43 changed files with 1215 additions and 1945 deletions
--- a/.distignore
+++ b/.distignore
@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-/.git
-/.github
-/assets
-/bin
-/dist
-/node_modules
-/tests
-/vendor
-/.distignore
-/.drone.yml
-/.eslintrc.json
-/.gitattributes
-/.gitignore
-/.phpunit.result.cache
-/.stylelintrc.json
-/.travis.yml
-/composer.json
-/composer.lock
-/CONTRIBUTING.md
-/package.json
-/package-lock.json
-/phpcs.xml
-/phpunit.xml
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@ -1,28 +1,38 @@
-kind: pipeline
-name: default
-type: docker
+clone:
+  git:
+    image: plugins/git
+    depth: 1
+    skip_verify: true

-steps:
-  - name: composer-install
-    image: composer:2
+pipeline:
+  restore-cache:
+    image: drillster/drone-volume-cache
+    restore: true
+    mount:
+      - vendor
+    volumes:
+      - /var/lib/drone/cache:/cache
+    cache_key: [ DRONE_REPO_OWNER, DRONE_REPO_NAME, DRONE_BRANCH ]
+
+  pre-build:
+    image: composer
    commands:
-      - composer install --ignore-platform-req=php
-  - name: lint-php
-    image: php:8.2
+      - composer install
+  test:
+    image: composer
    commands:
-      - ./vendor/bin/phpcs
-    depends_on:
-      - composer-install
-  - name: node-install
-    image: node:22
+      - ./vendor/bin/robo test
+
+  test-style:
+    image: composer
    commands:
-      - npm install
-  - name: lint-assets
-    image: node:22
-    commands:
-      - npx eslint scripts/block.js
-      - npx eslint scripts/liveticker.js
-      - npx stylelint styles/block.css
-      - npx stylelint styles/liveticker.css
-    depends_on:
-      - node-install
+      - ./vendor/bin/robo test:cs
+
+  rebuild-cache:
+    image: drillster/drone-volume-cache
+    rebuild: true
+    mount:
+      - vendor
+    volumes:
+      - /var/lib/drone/cache:/cache
+    cache_key: [ DRONE_REPO_OWNER, DRONE_REPO_NAME, DRONE_BRANCH ]
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@ -1,34 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "env": {
-    "es6": false,
-    "browser": true
-  },
-  "globals": {
-    "scliveticker": "readonly",
-    "wp": "readonly"
-  },
-  "extends": [
-    "plugin:@wordpress/eslint-plugin/custom",
-    "plugin:@wordpress/eslint-plugin/es5",
-    "plugin:@wordpress/eslint-plugin/i18n"
-  ],
-  "rules": {
-    "@wordpress/i18n-text-domain": [
-      "error",
-      {
-        "allowedTextDomain": [ "stklcode-liveticker" ]
-      }
-    ]
-  },
-  "overrides": [
-    {
-      "files": [
-        "*"
-      ],
-      "rules": {
-        "no-var": "off",
-        "object-shorthand": "off"
-      }
-    }
-  ]
+  "extends": "./vendor/npm-asset/eslint-config-wordpress/index.js"
 }
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/assets export-ignore
-/.github            export-ignore
-/.distignore        export-ignore
-/.drone.yml         export-ignore
-/.eslintrc.json     export-ignore
-/.gitattributes     export-ignore
-/.gitignore         export-ignore
-/.stylelintrc.json  export-ignore
-/.travis.yml        export-ignore
-/bin                export-ignore
-/composer.json      export-ignore
-/composer.lock      export-ignore
-/CONTRIBUTING.md    export-ignore
-/dist               export-ignore
-/package.json       export-ignore
-/package-lock.json  export-ignore
-/phpcs.xml          export-ignore
-/phpunit.xml        export-ignore
-/tests              export-ignore
-
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-name: CI
-on: [push, pull_request]
-jobs:
-  integration:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - php: '8.3'
-            wordpress: '6.6'
-          - php: '8.2'
-            wordpress: '6.4'
-          - php: '8.1'
-            wordpress: '6.2'
-          - php: '8.0'
-            wordpress: '6.0'
-          - php: '7.4'
-            wordpress: '5.9'
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install SVN
-        run: |
-          if ! command -v svn > /dev/null; then
-            sudo apt-get update
-            sudo apt-get install -y subversion
-          fi
-      - name: Setup PHP
-        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
-        with:
-          php-version: ${{ matrix.php }}
-          coverage: xdebug
-          tools: composer
-      - name: Setup DB
-        run: sudo sudo systemctl start mysql.service
-      - name: Setup WP
-        run: bash bin/install-wp-tests.sh wordpress root root localhost "${{ matrix.wordpress }}"
-      - name: Install
-        run: composer install --no-interaction
-      - name: Test
-        run: composer test
-
-  quality:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Setup PHP
-        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
-        with:
-          php-version: '8.2'
-          tools: composer
-      - name: Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '22'
-      - name: Install
-        run: |
-          composer install --no-interaction
-          npm install
-      - name: Code style checks for PHP, JS and CSS
-        run: |
-          composer lint-php
-          composer lint-js
-          composer lint-css
-
-  analysis:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Analyze with SonarCloud
-        if: env.SONAR_TOKEN != ''
-        uses: sonarsource/sonarcloud-github-action@v3
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          args: >
-            -Dsonar.organization=stklcode-github
-            -Dsonar.projectKey=stklcode:wp-liveticker
-            -Dsonar.sources=includes,scripts,views,stklcode-liveticker.php
-            -Dsonar.exclusions=scripts/*.min.js,styles/*.min.css
--- a/.github/workflows/wordpress-plugin-asset-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wordpress-plugin-asset-update.yml
@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-name: Plugin asset/readme update
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - stable
-jobs:
-  master:
-    name: Push to stable
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Setup PHP
-        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
-        with:
-          php-version: '8.2'
-          tools: composer
-      - name: Install
-        run: composer install --no-interaction
-      - name: Clean README.md
-        run: tail -n +7 README.md > README.md.tmp && mv README.md.tmp README.md
-      - name: WordPress.org plugin asset/readme update
-        uses: 10up/action-wordpress-plugin-asset-update@stable
-        env:
-          SLUG: stklcode-liveticker
-          ASSETS_DIR: assets
-          README_NAME: README.md
-          SVN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.WP_SVN_PASSWORD }}
-          SVN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.WP_SVN_USERNAME }}
--- a/.github/workflows/wordpress-plugin-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wordpress-plugin-check.yml
@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-name: Plugin check
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ 'stable', 'release/*' ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ 'stable' ]
-jobs:
-  check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Package plugin
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p ./dist
-          tail -n +7 README.md > README.md.tmp && mv README.md.tmp README.md
-          rsync -rc --exclude-from=.distignore ./ ./dist/stklcode-liveticker --delete --delete-excluded
-
-      - name: Check WP plugin
-        uses: wordpress/plugin-check-action@v1
-        with:
-          build-dir: ./dist/stklcode-liveticker
--- a/.github/workflows/wordpress-plugin-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wordpress-plugin-deploy.yml
@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-name: Deploy to WordPress.org
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - "v*"
-      - "!v*-*"
-jobs:
-  tag:
-    name: New tag
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Setup PHP
-        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
-        with:
-          php-version: '8.2'
-          tools: composer
-      - name: Install
-        run: composer install --no-interaction
-      - name: Clean README.md
-        run: tail -n +7 README.md > README.md.tmp && mv README.md.tmp README.md
-      - name: WordPress Plugin Deploy
-        uses: 10up/action-wordpress-plugin-deploy@stable
-        env:
-          SLUG: stklcode-liveticker
-          ASSETS_DIR: assets
-          SVN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.WP_SVN_PASSWORD }}
-          SVN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.WP_SVN_USERNAME }}
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+composer.lock
 /vendor/
 /node_modules/
 /dist/
-/.phpunit.result.cache
-/composer.lock
-/package-lock.json
+.idea
 **/*.min.css
 **/*.min.js
--- a/.stylelintrc.json
+++ b/.stylelintrc.json
@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "extends": "@wordpress/stylelint-config"
+  "extends": "stylelint-config-wordpress"
 }
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+language: php
+dist: trusty
+php:
+- '5.5'
+- '5.6'
+- '7.0'
+- '7.1'
+- '7.2'
+- '7.3'
+before_script:
+- composer install
+script:
+- composer test-all
--- 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-liveticker) for every commit including pull requests.
+Automated tests are run using [Travis CI](https://travis-ci.org/stklcode/wp-liveticker2) 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-liveticker).
+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).
 Keep in mind that the ruleset is not yet perfect, so not every minor issue has to be fixed immediately.

