Who is Breaking News Posts for?

Breaking News Posts is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and publishers.

Is Breaking News Posts free?

Yes — Breaking News Posts is free to use.

What platforms does Breaking News Posts run on?

Breaking News Posts runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Breaking News Posts still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What are alternatives to Breaking News Posts?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Instant Breaking News, WPH Breaking News, and Simple News and Slider.

Who develops Breaking News Posts?

Breaking News Posts is developed by dimandu.

When did Breaking News Posts launch?

Breaking News Posts first shipped in 2020.

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Breaking News Posts

Name: Breaking News Posts
Author: dimandu

wordpress.orgOther news & reading

Breaking News Posts is a WordPress plugin that displays a slider of breaking-news post links below a site's navigation. Administrators can configure the slider speed, post type, and number of posts from the WordPress dashboard.

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Overview

6 features

In the Other news & reading space, Breaking News Posts takes a focused approach. It focuses on displaying breaking-news links prominently on a WordPress site without custom development. Breaking News Posts is a B2B product aimed at wordPress site owners and publishers. Breaking News Posts is free to use. It ships for the web, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by dimandu, and it first shipped in 2020. Key capabilities include news slider, post type selection, and post count control. The interface is available in English and Spanish. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

News slider
Post type selection
Post count control
Slider speed control
Dashboard settings
Navigation placement

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserSelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed7 Sept · 08:03 UTC
Breaking News Posts verified via WordPress Plugins
Source: WordPress Plugins · Open

Frequently asked questions about Breaking News Posts

What is Breaking News Posts?: Breaking News Posts focuses on displaying breaking-news links prominently on a WordPress site without custom development. It is catalogued under Other news & reading on PulseGate.
Who is Breaking News Posts for?: Breaking News Posts is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and publishers.
Is Breaking News Posts free?: Yes — Breaking News Posts is free to use.
What platforms does Breaking News Posts run on?: Breaking News Posts runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Breaking News Posts still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What are alternatives to Breaking News Posts?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Instant Breaking News, WPH Breaking News, and Simple News and Slider.Instant Breaking News WPH Breaking News Simple News and Slider
Who develops Breaking News Posts?: Breaking News Posts is developed by dimandu.
When did Breaking News Posts launch?: Breaking News Posts first shipped in 2020.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Spanish
First seen: 7 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners and publishers
Model: B2B
Solves: Displaying breaking-news links prominently on a WordPress site without custom development.

Registered as

WordPress.org: breaking-news-posts

Developer

dimandu

Index record

Indexed: 7 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 7 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: breaking-news-posts-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 7 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 7 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/breaking-news-posts

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