Vertical Animated Ticker
Vertical Animated Ticker Module for Joomla
J4 J5 J6 Module M2.1
Current Version0.91K
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Modern Vertical News Ticker
Five ready themes
Modern, Minimal, Dark, Soft, and Contrast — switch looks without fighting CSS.
Brand accent colour
Accent, background, border, title, and body colours are all backend-managed.
Step or Continuous Scroll
Step mode
Pause between items with configurable animation and interval timing.
Continuous scroll
Smooth vertical motion with speed and up/down direction controls.
Articles or Custom Items
Joomla articles
Pull from categories with ordering, featured filters, and intro images.
Custom subform
Build curated rows with title, text, link, date, category, author, and image.
Header Label & Controls
Breaking / Latest badge
Optional header label for a classic news-ticker look.
Play, prev, next
Place controls in the header, footer, or over the viewport.
Swipe & Keyboard Support
Touch swipe
Flick up or down on phones and tablets to move items.
Keyboard
Space toggles pause; arrow keys move previous and next.
Intro Images with Shape Options
Show article intro images
Or attach images to custom items in the subform.
Size & shape
Square, round, or wide thumbs with adjustable pixel size.
Rich Display Options
Meta fields
Toggle title, intro, date, category, author, and read more independently.
Date field & format
Publish, created, or modified — with Joomla date keys or PHP patterns.
Link Behaviour
Same or new window
Choose how ticker links open.
Optional nofollow
Add rel="nofollow" when you need it for outbound or promo links.
Pause on Hover
Hover and focus pause
Motion stops while visitors read, then resumes cleanly.
Reduced motion
Respects prefers-reduced-motion for accessibility.
Joomla 4, 5 & 6 Architecture
Modern module structure
Services provider, dispatcher, and helper — built for current Joomla.
WebAssetManager
Versioned vanilla CSS/JS with no jQuery dependency.
Five ready themes
Modern, Minimal, Dark, Soft, and Contrast — switch looks without fighting CSS.
Brand accent colour
Accent, background, border, title, and body colours are all backend-managed.
Step mode
Pause between items with configurable animation and interval timing.
Continuous scroll
Smooth vertical motion with speed and up/down direction controls.
Joomla articles
Pull from categories with ordering, featured filters, and intro images.
Custom subform
Build curated rows with title, text, link, date, category, author, and image.
Breaking / Latest badge
Optional header label for a classic news-ticker look.
Play, prev, next
Place controls in the header, footer, or over the viewport.
Touch swipe
Flick up or down on phones and tablets to move items.
Keyboard
Space toggles pause; arrow keys move previous and next.
Show article intro images
Or attach images to custom items in the subform.
Size & shape
Square, round, or wide thumbs with adjustable pixel size.
Meta fields
Toggle title, intro, date, category, author, and read more independently.
Date field & format
Publish, created, or modified — with Joomla date keys or PHP patterns.
Same or new window
Choose how ticker links open.
Optional nofollow
Add rel="nofollow" when you need it for outbound or promo links.
Hover and focus pause
Motion stops while visitors read, then resumes cleanly.
Reduced motion
Respects prefers-reduced-motion for accessibility.
Modern module structure
Services provider, dispatcher, and helper — built for current Joomla.
WebAssetManager
Versioned vanilla CSS/JS with no jQuery dependency.
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Frequently Asked Questions
It is a Joomla module for a modern vertical news ticker — articles or custom items, step or continuous scroll, themes, and visitor controls.
It uses vanilla CSS/JS (no jQuery).
Joomla 4, 5, and 6.
PHP 8.0 or higher is recommended.
Upload mod_vertical_ticker_2.1.zip via System → Install → Extensions.
Do not unzip the install zip first.
Go to Content → Site Modules → New and choose Vertical Animated Ticker.
Pick a position, assign menu items, publish, and save.
Step pauses between each item.
Continuous Scroll moves smoothly until pause on hover or the play button.
Yes. Set Content Source to Custom Items.
Add rows in the subform with title, text, link, date, category, author, and image.
Enable Show Intro Image.
For articles, set an intro image on each article. For custom items, pick an image in the subform, then choose size and shape.
Modern, Minimal, Dark, Soft, and Contrast.
Combine a theme with your accent and colour fields to match your brand.
Enable Show Controls for play / pause, previous, and next.
Place them in the header, footer, or overlay. Touch swipe and keyboard (Space / arrows) can also be enabled.
Yes. Turn on Show Header Label and enter your text.
Joomla needs a menu Itemid for clean URLs.
Create a published (even hidden) category blog menu item for that category so routing can resolve.
Yes. Set Link Target to New Window.
You can also enable nofollow when needed.
Yes. Layouts adapt on phones and tablets.
Swipe is available for touch devices.
Yes. Use the Extra CSS field or a Module Class Suffix.
Articles: confirm categories have published articles and Count is greater than zero.
Custom: add at least one subform row with a title or text, then clear cache.
If Visible Items is greater than or equal to the number of rows, there is nothing to step.
Lower Visible Items or add more articles.
No. Version 2.1 is fully vanilla JavaScript and CSS.
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