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What you change first
- The four metric labels, numerals and short captions.
The signature moment
High-density data ribbon
The section provides maximum empirical validation in minimum vertical height. Framed by top and bottom currentColor hairlines, four data cells sit inline, demarcated by vertical hairlines. Each cell carries an uppercase tracked category slug, a bold display number on a tight 0.85 line-height, and a one-line context note.
Theme handoff
What comes from where
From your theme
- Typeface.
- Palette.
- Spacing scale.
Set by this pattern
- The compact four-column ribbon format.
- The vertical hairline column divider layout.
- The crisp typographic scale.
Full pattern notes
Why it works, and how it is built
Open a topic for the complete design reasoning, editing guidance and implementation notes.
Design rationaleComposition, intent and nearest alternatives
Overview
A high-density horizontal data ribbon framed by top and bottom hairlines, dividing four key metrics with vertical currentColor hairlines. Designed to sit flush under a hero or between content sections for rapid empirical validation.
The signature moment: high-density data ribbon
The section provides maximum empirical validation in minimum vertical height. Framed by top and bottom currentColor hairlines, four data cells sit inline, demarcated by vertical hairlines. Each cell carries an uppercase tracked category slug, a bold display number on a tight 0.85 line-height, and a one-line context note.
Why this is not the other stats patterns
stat-rowis a full section with larger display numerals and short baseline ticks.stat-quadrantis a square 2x2 grid window.stat-monumentis a large asymmetric section with an editorial lede.stat-tickeris an ultra-compact ribbon designed specifically to slot between major sections or immediately below a hero.
Make it yoursVariations and the edits to make first
The variations
- Night ticker. The entire ribbon inverts to your contrast ground with base text and
currentColorrules.
What you change first
- The four metric labels, numerals and short captions.
Theme behaviourInheritance, fixed decisions and contrast
What it inherits from your theme
- Typeface. No font family is stated anywhere.
- Palette. Ground and text resolve to
baseandcontrastchains. - Spacing scale. Margin and padding presets derive from core tokens.
What it decides for itself
- The compact four-column ribbon format.
- The vertical hairline column divider layout.
- The crisp typographic scale.
Contrast
All text and figures are contrast on base (or base on contrast in Night ticker). Display figures meet 3:1 criteria; all labels and body copy meet 4.5:1.
Display type
Off the theme's ladder on purpose, because the size is the composition:
- paragraph at clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 2.75rem)
Technical notesBlock mechanics, responsive behaviour and constraints
Mechanics worth knowing
- Top and bottom bounding rules. Defined as borders on the inner wrapper group, running the full constrained width.
- Vertical cell hairlines. Columns 2, 3, and 4 carry
border-left: 1px solid currentColorwith internal padding, creating seamless column dividers. - All rules use currentColor. The entire structure responds to theme palette shifts without broken borders.
Questions
Stat ticker: common questions
Does Stat ticker need a plugin?
No. It is built only from core WordPress blocks (column, columns, group and paragraph), so it pastes into the block editor with nothing to install.
Will Stat ticker match my theme?
Yes. It names no colour or font of its own: every colour, size and space is a preset from your theme, so it takes your theme’s palette and type when pasted.
How many variations does Stat ticker have?
2: Data ribbon and Night ticker. Each is its own markup; choose one in the toolbar above the preview before you copy.
Is Stat ticker free?
It is included with a subscription, with every Core Pattern and variation. 62 Core Patterns are free to copy without one.
Which WordPress version does it need?
Requires a block theme on WordPress 7.0 to 7.1. Classic themes and page builders are outside our supported setup. Adaptive patterns use the block theme’s colour, spacing and typography presets; styled variations declare their own colours or type.
The markup
Core block markup and nothing else. Copy it, then paste it straight into the block editor: WordPress reads the delimiters and rebuilds the blocks.
Fetching the markup…Variation: Night ticker
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