Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists

3.1.64 [2026-03-12]

• Updated axios dependency to fix DoS vulnerability (CVE in mergeConfig)
• Added Sort by (Alphabetical) field for all item types – choose which merge tag is used for alphabetical sorting (default: content)
• Added PHP filter ditty_alphabetical_sort_default_tag for item types to set a default sort merge tag
• Added Label field globally to all item types (including from other plugins) for custom list labels

3.1.63 [2026-01-09]

• Install custom database tables on plugin activation

3.1.62 [2026-01-05]

• Resolved CodeMirror bug

3.1.61 [2025-12-29]

• Bug fix for Divi 5 support
• PHP 8.4 updates

3.1.60 [2025-08-22]

• Added automatic visibility detection for ticker displays – tickers now automatically pause when placed in hidden areas (like accordion sections) and resume when the containing element becomes visible, while respecting manual pause state
• File structure updates

3.1.59 [2025-08-22]

• Security updates

3.1.58 [2025-08-14]

• Security updates
• Editor admin updates

3.1.57 [2025-07-17]

• Security updates
• Editor admin updates

3.1.56 [2025-06-14]

• Default item nofollow bug fix

3.1.55 [2025-05-24]

• Ditty editor script updates

3.1.54 [2025-02-27]

• Default items now do not render if there is no content
• Ticker initi filled functionality update

3.1.53 [2025-01-31]

• Added setting to disable loading of Google fonts
• Updates to react app loading
• Bug fix for layout attribute customization

3.1.52 [2025-01-17]

• Security updates

3.1.51 [2024-11-23]

• Added thumbnail mode as default for media tag videos
• Added “auto” option to unit selector field

3.1.50 [2024-11-22]

• Media tag updates

3.1.49 [2024-11-07]

• Default setting updates
• Extension page updates

3.1.48 [2024-10-14]

• Display typography updates
• Security updates

3.1.47 [2024-10-14]

• Display typography updates
• Security updates

3.1.46 [2024-08-01]

• Security updates

3.1.45 [2024-07-12]

• Security updates

3.1.44 [2024-06-30]

• Added dynamic layout tag functionality
• Layout tag insert updates

3.1.43 [2024-06-11]

• Security updates

3.1.42 [2024-05-22]

• Bug fix
• Increased required WP version

3.1.41 [2024-05-14]

• Added pause/play button (optional) to ticker display type

3.1.40 [2024-05-04]

• Legacy ticker bug fix

3.1.39 [2024-05-04]

• Security updates

3.1.38 [2024-04-30]

• Ditty block updates
• Moved block custom class and id Advanced panel
• Added toggle to show/hide layout tags
• Resolved ticker css live updates
• Security updates

3.1.37 [2024-04-19]

• Ditty block update

3.1.36 [2024-04-18]

• Security updates
• Ditty editor updates

3.1.35 [2024-04-13]

• Ditty import updates

3.1.34 [2024-04-07]

• Added functionality to show clicked Editor item in Ditty when editing
• Modified front-end edit links

3.1.33 [2024-04-01]

• Security updates
• Bug fixes

3.1.32 [2024-03-29]

• Layout tag & helper updates
• Security updates
• Asset version updates

3.1.31 [2024-01-24]

• Added an editor label field to item types

3.1.30

• Javascript enhancements
• Bug fix in API code
• WPML bug fix
• Cleaned up WPML database tables

3.1.29

• Resolved issue of posts feed showing drafts

3.1.28

• Bug fix for non-closing notices

3.1.27

• Notice updates
• Ditty translations class updates

3.1.26

• News ticker css bug fix

3.1.25

• Security updates
• Added WPML functionality to Ditty post type
• Typography field update
• Added htmlspecialchars_decode to ditty_sanitize_settings

3.1.24

• Added general item typography settings to Display settings
• Added title typography settings to Display settings
• Added option to strip_images from content tags

3.1.23

• Item and display type icon updates
• Display editor bug fix

3.1.22

• Added item and display type previews to the editors

3.1.21

• List display updates
• Admin menu updates for Ditty pages

3.1.20

• List display live display item updates
• Added custom id input for Avada element

