About
Scroll headlines from an RSS feed across your screen, like a news ticker on TV. Most news sites and blogs have a feed (try ours: playsignage.com/feed); find one by name or paste its link. Choose titles, descriptions and how many items. For your own text, use the Ticker. See all RSS plugins.
Get Started
Everything here starts in the editor: go to Playlists, open your playlist and choose the slide. When you’re done, click Publish.
Add an RSS ticker to a slide
- Click RSS, then RSS Ticker
- Search with Find RSS feed, or paste the feed’s link in Feed URL
Choose what it shows
- Turn Include title and Include description on or off. Descriptions are often long
- Set Feed entries to display: how many of the latest items
Scroll the ticker under a logo
Sub-playlists always show on top of tickers. Make the logo its own playlist in the logo’s shape (for example 267 × 200), with one slide that plays forever, and add it to your slide with Playlist in Playlist. The ticker then scrolls under it, while Always on top stays Yes for smooth scrolling.
Options
Click the plugin on the slide to see these in the settings on the right.
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Find RSS feed | Searches popular publications for their feed |
| Feed URL | The feed link, if the search doesn’t find it |
| Include title | Shows the titles |
| Include description | Shows the short descriptions |
| Feed entries to display | How many of the latest items |
| Refresh interval | How often it checks for new items (60 minutes by default) |
| Always on top | Yes: smoothest, above everything. No: objects can go on top, but entry-level players may stutter. Auto: the player decides |
FAQ
Is the RSS Ticker the same as the Ticker?
No. The RSS Ticker shows a feed; the Ticker shows text you type.
What if my player has no internet?
It keeps the last feed it loaded and shows that until the next update works. Without internet the first time, it doesn’t show.
Are there other ways to show feeds?
Yes, see Alternative RSS Viewers.
