InvestorySpot Stock Ticker

InvestorySpot Stock Ticker displays live stock prices in a scrolling ticker bar or table format. It supports multiple data providers (Yahoo Finance, Alpha Vantage, Finnhub) with automatic fallback if one provider fails.

Features

• Scrolling ticker and table display modes
• Multiple data providers with auto-fallback
• No API key required (Yahoo Finance built-in)
• Optional Alpha Vantage and Finnhub API key support
• Auto-refresh with configurable cache duration
• Customizable colors for positive/negative changes
• Settings page in wp-admin
• Shortcode with override attributes

Usage

Basic shortcode:

[stock_ticker]

With custom symbols and table display:

[stock_ticker symbols="AAPL,GOOGL,MSFT,AMZN,NVDA" display="table"]

All attributes:
* symbols – Comma-separated stock symbols
* display – “ticker” (scrolling) or “table”
* color_up – Hex color for positive changes
* color_down – Hex color for negative changes
* refresh – Cache duration in seconds

1. Upload the stock-ticker folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
3. Go to Settings > InvestorySpot Stock Ticker to configure default symbols and display options
4. Add [stock_ticker] shortcode to any post or page

1.0.0

• Initial release
• Yahoo Finance, Alpha Vantage, and Finnhub support
• Scrolling ticker and table display
• Admin settings page
• AJAX auto-refresh