3.1.19

• Added post edit redirect if trying to edit non-existent post
• Added timestamps to item types
• Resolved missing extensions menu on multisites
• Added diplay item order settings
• Added wp_enqueue_media() to editor screens for file and image uploads
• Admin menu updates

3.1.18

• Added custom layout functionality to shortcodes
• Bug fix for Layout editor title update
• Bug fix for Ditty editor “Reset to Default Layout” action
• Ditty export bug fix
• Image tag render export
• Added timestamps to display items

3.1.17

• Added deprecated function for extensions

3.1.16

• Clone item editor update
• Upgrade file bug fix

3.1.15

• Fixed item resize issue in editor when child panel is open
• Minimum PHP version update
• Settings functionality updates
• Removed code that auto-enabled Ditty News Ticker if shortcode is used
• File cleanup

3.1.14

• Bug fix for display template item text colors
• Bug fix for display import
• Added Display quick edit link
• Added ajax_loading and live_updates args to shortcodes and ditty_render

3.1.13

• Item meta live update bug fix
• Settings page bug fix
• Display item css updates

3.1.12

• Rest API updates/fixes
• Added gradient background color options

3.1.11

• Display & Layout new template save bug fixes
• Export and import updates

3.1.10

• Added Title Link Color option to Displays
• Added Item Link Color option to Display > Item Styles
• Notification updates
• Bug fixes

3.1.9

• Fixed missing post authors for Ditty, Displays and Layouts
• Added Permissions settings page
• Enhanced permissions checks

3.1.8

• List display arrow adjustments
• Image render updates
• Image preload updates
• ditty_item_disabled filter updates

3.1.7

• Fixed missing transition options for List display

3.1.6

• Set Display type selector as default Display panel view for new Ditty
• Display type selector updates for new Ditty and Displays
• Added text color and font-size options to TinyMCE item type
• Internal and external file clean up
• Modified settings options
• Ditty notification updates

3.1.5

• Ditty admin column order change
• Added stripslashes to Default, HTML, and WP Editor item type outputs
• Updated to better icons
• Added unsaved data check when leaving editors
• Added live layout editing preview to Ditty editor

3.1.4

• Resolved missing list transition settings
• Image field bug fixes

3.1.3

• Added shortcode rendering to default, html, wp editor item types
• Default ticker settings update
• Added default max-width of layout images
• Added “reset to default” layout functionality to the Layout Editor
• Small bug fixes
• Resolved editor preview layout issue when re-ordering items

3.1.1

• Bug fix from 3.1 update

3.1

• Major Ditty editor updates
• Major Ditty Layout editor updates
• Major Ditty Display editor updates
• Major Ditty Settings updates
• Added custom HTML item type
• Removed Settings > Layout Templates screen
• Removed Settings > Display Templates screen

3.0.34

• Ticker and List display edit javascript bug fixes

3.0.33

• Live update bug fix
• Security updates

3.0.32

• Added edit link to frontend Ditty
• manage_posts_columns filter update

3.0.31

• Ditty block registration updates

3.0.30

• Removed extract() functionality from legacy code

3.0.29

• Bug fix in gutenberg block check code
• Fontawesome version update
• Include Fontawesome directly in plugin

3.0.28

• Added Ditty widget block
• Added functionality to convert classic widget to block

3.0.27

• Bug fix in legacy settings code
• Bug fix in gutenberg block check code

3.0.26

• Resolved bug in single Display edit page
• Updated display editor code
• Removed unnecessary code

3.0.25

• Resolved Layout save bug that was removing attributes
• Default Ticker display settings update

3.0.24

• Title update
• Version update

3.0.23

• Fontawesome slug update

3.0.22

• Dashboard menu order updates

3.0.21

• Dashboard menu order updates

3.0.20

• Layout tag filter updates
• Dashboard menu order updates

3.0.19

• Added input sanitization updates to extensions settings
• Bug fix for List display type autoplay speed

3.0.18

• Added Title settings for Posts feed lite
• Added Content settings for Posts feed lite
• Updated the default post Layout

