supports a custom label chip with configurable background colour and text colour, pause-on-hover, a post counter badge (e.g. 3 / 10), date display, category filtering, and full accessibility support including prefers-reduced-motion.

[wpyog_ticker animation="scroll" label="Breaking News" speed="medium" limit="10"]

[wpyog_ticker animation="flap" show_count="true" show_date="true" label="Top News" label_bg="#1a1a2e"]

Smart Shortcode Generator

Generate custom shortcodes directly from the admin panel without coding. The Shortcode Generator has two tabs — one for News List/Card and one for the News Ticker — with a live preview that updates as you change settings.

[wpyog_news layout="card" columns="3" limit="9"]

External News & Source Attribution

WPYog News supports curated external news workflows with external article URLs, source name display, source website links, favicon/logo support, and proper source attribution. Perfect for curated industry news, cybersecurity updates, compliance news, digital transformation articles, and technology feeds.

[wpyog_news] — Shortcode Attributes

layout — Display style. Options: list or card. Default: list

limit — Number of news items to display. Default: 10

category — Filter by category ID. Use comma-separated IDs for multiple categories. Default: all categories

show_date — Show or hide the publication date. Options: true or false. Default: true

show_excerpt — Show or hide the excerpt. Options: true or false. Default: true

excerpt_length — Excerpt length in words. Default: 20

show_source — Show or hide source attribution. Options: true or false. Default: true

order — Sort direction. Options: DESC (newest first) or ASC (oldest first). Default: DESC

orderby — Sort field. Options: date, title, or rand. Default: date

columns — Grid columns (card layout only). Options: 2, 3, or 4. Default: 3

pagination_type — Pagination style (list layout only). Options: numeric or prev-next. Default: numeric

extra_class — Add a custom CSS class to the wrapper. Default: none

[wpyog_ticker] — Shortcode Attributes

animation — Animation style. Options: scroll, fade, or flap. Default: scroll

speed — Animation speed. Options: slow, medium, fast, or any integer (px/s). Default: medium

limit — Number of news items to show. Default: 10

category — Filter by category ID, comma-separated. Default: all categories

order — Sort direction: DESC or ASC. Default: DESC

orderby — Sort field: date, title, or rand. Default: date

show_label — Show or hide the label chip. Options: true or false. Default: true

label — Label text. Default: Breaking News

label_bg — Label background colour (hex). Default: #e74c3c

label_color — Label text colour (hex). Default: #ffffff

show_date — Show publication date next to each headline. Options: true or false. Default: true

show_count — Show a post counter (e.g. 2 / 10). Options: true or false. Applies to fade and flap only. Default: false

pause_on_hover — Pause ticker on mouse hover. Options: true or false. Default: true

direction — Scroll direction (scroll mode only). Options: left or right. Default: left

separator — Character between items (scroll mode only). Default:

extra_class — Add a custom CSS class to the wrapper. Default: none

Also registered as [wpyog_news_ticker] — both shortcode names work identically.

Use Cases

  • Company News & Announcements — business updates, product launches, press releases
  • School & Educational Notices — school updates, event notices, circulars
  • Cybersecurity & Technology News — curated industry news feeds with external article support
  • Healthcare & Medical Updates — healthcare notices, awareness articles, medical industry updates
  • Corporate Blogs & Editorial Sections — lightweight editorial sections without magazine theme complexity
  • Curated Industry News Portals — aggregate external news while properly crediting sources
  • Breaking News Tickers — add a scrolling or animated news bar to any page or header

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This plugin provides 1 block.

  • WPYog News

Installation

  1. Upload the wpyog-news folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
  3. Go to WPYog News Add News to add your first news item.
  4. Use WPYog News Shortcode Generator to build and copy your shortcode.
  5. Paste the shortcode into any page or post.

FAQ

Does WPYog News support multiple layouts?

Yes. The plugin includes a List layout, a Card layout, and a News Ticker.

What is the News Ticker and how do I add it?

The News Ticker displays animated news headlines in a bar that you can place anywhere on your site using the [wpyog_ticker] shortcode. Three animation styles are available: scroll (continuous horizontal), fade (cross-fade), and flap (push-up slide). Use WPYog News Shortcode Generator News Ticker tab to configure it.

Can I display external news articles?

Yes. WPYog News supports external article URLs and source attribution.

Can I display source names and favicons?

Yes. You can display the source name, source URL, and source favicon/logo for curated news articles.

Does the plugin include a shortcode generator?

Yes. WPYog News includes a built-in shortcode generator with two tabs — one for News List/Card and one for the News Ticker — with a live preview.

Can I filter news by category?

