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Add "Marquee" – a scrolling area of text – on your web page. TheThe Marquee WordPress plugin creates both the TheThe Marquee widget and [thethe-marquee] shortcode. Use the widget in any widget area of your website or put the shortcode anywhere your WP theme allows you to (usually in the body). This jQuery JavaScript based plugin lets you customize the look of the TheThe Marquee widget using CSS. Features

• Configurable number of posts (titles with links) shown in the marquee.
• Posts can be selected from a category and/or tag.
• You can specify the marquee area in pixels or percent.
• Goes with four post replacement effects: scrolling from the left/right, sliding from the top/bottom.
• Configurable appearance speed and display time.
• Marquee is an endless loop.
• Can be used as a widget, a shortcode or a php function.
• Easily customizable via Custom CSS input field.

Why Use Marquee on Your Website?

The most popular usage of Marquee is for displaying breaking or hot news for newspaper sites and alerts. So, if you want to enhance user experience and/or provide extras to your visitors, adding a Marquee is a good option.