diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3a357b9..17f8bf6 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ We probably find a solution for that.
 
 ## Continuous Integration
 
-Automated tests are run using [Travis CI](https://travis-ci.org/stklcode/wp-liveticker2) for every commit including pull requests.
+Automated tests are run using [Travis CI](https://travis-ci.org/stklcode/wp-liveticker) for every commit including pull requests.
 They ensure compatibility with the supported PHP versions and the WP Coding Standards.
 
-There is also a semi-automated code quality analysis pushing results to [SonarCloud](https://sonarcloud.io/dashboard?id=de.stklcode.web.wordpress.plugins%3Awp-liveticker2).
+There is also a semi-automated code quality analysis pushing results to [SonarCloud](https://sonarcloud.io/dashboard?id=de.stklcode.web.wordpress.plugins%3Awp-liveticker).
 Keep in mind that the ruleset is not yet perfect, so not every minor issue has to be fixed immediately.
 
 ## Still Open Questions?
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0546ce6..b226a8c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/stklcode/wp-liveticker.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/stklcode/wp-liveticker)
+[![Quality Gate](https://sonarcloud.io/api/project_badges/measure?project=de.stklcode.web.wordpress.plugins%3Awp-liveticker&metric=alert_status)](https://sonarcloud.io/dashboard?id=de.stklcode.web.wordpress.plugins%3Awp-liveticker)
+[![Packagist Version](https://img.shields.io/packagist/v/stklcode/wp-liveticker.svg)](https://packagist.org/packages/stklcode/wp-liveticker)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-GPL%20v2-blue.svg)](https://github.com/stklcode/wp-liveticker/blob/master/LICENSE.md)
+
 # Liveticker (by stklcode)
 
 * Contributors:      Stefan Kalscheuer
diff --git a/RoboFile.php b/RoboFile.php
index 192bf48..ddce5a9 100644
--- a/RoboFile.php
+++ b/RoboFile.php
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ class RoboFile extends Tasks {
 		$this->_copy( 'stklcode-liveticker.php', $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name . '/stklcode-liveticker.php' );
 		$this->_copy( 'README.md', $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name . '/README.md' );
 		$this->_copy( 'LICENSE.md', $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name . '/LICENSE.md' );
+
+		// Remove content before title (e.g. badges) from README file.
+		$this->taskReplaceInFile( $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name . '/README.md' )
+		     ->regex( '/^[^\\#]*/' )
+		     ->to( '' )
+		     ->run();
 	}
 
 	/**