 ## Still Open Questions?
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
-[![CI](https://github.com/stklcode/wp-liveticker/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg?branch=stable)](https://github.com/stklcode/wp-liveticker/actions/workflows/test.yml)
-[![Quality Gate Status](https://sonarcloud.io/api/project_badges/measure?project=stklcode%3Awp-liveticker&metric=alert_status)](https://sonarcloud.io/dashboard?id=stklcode%3Awp-liveticker)
-[![WP Plugin Version](https://img.shields.io/wordpress/plugin/v/stklcode-liveticker.svg)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/stklcode-liveticker/)
-[![Packagist Version](https://img.shields.io/packagist/v/stklcode/stklcode-liveticker.svg)](https://packagist.org/packages/stklcode/stklcode-liveticker)
-[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-GPL%20v2-blue.svg)](https://github.com/stklcode/wp-liveticker/blob/stable/LICENSE.md)
-
 # Liveticker (by stklcode)

-* Contributors:      stklcode
+* Contributors:      Stefan Kalscheuer
 * Tags:              liveticker, feed, rss
-* Requires at least: 5.0
-* Tested up to:      6.7
-* Requires PHP:      7.2
-* Stable tag:        1.3.0
+* Requires at least: 4.0
+* Tested up to:      5.0
+* Requires PHP:      5.2
+* Stable tag:        1.0.0
 * License:           GPLv2 or later
-* License URI:       https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
+* License URI:       http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

 A simple ajaxified liveticker plugin for WordPress.

@ -27,31 +21,28 @@ Easily add multiple livetickers, add them to posts with shortcode or use them as
 * Handle multiple Tickers
 * Automatic update via AJAX
 * RSS feed capability
-* Gutenberg block and shortcode to display liveticker
+* Shortcode to display liveticker
 * Add ticker to sidebar widgets
-* Ability to customize through CSS
+* Ability to customise through CSS
 * Localization support


 ## Installation

-If you don’t know how to install a plugin for WordPress, [here’s how](https://wordpress.org/support/article/managing-plugins/).
-
-You can obtain the plugin through fhe official WordPress plugin repository.
-Alternatively you can also use _Copmposer_.
+1. Upload `stklcode-liveticker` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
+2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
+3. Go to Liveticker menu to start.

 ### Requirements ###

-* PHP 7.2 or above
-* WordPress 5.0 or above
+* PHP 5.2 or above
+* WordPress 4.0 or above

 ## Frequently asked questions

 ### How do I display a liveticker on my post/page?

-On WordPress 5 sites there is a Gutenberg Block available to embed a liveticker in your post.
-
-You can also use the shortcode  `[liveticker ticker="my-ticker"]` on WordPress 4 or classic-mode sites. 
+Use the shortcode `[liveticker ticker="my-ticker"]`.
 If you want to define a custom tick limit, you might also add a limit with `[liveticker ticker="my-ticker" limit="10"]`.

 ### Can I use my own styles?
@ -61,11 +52,9 @@ You can deactivate the default stylesheet on the settings page and include your

 ### Does the liveticker work with caching?

-If you activate AJAX updates (enabled by default), the JavaScript will automatically update the content, even when the 
-page is loaded from cached.
-
-If AJAX is disabled, it depends on your update and caching intervals. If you update your ticker every 5 minutes, a 
-caching time of 12 hours obviously makes no sense.
+It strongly depends on the use case.
+If you update your ticker every 5 minutes, a caching time of 12 hours obviously makes no sense.
+However the AJAX update will fetch the latest ticks and update cached tickers  depending on the configured interval.


