Description
Kybern Breaking News lets editors manage homepage breaking news slides from the WordPress admin and render them on the site with a lightweight hero slider.
Features:
- Manage slide titles, links, visibility, order, and hero images
- Set a global company name and logo used in the slider label
- Render the frontend slider with the
[kybern_breaking_news]shortcode - Expose slide data through the
/wp-json/kybern-breaking-news/v1/slidesREST API - Keep the frontend lightweight without heavy page builder dependencies
The plugin does not require any external CDN assets and uses WordPress core libraries for the admin experience.
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/kybern-breaking-newsdirectory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen. - Activate the plugin through the
Pluginsscreen in WordPress. - Open
Breaking News Managerin the WordPress admin. - Add your company name/logo in the branding section.
- Create slides and place
[kybern_breaking_news]where you want the hero slider to appear.
FAQ
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Does this plugin work without Elementor or Revolution Slider?
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Yes. The frontend slider is built into the plugin and does not require a page builder.
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Is there a REST API?
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Yes. The plugin exposes slide data at
/wp-json/kybern-breaking-news/v1/slides. -
Can I change the company logo and company name shown in the slider label?
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Yes. Use the branding section in the plugin manager page.
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Contributors & Developers
“Kybern Breaking News” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.6.5
- Replaced plugin-owned
spnidentifiers with the uniquekybern_breaking_newsprefix required for WordPress.org review. - Migrated stored option reads to the new option names while keeping legacy values readable during upgrade.
- Renamed the public REST namespace to
/wp-json/kybern-breaking-news/v1/slides.
1.6.4
- Moved admin and frontend CSS/JS loading to proper WordPress enqueues.
- Replaced the shortcode with the prefixed
[kybern_breaking_news]name. - Limited public REST responses to active slides and protected single-slide access for inactive items.
1.6.3
- Prepared the plugin for WordPress.org submission
- Removed external CDN dependencies
- Added a WordPress.org-standard readme
- Switched the public plugin name to Kybern Breaking News
- Kept the lightweight slider and branding manager flow
1.6.2
- Updated plugin branding and manager UI