Cross-fading Text Ticker With jQuery And JSON - ticker.js

Ticker.js is a small jQuery news ticker plugin which fades through a group of text content with links stored in JSON objects.

See also:

• 10 Best Text Rotators In jQuery And Pure JavaScript/CSS

How to use it:

1. Build the HTML structure for the news ticker.

<div class="flex-ticker" style="display:none;">
  <div class="flex-ticker__text"></div>
</div>

2. Prepare your JSON data as follows:

var newsTickerJSON = {

    "one": {
      "headline": "Breaking New 1 ...",
      "url": "https://www.jqueryscript.net"
    },

    "two": {
      "headline": "Breaking New 2 ...",
      "url": "https://www.jqueryscript.net"
    },

    "three": {
      "headline": "Breaking New 3 ...",
      "url": "https://www.jqueryscript.net"
    },

    // more data here

}

3. Include the main JavaScript file ticker.js after loading jQuery library.

<script src="/path/to/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="/path/to/ticker.js"></script>

4. Apply your own CSS styles to the news ticker.

.flex-ticker {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
  border-radius: 5px;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  padding: 10px;
  width: 100%;
}

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This awesome jQuery plugin is developed by jamiehall87. For more Advanced Usages, please check the demo page or visit the official website.