 ## Screenshots
@ -74,52 +63,11 @@ caching time of 12 hours obviously makes no sense.
 2. Tick management
 3. Ticker configuration.
 4. Settings page
-5. Gutenberg block
-6. Example shortcode
-7. Example widget
+5. Example shortcode
+6. Example widget

 ## Changelog

-### 1.3.0 - 2025-03-10
-
-* Requires at least PHP 7.2 and WordPress 5.0
-* Sorting direction can now be changed for liveticker blocks
-
-### 1.2.3 - 2025-02-04
-
-* Escape ticker ID in shortcode output
-* Tested with WP 6.7
-
-### 1.2.2 - 2024-03-02
-
-* Update use of deprecated WP core functions
-* Extend output sanitization
-* Tested with WP 6.4
-
-### 1.2.1 - 2022-02-01
-
-* Fix issue with limit in Gutenberg block.
-
-### 1.2.0 - 2022-01-23
-
-* Requires WordPress 4.7 or above
-* Migrated AJAX to REST API
-* Resolved Javascript compatibility issues with IE11
-* Added optional shortcode support for tick content
-* Support embedded JavaScript execution in tick content (e.g. for social media integrations)
-
-### 1.1.1 - 2021-03-20
-
-* "Ticker"  taxonomy name is now translatable
-
-### 1.1.0 - 2020-05-02
-
-* Requires PHP 5.6 or above
-* Use GMT for automatic updates 
-* Gutenberg Block available
-* Ticks exposed through REST API
-* Changed AJAX update logic for embedded media compatibility
-
 ### 1.0.0 - 2018-11-02