3.0.17

• Added Import/Export functionality
• Added Ditty shortcode to Ditty edit screen
• Re-ordered Ditty sub menu
• RTL admin updates
• Added Avada builder element

3.0.16

• Resolved bug in default item link css
• Code field updates
• PHP 8 updates
• Item preview & title updates
• Added ticker display item wrap setting
• Editor item css updates

3.0.15

• Ticker container border width render issue fix
• Data sanitization updates
• Added Display type fields filter

3.0.14

• Ticker cloneItems bug fix

3.0.13

• Added Ditty Wizard (Beta)
• Ditty settings page updates
• Added Heading field type
• Default layout updates
• Updated German translation
• Added uniq_id meta to Ditty, Layouts & Displays
• Added init meta to Ditty
• Resolved editor layout bugs
• Added Item Created and Modified date meta
• Added Item Author meta and Layout tags
• Modified field help functionality
• Added option to not clone ticker items
• Ticker display now hides if there are no items
• Added Ticker title settings

3.0.12

• Modified custom display check when rendering Ditty
• Resolved current Item(s) bug in Ditty Editor
• Resolved current Item Type bug in Ditty Editor
• Modified Default Post Layout and increased version number
• Added init trigger for Ditty_Item_Editor_Panel js file
• Removed jQuery document ready in all js files
• Added link options to Posts Feed Lite
• Added content options to Posts Feed Lite
• Radio field update
• Asset loading optimization
• Added file field type
• Added item_value to layout tag filters
• Removed auto-draft checks
• Customized plugin updater file and references
• Resolved bug in extension updater
• Ticker editor min height updates

3.0.11

• Resolved bug in ditty_add_scripts function that was causing a javascript error
• Only possibly load cached ditty on live_updates
• Added option to disable fontawesome on front-end

3.0.10

• Resolved hammer warning
• Added Post Duplicator integration
• Added custom Display settings
• Ticker Display vertical scrolling updates
• dittyUpdateItems javascript bug fix

3.0.9

• Ditty editor Layout css update bug fix
• Added WPML functionality to Ditty post type
• Ticker Display vertical scrolling updates

3.0.8

• Minor bug fix in widget.php file
• Added legacy helper for old extension versions
• Added extension license error notices

3.0.7

• .ditty-item css updates
• Added wp_enqueue_script check to ensure wp_add_inline_script is only added once
• Removed ajax Ditty notification close
• Added php Ditty notification close
• Added Wrap Elements option to Ticker display

3.0.6

• Ditty Editor Items javascript helper update
• Minor update in legacy ditty-news-ticker.js file

3.0.5

• Added checks for auto-enabling Ditty News Ticker if old shortcode or function is used on front-end

3.0.4

• Removed trailing comma in class-ditty-extensions.php file

3.0.3

• Additional upgrade functionality updates

3.0.2

• Removed 3.0 upgrade redirect to info screen

3.0.1

• Upgrade script bug fix

3.0

• Ditty News Ticker posts have been moved to legacy code.
• Completely new Ditty post type and functionality.
• New Ditty Layout post type.
• New Ditty Display post type.
• New Settings page.
• Added global Ditty rendering.
• Added Layout and Display templates.
• New extensions page for licenses and extension settings.

2.3.12

• Bug fix in wpml-config.xml file.

2.3.11

• Updated wpml-config.xml file.

2.3.10

• Resolved new widgets page bug. Note, all tickers will show in list mode on the widgets page.