Yes. News posts can be grouped and filtered using categories. Use the category attribute with the category ID: [wpyog_news category="5"]. Category IDs are shown in WPYog News Categories.

Is the plugin mobile responsive?

Yes. All layouts are optimized for desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. The News Ticker automatically adjusts its label and font size on small screens.

Does WPYog News work with Elementor?

Yes. WPYog News includes full Elementor Theme Builder support — News posts appear as conditions in the Theme Builder so you can build custom single post templates. A native Gutenberg block is also included.

Is coding knowledge required?

No. The plugin is designed for easy management directly from the WordPress dashboard.

How do external links work?

When editing a news item, add a URL in the External Link field. The news title and Read More button will then link to that external URL (opens in a new tab) instead of the internal news page. External links also work in the News Ticker.

Does the card layout support pagination?

The card layout uses a Load More button via AJAX instead of traditional pagination.

Can I show a counter in the News Ticker?

Yes. Add show_count="true" to [wpyog_ticker] to display a “3 / 10” badge on the right side of the ticker. This works with fade and flap animation modes.

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Contributors & Developers

“WPYog News” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.1.4

  • Improved: Replaced the experimental split-flap animation with a reliable push-up slide for the flap animation mode — current headline slides out upward while the next headline slides in from below, clipped cleanly by the ticker viewport. Works consistently across all browsers.
  • Fixed: Admin shortcode generator attribute table header text colour now displays correctly in all WordPress admin themes.
  • Updated: .wpyog-card-cats a category pill padding updated.

1.1.3

  • Added: show_label attribute — set show_label="false" to hide the label chip entirely.
  • Added: show_count attribute — set show_count="true" to display a post counter (e.g. 3 / 10) on the right side of the ticker. Applies to fade and flap animation modes.
  • Added: [wpyog_news_ticker] shortcode alias — both [wpyog_ticker] and [wpyog_news_ticker] work identically.
  • Added: News Ticker tab to the Shortcode Generator admin page with live preview, colour pickers for label background and text, and controls for all ticker options.
  • Improved: Ticker responsive styles — label shrinks gracefully on mobile, date hides on very small screens.
  • Changed: show_date now defaults to true.

1.1.2

  • Added: News Ticker — use [wpyog_ticker] to display animated news headlines anywhere on your site. Three animation styles: scroll (continuous horizontal ticker tape), fade (cross-fade), and flap (animated slide).
  • Added: Ticker label chip with custom background and text colour.
  • Added: Pause-on-hover for all ticker animation modes.
  • Added: prefers-reduced-motion accessibility support — ticker pauses automatically for users who prefer reduced motion.
  • Added: External URL support in the ticker — items with an external link open in a new tab.

1.1.1

  • Fixed: Elementor Pro Theme Builder templates now correctly override single News post pages. Fix: when Elementor Pro is active the plugin’s single_template filter is removed, allowing Elementor Pro’s template_include hook to take over cleanly.

1.1.0

  • Added: WPYog News post type is now automatically added to Elementor Pro’s supported post types — no manual configuration needed in Elementor Settings Integrations.
  • Fixed: Post type label corrected from “News Item” to “WPYog News” — fixes the section header in Elementor Theme Builder’s condition picker.

1.0.9

  • Fixed: Elementor integration timing bug — hooks now register correctly when Elementor loads before WPYog News.

1.0.8

  • Fixed: Critical PHP error introduced in 1.0.7 — unsafe Elementor Pro class call replaced with a safe implementation.

1.0.7

  • Added: Full Elementor Theme Builder support — News posts and News Category archives appear as selectable conditions in Theme Builder.
  • Added: Elementor integration class for registering the News post type and taxonomy with Elementor’s internal helpers.

1.0.6

  • Fixed: Single news post template now has a max-width of 900px and a centred featured image.

1.0.5

  • Updated: Category pill padding and admin table header styles.

1.0.4

  • Fixed: Contributor username, pagination escaping, and admin nonce handling.

1.0.3

  • Fixed: i18n translators comments, deprecated function calls, and missing wp_unslash() calls.
  • Updated: Tested up to WordPress 6.9. Added translation template (.pot file).

1.0.2

  • Fixed: Previous/Next navigation on single news pages when posts have no category assigned.
  • Improved: CSS updates for title, excerpt, and pagination styles.

1.0.1

  • Fixed: Admin sidebar icon, Load More AJAX, and post/category slugs.
  • Added: Previous/Next navigation on single news detail pages.
  • Improved: Modern card and list CSS — hover effects, image zoom, category pills, indigo Read More button.

1.0.0

  • Initial release.