 * Initial release
--- a/RoboFile.php
+++ b/RoboFile.php
@ -0,0 +1,490 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Liveticker Robo build script.
+ *
+ * This file contains the Robo tasks for building a distributable plugin package.
+ * Should not be included in final package.
+ *
+ * @author    Stefan Kalscheuer <stefan@stklcode.de>
+ *
+ * @package   Liveticker
+ * @version   1.0.0
+ */
+
+use Robo\Exception\TaskException;
+use Robo\Tasks;
+use Symfony\Component\Finder\Finder;
+
+/**
+ * Class RoboFile
+ */
+class RoboFile extends Tasks {
+	const PROJECT_NAME = 'stklcode-liveticker';
+	const SVN_URL      = 'https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/stklcode-liveticker';
+
+	const OPT_TARGET    = 'target';
+	const OPT_SKIPTEST  = 'skipTests';
+	const OPT_SKIPSTYLE = 'skipStyle';
+	const OPT_MINIFY    = 'minify';
+
+	/**
+	 * Version tag (read from composer.json).
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	private $version;
+
+	/**
+	 * Target directory path.
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	private $target_dir;
+
+	/**
+	 * Final package name.
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	private $final_name;
+
+	/**
+	 * RoboFile constructor
+	 *
+	 * @param array $opts Options.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function __construct( $opts = array( self::OPT_TARGET => 'dist' ) ) {
+		// Read composer configuration and extract version number..
+		$composer = json_decode( file_get_contents( __DIR__ . '/composer.json' ) );
+		// Extract parameter from options.
+		$this->version    = $composer->version;
+		$this->target_dir = $opts[ self::OPT_TARGET ];
+		$this->final_name = self::PROJECT_NAME . '.' . $this->version;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Clean up target directory
+	 *
+	 * @param array $opts Options.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function clean( $opts = array( self::OPT_TARGET => 'dist' ) ) {
+		$this->say( 'Cleaning target directory...' );
+		if ( is_dir( $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name ) ) {
+			$this->_deleteDir( array( $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name ) );
+		}
+		if ( is_file( $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name . '.zip' ) ) {
+			$this->_remove( $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name . '.zip' );
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Run PHPUnit tests
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function test() {
+		$this->say( 'Executing PHPUnit tests...' );
+		$this->taskPhpUnit()->configFile( __DIR__ . '/phpunit.xml' )->run();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Run code style tests
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function testCS() {
+		$this->say( 'Executing PHPCS tests...' );
+		$this->_exec( __DIR__ . '/vendor/bin/phpcs --standard=phpcs.xml -s' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Build a distributable bundle.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $opts Options.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function build(
+		$opts = array(
+			self::OPT_TARGET    => 'dist',
+			self::OPT_SKIPTEST  => false,
+			self::OPT_SKIPSTYLE => false,
+			self::OPT_MINIFY    => true,
+		)
+	) {
+		$this->clean( $opts );
+		if ( isset( $opts[ self::OPT_SKIPTEST ] ) && true === $opts[ self::OPT_SKIPTEST ] ) {
+			$this->say( 'Tests skipped' );
+		} else {
+			$this->test();
+		}
+		if ( isset( $opts[ self::OPT_SKIPSTYLE ] ) && true === $opts[ self::OPT_SKIPSTYLE ] ) {
+			$this->say( 'Style checks skipped' );
+		} else {
+			$this->testCS();
+		}
+		$this->bundle();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Bundle global resources.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	private function bundle() {
+		$this->say( 'Bundling resources...' );
+		$this->taskCopyDir( array(
+			'includes' => $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name . '/includes',
+			'scripts'  => $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name . '/scripts',
+			'styles'   => $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name . '/styles',
+			'views'    => $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name . '/views',
+		) )->run();
+		$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' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Minify JavaScript and CSS assets in target director.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $opts Options.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function minify(
+		$opts = array(
+			self::OPT_TARGET    => 'dist',
+			self::OPT_SKIPTEST  => false,
+			self::OPT_SKIPSTYLE => false,
+			self::OPT_MINIFY    => true,
+		)
+	) {
+		if ( $opts[ self::OPT_MINIFY ] ) {
+			$this->minifyJS( $opts );
+			$this->minifyCSS( $opts );
+		} else {
+			$this->say( 'Minification skipped.' );
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Minify CSS assets.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $opts Options.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function minifyCSS(
+		$opts = array(
+			self::OPT_TARGET    => 'dist',
+			self::OPT_SKIPTEST  => false,
+			self::OPT_SKIPSTYLE => false,
+			self::OPT_MINIFY    => true,
+		)
+	) {
+		if ( ! isset( $opts[ self::OPT_MINIFY ] ) ) {
+			$this->say( 'CSS minification skipped.' );
+
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$this->say( 'Minifying CSS...' );
+
+		$finder = Finder::create()->name( '*.css*' )
+								->notName( '*.min.css' )
+								->in( $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name . '/styles' );
+		foreach ( $finder as $file ) {
+			$this->taskMinify( $file )->run();
+			// Replace original file for in-place minification.
+			$abspath = $file->getPath() . '/' . $file->getFilename();
+			$this->_rename( str_replace( '.css', '.min.css', $abspath ), $abspath, true );
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Minify JavaScript assets.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $opts Options.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function minifyJS(
+		$opts = array(
+			self::OPT_TARGET    => 'dist',
+			self::OPT_SKIPTEST  => false,
+			self::OPT_SKIPSTYLE => false,
+			self::OPT_MINIFY    => true,
+		)
+	) {
+		if ( ! isset( $opts[ self::OPT_MINIFY ] ) ) {
+			$this->say( 'JS minification skipped.' );
+
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$this->say( 'Minifying JavaScript...' );
+
+		// Minify global JavaScripts files except already minified.
+		$finder = Finder::create()->name( '*.js*' )
+						->notName( '*.min.js' )
+						->in( $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name . '/scripts' );
+		foreach ( $finder as $file ) {
+			$this->taskMinify( $file )->run();
+			// Replace original file for in-place minification.
+			$abspath = $file->getPath() . '/' . $file->getFilename();
+			$this->_rename( str_replace( '.js', '.min.js', $abspath ), $abspath, true );
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create ZIP package from distribution bundle.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $opts Options.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function package(