2.3.9

• Modified javascript to force ticker to resume scroll after clicking a link

2.3.8

• Removed string translation from news ticker post type slug

2.3.7

• Javascript bug fix
• Added scroll pause option for showing first tick on it

2.3.6

• Javascript bug fix
• Added scroll pause option for showing first tick on it

2.3.5

• Javascript updates to scroll functionality

2.3.4

• Javascript updates to scroll functionality
• Admin tick drag order updates

2.3.3

• Javascript updates to scroll functionality
• EDD Software Licensing updates

2.3.2

• Deprecated javascript updates

2.3.1

• Deprecated javascript updates

2.3

• Reworked scroll functionality for better performance

2.2.19

• Added aria-label to previous and next nav elements

2.2.18

• Javascript update for WP 5.5

2.2.17

• Bug fix with scrolling ticker

2.2.16

• Swapped play and pause button icons

2.2.15

• CSS Fix for list mode

2.2.14

• Resolved display issue with tickers using external fonts

2.2.13

• Resolved wp_editor bug when sorting

2.2.12

• Resolved javascript imagesloaded issue

2.2.11

• Resolved RTL, scrolling right issues

2.2.10

• Added settings option to make ticker posts private

2.2.9

• Updated error codes for license connections

2.2.8

• Resolved possible missing variable bug in grid display code

2.2.7

• Constant variable bug fix

2.2.6

• Resolved undefined variable bug in eddsl.php file

2.2.5

• Updated extension license check for multisite networks

2.2.4

• Bug fix

2.2.3

• Bug fix

2.2.2

• Bug fix

2.2

• Code cleanup and maintenance
• Directory structure reconfiguration

2.1.26

• RTL bug fix for scrolling right tickers

2.1.25

• Minor admin css update

2.1.24

• Added ‘Reverse the order of the ticks’ to the ticker Global Settings panel

2.1.23

• Escaped $_GET variables for additional security measures

2.1.22

• Modified how scripts are enqueued

2.1.21

• Fixed browser resize bug

2.1.20

• Fixed scroll left jquery bug

2.1.19

• Fixed wp_query bug when hide ticker option is enabled

2.1.18

• Fixed bug in extension license page

2.1.17

• Fixed widget ticker title bug.
• Added a centralized licensing system for all extensions. Extensions will be updated soon to utilize this feature.

2.1.16

• Minor javascript update for scrolling tickers.

2.1.15

• Resolved bug in ticker widget.

2.1.14

• Added shortcode option to reverse the tick order for rotating tickers. Use reverse=”1″.

2.1.13

• Added shortcode option to reverse the tick order. Use reverse=”1″.

2.1.12

• Resolved bug from last update

2.1.11

• Resolved custom capabilities bug

2.1.10

• Added option to hide ticker if no ticks exist
• Added option to hide widget if no ticks exist
• Admin css updates

2.1.9

• Bug fixes

2.1.8

• Grid bug fix from last update

2.1.7

• Removed mtphr_dnt_default_sanitized_tick filter
• Added mtphr_dnt_sanitized_tick filter
• Added mtphr_dnt_mixed_ticks_meta filter
• Added mtphr_dnt_mixed_tick_array filter
• Added mtphr_dnt_list_heading_class filter
• Added mtphr_dnt_list_item filter
• Added mtphr_dnt_list_item_class filter
• Updated mixed ticker function
• Modified default ticker data

2.1.6

• Added mtphr_dnt_default_sanitized_tick filter

2.1.5

• Added ditty_news_ticker function check in widgets.php file

2.1.4

• Removed testing code from last update

2.1.3

• Added check to ensure VC version is 5 or greater before adding VC shortcode

2.1.2

• Updated qtip scripts
• Updated paths to enqueued files

2.1.1

• Bug fix from last update
• Added custom News Tickers Settings capability for admins

2.1.0

• Added custom capabilities for the ditty_news_ticker post type and settings

2.0.18

• .mtphr-dnt-image-container css display update
• Metabox text update

2.0.17

• Image container css updates

2.0.16

• Image container css updates

2.0.15

• Tick width and height detection modification in jQuery script

2.0.14

• Ensured that imageloaded is enqueued when ditty-news-ticker.js is enqueued

2.0.13

• Bug fixes in updated jquery script
• CSS adjustments for better image rendering across browsers

2.0.12

• Added static image dimension options to MTPHR_DNT_Image class

2.0.11

• Updated mtphr_dnt_convert_links to fix latin character bug
• Removed console function in script