+		$opts = array(
+			self::OPT_TARGET    => 'dist',
+			self::OPT_SKIPTEST  => false,
+			self::OPT_SKIPSTYLE => false,
+			self::OPT_MINIFY    => true,
+		)
+	) {
+		$this->build( $opts );
+		$this->say( 'Packaging...' );
+		$this->taskPack( $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name . '.zip' )
+			->addDir( '', $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name )
+			->run();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deploy development version (trunk).
+	 *
+	 * @param array $opts Options.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws TaskException On errors.
+	 */
+	public function deployTrunk(
+		$opts = array(
+			self::OPT_TARGET    => 'dist',
+			self::OPT_SKIPTEST  => false,
+			self::OPT_SKIPSTYLE => false,
+			self::OPT_MINIFY    => true,
+		)
+	) {
+		// First execute build job.
+		$this->build( $opts );
+
+		// Prepare VCS, either checkout or update local copy.
+		$this->prepareVCS();
+
+		$this->say( 'Preparing deployment directory...' );
+		$this->updateVCStrunk();
+
+		// Update remote repository.
+		$this->say( 'Deploying...' );
+		$this->commitVCS(
+			'--force trunk/*',
+			'Updated ' . self::PROJECT_NAME . ' trunk'
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deploy current version tag.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $opts Options.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws TaskException On errors.
+	 */
+	public function deployTag(
+		$opts = array(
+			self::OPT_TARGET    => 'dist',
+			self::OPT_SKIPTEST  => false,
+			self::OPT_SKIPSTYLE => false,
+			self::OPT_MINIFY    => true,
+		)
+	) {
+		// First execute build job.
+		$this->build( $opts );
+
+		// Prepare VCS, either checkout or update local copy.
+		$this->prepareVCS();
+
+		$this->say( 'Preparing deployment directory...' );
+		$this->updateVCStag();
+
+		// Update remote repository.
+		$this->say( 'Deploying...' );
+		$this->commitVCS(
+			'tags/' . $this->version,
+			'Updated ' . self::PROJECT_NAME . ' v' . $this->version
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deploy current version tag.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $opts Options.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws TaskException On errors.
+	 */
+	public function deployReadme(
+		$opts = array(
+			self::OPT_TARGET    => 'dist',
+			self::OPT_SKIPTEST  => false,
+			self::OPT_SKIPSTYLE => false,
+			self::OPT_MINIFY    => true,
+		)
+	) {
+		// First execute build job.
+		$this->build( $opts );
+
+		// Prepare VCS, either checkout or update local copy.
+		$this->prepareVCS();
+
+		$this->updateVCSreadme();
+
+		// Update remote repository.
+		$this->say( 'Deploying...' );
+		$this->commitVCS(
+			'--force trunk/README.md',
+			'Updated ' . self::PROJECT_NAME . ' ReadMe'
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deploy current version tag and trunk.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $opts Options.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws TaskException On errors.
+	 */
+	public function deployAll(
+		$opts = array(
+			self::OPT_TARGET    => 'dist',
+			self::OPT_SKIPTEST  => false,
+			self::OPT_SKIPSTYLE => false,
+			self::OPT_MINIFY    => true,
+		)
+	) {
+		// First execute build job.
+		$this->build( $opts );
+
+		// Prepare VCS, either checkout or update local copy.
+		$this->prepareVCS();
+
+		$this->say( 'Preparing deployment directory...' );
+		$this->updateVCStrunk();
+		$this->updateVCStag();
+
+		// Update remote repository.
+		$this->say( 'Deploying...' );
+		$this->commitVCS(
+			array(
+				'--force trunk/*',
+				'--force tags/' . $this->version,
+			),
+			'Updated ' . self::PROJECT_NAME . ' v' . $this->version
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Prepare VCS direcory.
+	 *
+	 * Checkout or update local copy of SVN repository.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws TaskException On errors.
+	 */
+	private function prepareVCS() {
+		if ( is_dir( $this->target_dir . '/svn' ) ) {
+			$this->taskSvnStack()
+				->stopOnFail()
+				->dir( $this->target_dir . '/svn/stklcode-liveticker' )
+				->update()
+				->run();
+		} else {
+			$this->_mkdir( $this->target_dir . '/svn' );
+			$this->taskSvnStack()
+				->dir( $this->target_dir . '/svn' )
+				->checkout( self::SVN_URL )
+				->run();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Commit VCS changes
+	 *
+	 * @param string|array $to_add Files to add.
+	 * @param string       $msg    Commit message.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws TaskException On errors.
+	 */
+	private function commitVCS( $to_add, $msg ) {
+		$task = $this->taskSvnStack()
+					->stopOnFail()
+					->dir( $this->target_dir . '/svn/stklode-liveticker' );
+
+		if ( is_array( $to_add ) ) {
+			foreach ( $to_add as $ta ) {
+				$task = $task->add( $ta );
+			}
+		} else {
+			$task = $task->add( $to_add );
+		}
+
+		$task->commit( $msg )->run();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Update SVN readme file.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	private function updateVCSreadme() {
+		$trunk_dir = $this->target_dir . '/svn/stklcode-liveticker/trunk';
+		$this->_copy( $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name . 'README.md', $trunk_dir . 'README.md' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Update SVN development version (trunk).
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	private function updateVCStrunk() {
+		// Clean trunk directory.
+		$trunk_dir = $this->target_dir . '/svn/stklcode-liveticker/trunk';
+		$this->taskCleanDir( $trunk_dir )->run();
+
+		// Copy built bundle to trunk.
+		$this->taskCopyDir( array( $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name => $trunk_dir ) )->run();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Update current SVN version tag.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	private function updateVCStag() {
+		// Clean tag directory if it exists.
+		$tag_dir = $this->target_dir . '/svn/stklcode-liveticker/tags/' . $this->version;
+		if ( is_dir( $tag_dir ) ) {
+			$this->taskCleanDir( $this->target_dir . '/svn/stklcode-liveticker/tags/' . $this->version )->run();
+		} else {
+			$this->_mkdir( $tag_dir );
+		}
+
+		// Copy built bundle to trunk.
+		$this->taskCopyDir( array( $this->target_dir . '/' . $this->final_name => $tag_dir ) )->run();
+	}
+}
--- a/assets/screenshot-1.png
+++ b/assets/screenshot-1.png
--- a/assets/screenshot-2.png
+++ b/assets/screenshot-2.png
--- a/assets/screenshot-3.png
+++ b/assets/screenshot-3.png
--- a/assets/screenshot-4.png
+++ b/assets/screenshot-4.png
--- a/assets/screenshot-5.png
+++ b/assets/screenshot-5.png
--- a/assets/screenshot-6.png
+++ b/assets/screenshot-6.png
--- a/assets/screenshot-7.png
+++ b/assets/screenshot-7.png
--- a/bin/install-wp-tests.sh
+++ b/bin/install-wp-tests.sh
@ -1,194 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-if [ $# -lt 3 ]; then
-	echo "usage: $0 <db-name> <db-user> <db-pass> [db-host] [wp-version] [skip-database-creation]"
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-DB_NAME=$1
-DB_USER=$2
-DB_PASS=$3
-DB_HOST=${4-localhost}
-WP_VERSION=${5-latest}
-SKIP_DB_CREATE=${6-false}
-
-TMPDIR=${TMPDIR-/tmp}
-TMPDIR=$(echo $TMPDIR | sed -e "s/\/$//")
-WP_TESTS_DIR=${WP_TESTS_DIR-$TMPDIR/wordpress-tests-lib}
-WP_CORE_DIR=${WP_CORE_DIR-$TMPDIR/wordpress}
-
-download() {
-    if [ `which curl` ]; then
-        curl -s "$1" > "$2";
-    elif [ `which wget` ]; then
-        wget -nv -O "$2" "$1"
-    else
-        echo "Error: Neither curl nor wget is installed."
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
-
-# Check if svn is installed
-check_svn_installed() {
-    if ! command -v svn > /dev/null; then
-        echo "Error: svn is not installed. Please install svn and try again."
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
-
-if [[ $WP_VERSION =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\-(beta|RC)[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-	WP_BRANCH=${WP_VERSION%\-*}
-	WP_TESTS_TAG="branches/$WP_BRANCH"
-
-elif [[ $WP_VERSION =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-	WP_TESTS_TAG="branches/$WP_VERSION"
-elif [[ $WP_VERSION =~ [0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+ ]]; then
-	if [[ $WP_VERSION =~ [0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0] ]]; then
-		# version x.x.0 means the first release of the major version, so strip off the .0 and download version x.x
-		WP_TESTS_TAG="tags/${WP_VERSION%??}"
-	else
-		WP_TESTS_TAG="tags/$WP_VERSION"
-	fi
-elif [[ $WP_VERSION == 'nightly' || $WP_VERSION == 'trunk' ]]; then
-	WP_TESTS_TAG="trunk"
-else
-	# http serves a single offer, whereas https serves multiple. we only want one
-	download http://api.wordpress.org/core/version-check/1.7/ /tmp/wp-latest.json
-	grep '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?' /tmp/wp-latest.json
-	LATEST_VERSION=$(grep -o '"version":"[^"]*' /tmp/wp-latest.json | sed 's/"version":"//')
-	if [[ -z "$LATEST_VERSION" ]]; then
-		echo "Latest WordPress version could not be found"
-		exit 1
-	fi
-	WP_TESTS_TAG="tags/$LATEST_VERSION"
-fi
-set -ex
-
-install_wp() {
-
-	if [ -d $WP_CORE_DIR ]; then
-		return;
-	fi
-
-	mkdir -p $WP_CORE_DIR
-
-	if [[ $WP_VERSION == 'nightly' || $WP_VERSION == 'trunk' ]]; then
-		mkdir -p $TMPDIR/wordpress-trunk
-		rm -rf $TMPDIR/wordpress-trunk/*
-        check_svn_installed
-		svn export --quiet https://core.svn.wordpress.org/trunk $TMPDIR/wordpress-trunk/wordpress
-		mv $TMPDIR/wordpress-trunk/wordpress/* $WP_CORE_DIR
-	else
-		if [ $WP_VERSION == 'latest' ]; then
-			local ARCHIVE_NAME='latest'
-		elif [[ $WP_VERSION =~ [0-9]+\.[0-9]+ ]]; then
-			# https serves multiple offers, whereas http serves single.
-			download https://api.wordpress.org/core/version-check/1.7/ $TMPDIR/wp-latest.json
-			if [[ $WP_VERSION =~ [0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0] ]]; then
-				# version x.x.0 means the first release of the major version, so strip off the .0 and download version x.x
-				LATEST_VERSION=${WP_VERSION%??}
-			else
-				# otherwise, scan the releases and get the most up to date minor version of the major release
-				local VERSION_ESCAPED=`echo $WP_VERSION | sed 's/\./\\\\./g'`
-				LATEST_VERSION=$(grep -o '"version":"'$VERSION_ESCAPED'[^"]*' $TMPDIR/wp-latest.json | sed 's/"version":"//' | head -1)
-			fi
-			if [[ -z "$LATEST_VERSION" ]]; then
-				local ARCHIVE_NAME="wordpress-$WP_VERSION"
-			else
-				local ARCHIVE_NAME="wordpress-$LATEST_VERSION"
-			fi
-		else
-			local ARCHIVE_NAME="wordpress-$WP_VERSION"
-		fi
-		download https://wordpress.org/${ARCHIVE_NAME}.tar.gz  $TMPDIR/wordpress.tar.gz
-		tar --strip-components=1 -zxmf $TMPDIR/wordpress.tar.gz -C $WP_CORE_DIR
-	fi
-
-	download https://raw.githubusercontent.com/markoheijnen/wp-mysqli/master/db.php $WP_CORE_DIR/wp-content/db.php
-}
-
-install_test_suite() {
-	# portable in-place argument for both GNU sed and Mac OSX sed
-	if [[ $(uname -s) == 'Darwin' ]]; then
-		local ioption='-i.bak'
-	else
-		local ioption='-i'
-	fi
-
-	# set up testing suite if it doesn't yet exist
-	if [ ! -d $WP_TESTS_DIR ]; then
-		# set up testing suite
-		mkdir -p $WP_TESTS_DIR
-		rm -rf $WP_TESTS_DIR/{includes,data}
-        check_svn_installed
-		svn export --quiet --ignore-externals https://develop.svn.wordpress.org/${WP_TESTS_TAG}/tests/phpunit/includes/ $WP_TESTS_DIR/includes
-		svn export --quiet --ignore-externals https://develop.svn.wordpress.org/${WP_TESTS_TAG}/tests/phpunit/data/ $WP_TESTS_DIR/data
-	fi
-
-	if [ ! -f wp-tests-config.php ]; then
-		download https://develop.svn.wordpress.org/${WP_TESTS_TAG}/wp-tests-config-sample.php "$WP_TESTS_DIR"/wp-tests-config.php
-		# remove all forward slashes in the end
-		WP_CORE_DIR=$(echo $WP_CORE_DIR | sed "s:/\+$::")
-		sed $ioption "s:dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/src/':'$WP_CORE_DIR/':" "$WP_TESTS_DIR"/wp-tests-config.php
-		sed $ioption "s:__DIR__ . '/src/':'$WP_CORE_DIR/':" "$WP_TESTS_DIR"/wp-tests-config.php
-		sed $ioption "s/youremptytestdbnamehere/$DB_NAME/" "$WP_TESTS_DIR"/wp-tests-config.php
-		sed $ioption "s/yourusernamehere/$DB_USER/" "$WP_TESTS_DIR"/wp-tests-config.php
-		sed $ioption "s/yourpasswordhere/$DB_PASS/" "$WP_TESTS_DIR"/wp-tests-config.php
-		sed $ioption "s|localhost|${DB_HOST}|" "$WP_TESTS_DIR"/wp-tests-config.php
-	fi
-
-}
-
-recreate_db() {
-	shopt -s nocasematch
-	if [[ $1 =~ ^(y|yes)$ ]]
-	then
-		mysqladmin drop $DB_NAME -f --user="$DB_USER" --password="$DB_PASS"$EXTRA
-		create_db
-		echo "Recreated the database ($DB_NAME)."
-	else
-		echo "Leaving the existing database ($DB_NAME) in place."
-	fi
-	shopt -u nocasematch
-}
-
-create_db() {
-	mysqladmin create $DB_NAME --user="$DB_USER" --password="$DB_PASS"$EXTRA
-}
-
-install_db() {
-
-	if [ ${SKIP_DB_CREATE} = "true" ]; then
-		return 0
-	fi
-
-	# parse DB_HOST for port or socket references
-	local PARTS=(${DB_HOST//\:/ })
-	local DB_HOSTNAME=${PARTS[0]};
-	local DB_SOCK_OR_PORT=${PARTS[1]};
-	local EXTRA=""
-
-	if ! [ -z $DB_HOSTNAME ] ; then
-		if [ $(echo $DB_SOCK_OR_PORT | grep -e '^[0-9]\{1,\}$') ]; then
-			EXTRA=" --host=$DB_HOSTNAME --port=$DB_SOCK_OR_PORT --protocol=tcp"
-		elif ! [ -z $DB_SOCK_OR_PORT ] ; then
-			EXTRA=" --socket=$DB_SOCK_OR_PORT"
-		elif ! [ -z $DB_HOSTNAME ] ; then
-			EXTRA=" --host=$DB_HOSTNAME --protocol=tcp"
-		fi
-	fi
-
-	# create database
-	if [ $(mysql --user="$DB_USER" --password="$DB_PASS"$EXTRA --execute='show databases;' | grep ^$DB_NAME$) ]
-	then
-		echo "Reinstalling will delete the existing test database ($DB_NAME)"
-		read -p 'Are you sure you want to proceed? [y/N]: ' DELETE_EXISTING_DB
-		recreate_db $DELETE_EXISTING_DB
-	else
-		create_db
-	fi
-}
-
-install_wp
-install_test_suite
-install_db
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "name": "stklcode/stklcode-liveticker",
-  "version": "1.3.0",
+  "name": "stklcode/wp-liveticker",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "A simple Liveticker for Wordpress.",
  "keywords": [
    "wordpress",
@ -17,17 +17,23 @@
  ],
  "type": "wordpress-plugin",
  "require": {
-    "php": ">=7.2",
-    "composer/installers": "~v2.3.0"