2.0.10

• Bug fix from last update
• MTPHR_DNT_Image container element update

2.0.9

• Updates to rotate mode script
• Scroll and rotate tickers now load on document ready
• Added imagesLoaded to scroll and rotate tickers
• Added ‘nofollow’ option to MTPHR_DNT_Image class
• Additional updates to MTPHR_DNT_Image class

2.0.8

• Bug fix in news ticker output
• Added MTPHR_DTN_Image class for use in extensions
• Added MTPHR_DNT_String_Replacement class for use in extensions
• Added checkboxes field for admin use

2.0.7

• Adjusted Custom CSS field display
• CSS updates

2.0.6

• Unyson page builder shortcode integration
• Visual Composer page builder shortcode integration

2.0.5

• Mixed ticker bug fix
• Dashboard CSS updates

2.0.4

• Added optional play/pause button for scroll and auto rotate mode
• Removed data-icon css from icon css file
• Small bug fix

2.0.3

• Fixed visual editor glitch from last update

2.0.2

• Updated metabox code for flexibility
• Updated some metabox filter names

2.0.1

• Customized bootstrap affix plugin due to conflicts within dashboard
• Added more social icons to icon font package

2.0.0

• Updated admin page layout
• Updated metaboxes for new admin page layout
• Newly added WYSIWYG editors now work without having to save your post
• Added javascript error check before saving dynamic fields
• Additional data passed through mtphr_dnt_ticker_class filter

1.5.8

• Updated widget class name

1.5.7

• Updated widget class

1.5.6

• Updated touchSwipe.js
• Fixed inactive links on mobile using touchSwipe

1.5.5

• Bug fix

1.5.4

• Modified data sanitization on tick content

1.5.3

• Modified default options for Rotate Settings
• Added option to disable touchswipe on touch devices

1.5.2

• Security update

1.5.1

• Script bug fix

1.5.0

• Re-organized files
• Added template files for easier customization
• Added shortcode & oEmbed parsing to ticks
• Added option to remove outer padding around grids
• Fixed add_query_arg() and remove_query_arg() usage

1.4.15

• Admin metabox bug fix

1.4.14

• Added Italian translation files

1.4.13

• Fixed metabox bug from last update

1.4.12

• Modified jQuery script to allow hidden tickers to function correctly after they become visible on screen
• Added the ability to add all ticks from a selected type to the mixed ticker

1.4.11

• Fixed bug in ticker script filter when using unique_ids

1.4.10

• Moved plugin files to GitHub

1.4.9

• Added Author support to post type

1.4.8

• Removed “data-icon” styles in icon font stylesheet
• Converted icon font characters to PUA
• Moved News Ticker title to “mtphr_dnt_before” action for easier customization

1.4.7

• Fixed bug in edit page type & mode filters
• CSS adjustments for rotate buttons

1.4.6

• Added plugin activation/de-activation to flush rewrite rules
• Moved admin files into separate admin directories
• Set file permissions on fontastic files

1.4.5

• Removed metaboxer code & files, which are no longer used
• Merged the metabox list jQuery functionality
• Removed ajax.php file
• Removed image navigation & buttons. Replaced with icon fonts
• Added type & mode filters to edit screen
• Added option to add aquick edit link to tickers for admins/editors

1.4.4

• Made ditty_new_ticker post type public
• Included ditty_new_ticker post type in nav menus
• Filtered single post content to display the ticker on ditty_new_ticker single posts
• Added additional metabox jquery for lists and sortables

1.4.3

• Fixed bug in jQuery setup where extra characters where being written

1.4.2

• Added WPML Support
• Fixed jquery script issue for multiple same tickers with unique ids

1.4.1

• Added additional jQuery triggers and listeners
• Fixed force line break issue

1.4.0

• Added grid display funcitonality
• Added page list functionality to lists
• Updated general settings code
• Updated metabox code
• Added mtphr_dnt_contents_before & mtphr_dnt_contents_after actions
• Moved rotate direction nav to mtphr_dnt_contents_after filter
• Moved rotate control nav to mtphr_dnt_after filter
• Moved global data mtphr_dnt_after filter
• General code cleanup
• Additional admin css
• Added mtphr_dnt_settings_submit_button filter to settings submit button
• Added $mtphr_dnt_ticker_types global to front end
• Added Arabic language
• Added mtphr_dnt_after_load jQuery trigger
• Added mtphr_dnt_before_change jQuery trigger
• Added mtphr_dnt_after_change jQuery trigger
• Added mtphr_dnt_resize jQuery listener

1.3.5

• Updated menu icon to icon font

1.3.4

• Removed type & mode selections from accidentally showing up in other post types

1.3.3

• Moved type & mode selections out of metaboxes
• Added a default tick to the mixed type

1.3.2

• Removed console.log from script-admin.js

1.3.1

• Big fix from last update

1.3.0

• Organized code
• Added “Mixed” type to display tickers mixed with multiple ticker types
• Modified ‘after_load’, ‘before_change’, ‘after_change’ filters for DNT class script
• Added code to remove duplicate tickers

1.2.2

• Added option to force line breaks on carriage returns.

1.2.1

• Modifed to allow multiline text
• Updated custom css field to css editor

1.2.0

• Modified ditty-news-ticker js class due to issues with certain versions of jQuery.
• Changed outerWidth() to with().
• Changed outherHeight() to height().

1.1.9

• Fixed touchSwipe error that was occurring in Firefox.
• Fixed undefined variable error in functions.php.
• Updated metaboxer files.
• Upated “Show first tick on init” code for better functionality.

1.1.8

• Added mobile swipe support for rotate mode.
• Added a hidden tick “offset” parameter.
• Added setting to display first scroll tick on init.

1.1.7

• Resolved undefined variable bug in eddsl.php file

1.1.6

• Fixed pause on hover functionality.

1.1.5

• Modified jQuery ticker class loading.
• Fixed load_plugin_textdomain setup.
• Added wysiwyg editor option back.

1.1.4

• Added nofollow to navigational links.

1.1.3

• Added option to use visual editors for tick content (on settings page).
• Adjusted DNT jQuery class. Converted height() & width() to outerHeight() & outerWidth()

1.1.2

• Reworked scroll mode to function better in IE.
• Added a global offset to scrolling and rotating ticks to are hidden.
• Moved rotating tick code into .js file.
• Added css for max-image: 100%.
• Converted .clearfix class to custom .mtrph-dnt-clearfix to avoid conflicts.

1.1.1

• Minor fix.

1.1.0

• Added “width” override for scrolling tickers back in… whoops!

1.0.9

• Added a checkbox to set links as rel=”nofollow”.
• Updated vertical scrolling for responsive sites.
• Removed “width” override for scrolling tickers.
• Added new ticker classes.

1.0.8

• Fixed bug in rotator mode with “pause on hover” activated.
• jQuery now loading on (window).load() instead of (document).ready(). Fixes scrolling issue in Safari.
• Added .clearfix to .mtphr-dnt-wrapper.
• Specifically set .mtphr-dnt-tick.clearfix to display:none to override css in certain themes.
• Added filters to jQuery class callbacks.
• Added ticker ID to jQuery class vars.
• Now resizing rotator ticker height on window resize.

1.0.7

• Fixed jQuery issue in Firefox when adding new ticks.

1.0.6

• Updated settings scripts for extensibility.
• Minor update to metaboxer css.

1.0.5

• Updated metaboxer scripts.
• Updated direct function output.
• Updated ticker types link.
• Fixed rotator numbers padding.
• Fixed limited number of DNT in widget drop down issue.

1.0.4

• Added ‘languages’ folder for localization.
• Added an ‘in_widget’ attribute to tickers displayed in widgets.
• Updated ‘sort’ metaboxer code.

1.0.3

• Modified post_updated message.
• Add a ticker (auto) width override setting.

1.0.2

• Added ‘mtphr_dnt_tick_before’ and ‘mtphr_dnt_tick_after’ actions.
• Fixed error in ‘rotate_scroll_up’ script.
• Updated Metabox scripts.

1.0.1

• Minor code update.

1.0.0

• Initial upload of Ditty News Ticker – a multi-functional data display plugin.