+    "php": ">=5.2",
+    "composer/installers": "~1.0"
  },
  "require-dev": {
-    "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": "^v1.0",
+    "php": ">=5.2",
+    "consolidation/robo": "^1.0.0",
+    "phpunit/phpunit": "*",
+    "phpunit/php-code-coverage": "*",
+    "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": "^0.4",
+    "slowprog/composer-copy-file": "~0.2",
+    "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.1",
+    "wimg/php-compatibility": "^8.0",
+    "wp-coding-standards/wpcs": "~0.14",
+    "patchwork/jsqueeze": "^2.0.5",
+    "natxet/CssMin": "^3.0.5",
    "matthiasmullie/minify": "^1.3",
-    "phpcompatibility/phpcompatibility-wp": "^2.1",
-    "slowprog/composer-copy-file": "~0.3",
-    "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.11",
-    "wp-coding-standards/wpcs": "^3.1",
-    "yoast/wp-test-utils": "^1.2"
+    "npm-asset/eslint-config-wordpress": "^2.0"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "post-install-cmd": [
@ -37,38 +43,39 @@
      "@minify"
    ],
    "build": [
-      "@minify"
+      "@minify",
+      "robo build"
+    ],
+    "package": [
+      "@minify",
+      "robo package"
+    ],
+    "deploy": [
+      "@minify",
+      "robo deploy:all"
+    ],
+    "test-all": [
+      "@test",
+      "@test-cs"
    ],
    "test": [
      "phpunit"
    ],
-    "lint-all": [
-      "@lint-php",
-      "@lint-css",
-      "@lint-js"
-    ],
-    "lint-php": [
+    "test-cs": [
      "phpcs --standard=phpcs.xml -s"
    ],
-    "lint-css": [
-      "npx stylelint styles/block.css",
-      "npx stylelint styles/liveticker.css"
-    ],
-    "lint-js": [
-      "npx eslint scripts/block.js",
-      "npx eslint scripts/liveticker.js"
+    "fix-cs": [
+      "phpcbf --standard=phpcs.xml"
    ],
    "minify": [
-      "minifycss styles/block.css > styles/block.min.css",
      "minifycss styles/liveticker.css > styles/liveticker.min.css",
-      "minifyjs scripts/block.js > scripts/block.min.js",
      "minifyjs scripts/liveticker.js > scripts/liveticker.min.js"
    ]
  },
-  "config": {
-    "allow-plugins": {
-      "composer/installers": true,
-      "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": true
-    }
+  "repositories": [
+    {
+      "type": "composer",
+      "url": "https://asset-packagist.org"
    }
+  ]
 }
--- a/includes/class-admin.php
+++ b/includes/class-admin.php
@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Liveticker: Plugin admin class.
- *
- * This file contains the derived class for the plugin's administration features.
- *
- * @package SCLiveticker
- */
-
-namespace SCLiveticker;
-
-// Exit if accessed directly.
-if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
-	exit;
-}
-
-/**
- * Liveticker admin configuration.
- */
-class Admin extends SCLiveticker {
-	/**
-	 * Add to Right Now Widget
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 */
-	public static function dashboard_right_now(): void {
-		$total_files = wp_count_posts( 'scliveticker_tick' );
-
-		echo '<tr>';
-		echo '<td class="first b b-tags"><a href="edit.php?post_type=scliveticker_tick">' . esc_html( $total_files->publish ) . '</a></td>';
-		echo '<td class="t tags"><a href="edit.php?post_type=scliveticker_tick">' . esc_html__( 'Ticks', 'stklcode-liveticker' ) . '</a></td>';
-		echo '</tr>';
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Register settings page.
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 */
-	public static function register_settings_page(): void {
-		add_submenu_page(
-			'edit.php?post_type=scliveticker_tick',
-			'Liveticker ' . __( 'Settings', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-			__( 'Settings', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-			'manage_options',
-			'scliveticker_settings',
-			array( Settings::class, 'render_settings_page' )
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Register custom Gutenberg block type.
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 * @since 1.1
-	 */
-	public static function register_block(): void {
-		wp_register_script(
-			'scliveticker-editor',
-			SCLIVETICKER_BASE . 'scripts/block.min.js',
-			array( 'wp-blocks', 'wp-element' ),
-			self::VERSION,
-			true
-		);
-
-		wp_register_style(
-			'scliveticker-editor',
-			SCLIVETICKER_BASE . 'styles/block.min.css',
-			array(),
-			self::VERSION
-		);
-
-		register_block_type(
-			'scliveticker-block/liveticker',
-			array(
-				'editor_script' => 'scliveticker-editor',
-				'editor_style'  => 'scliveticker-editor',
-			)
-		);
-	}
-}
--- a/includes/class-api.php
+++ b/includes/class-api.php
@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Liveticker: Plugin API class.
- *
- * This file contains the plugin's REST API extensions.
- *
- * @package SCLiveticker
- */
-
-namespace SCLiveticker;
-
-// Exit if accessed directly.
-if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
-	exit;
-}
-
-use DateTime;
-use WP_REST_Request;
-
-/**
- * Liveticker.
- *
- * @since 1.2
- */
-class Api {
-	/**
-	 * Initialize custom fields for REST API responses.
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 */
-	public static function init(): void {
-		// Add rendered modification date to WP_Post object.
-		register_rest_field(
-			'scliveticker_tick',
-			'modified_rendered',
-			array(
-				'get_callback' => function ( $post ) {
-					return ( new DateTime( $post['modified'] ) )->format( 'd.m.Y H:i' );
-				},
-				'schema'       => array(
-					'description' => __( 'Rendered modification date and time.', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-					'type'        => 'string',
-				),
-			)
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Filter tick queries by ticker slug and date.
-	 *
-	 * @param array           $args    Query vars.
-	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request The REST request.
-	 *
-	 * @return array Filtered query values.
-	 */
-	public static function tick_query_filter( array $args, WP_REST_Request $request ): array {
-		// Extract arguments.
-		$ticker_slug = $request->get_param( 'ticker' );
-		$limit       = intval( $request->get_param( 'limit' ) );
-		$last_poll   = $request->get_param( 'last' );
-
-		if ( ! empty( $ticker_slug ) ) {
-			$args['tax_query'][] = array(
-				'taxonomy' => 'scliveticker_ticker',
-				'field'    => 'slug',
-				'terms'    => $ticker_slug,
-			);
-		}
-
-		if ( $limit > 0 ) {
-			$args['posts_per_page'] = $limit;
-			$args['paged']          = 1;
-		} elseif ( $limit < 0 ) {
-			$args['nopaging'] = true;
-			$args['paged']    = 0;
-		}
-
-		if ( ! empty( $last_poll ) ) {
-			$last_poll = explode(
-				',',
-				gmdate(
-					'Y,m,d,H,i,s',
-					rest_parse_date( $last_poll )
-				)
-			);
-
-			$args['date_query'] = array(
-				'column' => 'post_date_gmt',
-				'after'  => array(
-					'year'   => intval( $last_poll[0] ),
-					'month'  => intval( $last_poll[1] ),
-					'day'    => intval( $last_poll[2] ),
-					'hour'   => intval( $last_poll[3] ),
-					'minute' => intval( $last_poll[4] ),
-					'second' => intval( $last_poll[5] ),
-				),
-			);
-		}
-
-		return $args;
-	}
-}
--- a/includes/class-scliveticker-admin.php
+++ b/includes/class-scliveticker-admin.php
@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Liveticker: Plugin admin class.
+ *
+ * This file contains the derived class for the plugin's administration features.
+ *
+ * @package Liveticker
+ */
+
+// Exit if accessed directly.
+if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
+	exit;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Liveticker admin configuration.
+ */
+class SCLiveticker_Admin extends SCLiveticker {
+	/**
+	 * Add to Right Now Widget
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public static function dashboard_right_now() {
+		$total_files = wp_count_posts( 'scliveticker_tick' );
+
+		echo '<tr>';
+		echo '<td class="first b b-tags"><a href="edit.php?post_type=scliveticker_tick">' . esc_html( $total_files->publish ) . '</a></td>';
+		echo '<td class="t tags"><a href="edit.php?post_type=scliveticker_tick">' . esc_html__( 'Ticks', 'stklcode-liveticker' ) . '</a></td>';
+		echo '</tr>';
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Register settings page.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public static function register_settings_page() {
+		add_submenu_page(
+			'edit.php?post_type=scliveticker_tick',
+			'Liveticker ' . __( 'Settings', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
+			__( 'Settings', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
+			'manage_options',
+			'scliveticker_settings',
+			array(
+				__CLASS__,
+				'settings_page',
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Register settings API
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public static function register_settings() {
+		register_setting(
+			'scliveticker_settings',
+			self::OPTION,
+			array( __CLASS__, 'validate_settings' )
+		);
+
+		// Form sections.
+		add_settings_section(
+			'scliveticker_settings_general',
+			__( 'General', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
+			array( __CLASS__, 'settings_general_section' ),
+			'scliveticker-settings-page'
+		);
+
+		// Form fields.
+		add_settings_field(
+			'enable_ajax',
+			__( 'Use AJAX', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
+			array( __CLASS__, 'settings_enable_ajax_field' ),
+			'scliveticker-settings-page',
+			'scliveticker_settings_general',
+			array( 'label_for' => esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '-enable-ajax' )
+		);
+
+		add_settings_field(
+			'poll_interval',
+			__( 'AJAX poll interval', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
+			array( __CLASS__, 'settings_poll_interval_field' ),
+			'scliveticker-settings-page',
+			'scliveticker_settings_general',
+			array( 'label_for' => esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '-poll-interval' )
+		);
+
+		add_settings_field(
+			'enable_css',
+			__( 'Default CSS Styles', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
+			array( __CLASS__, 'settings_enable_css_field' ),
+			'scliveticker-settings-page',
+			'scliveticker_settings_general',
+			array( 'label_for' => esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '-enable-css' )
+		);
+
+		add_settings_field(
+			'show_feed',
+			__( 'Show RSS feed', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
+			array( __CLASS__, 'settings_show_feed_field' ),
+			'scliveticker-settings-page',
+			'scliveticker_settings_general',
+			array( 'label_for' => esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '-show-feed' )
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Render general section.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public static function settings_general_section() {
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Render uninstall section.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public static function settings_uninstall_section() {
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Render enable AJAX field.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public static function settings_enable_ajax_field() {
+		$checked = self::$_options['enable_ajax'];
+
+		echo '<input id="' . esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '-enable-ajax" type="checkbox" name="' . esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '[enable_ajax]" value="1" ' . checked( $checked, 1, false ) . '> ';
+		esc_html_e( 'Enable', 'stklcode-liveticker' );
+		echo '<p class="description">' . esc_html__( 'Disable this option to not use AJAX update. This means all liveticker widgets and shortcodes are only updated once on site load.', 'stklcode-liveticker' ) . '</p>';
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Render AJAX poll interval field.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public static function settings_poll_interval_field() {
+		$poll_interval = self::$_options['poll_interval'];
+
+		echo '<input id="' . esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '-poll-interval" type="number" name="' . esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '[poll_interval]" value="' . esc_attr( $poll_interval ) . '"> ';
+		esc_html_e( 'seconds', 'stklcode-liveticker' );
+		echo '<p class="description">' . esc_html__( 'Interval (in seconds) to update ticker if AJAX is enabled.', 'stklcode-liveticker' ) . '</p>';
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Render enable css field.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public static function settings_enable_css_field() {
+		$checked = self::$_options['enable_css'];
+
+		echo '<input id="' . esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '-enable-css" type="checkbox" name="' . esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '[enable_css]" value="1" ' . checked( $checked, 1, false ) . ' /> ';
+		esc_html_e( 'Enable', 'stklcode-liveticker' );
+		echo '<p class="description">' . esc_html__( 'Disable this option to remove the default styling CSS file.', 'stklcode-liveticker' ) . '</p>';
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Render enable css field.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public static function settings_show_feed_field() {
+		$checked = self::$_options['show_feed'];
+
+		echo '<input id="' . esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '-show-feed" type="checkbox" name="' . esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '[show_feed]" value="1" ' . checked( $checked, 1, false ) . ' /> ';
+		esc_html_e( 'Enable', 'stklcode-liveticker' );
+		echo '<p class="description">' . esc_html__( 'Can be overwritten in shortcode.', 'stklcode-liveticker' ) . '</p>';
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Render the settings page.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public static function settings_page() {
+		include SCLIVETICKER_DIR . 'views/settings-page.php';
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Validate settings callback.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $input Input arguments.
+	 *
+	 * @return array Parsed arguments.
+	 */
+	public static function validate_settings( $input ) {
+		$defaults = self::default_options();
+
+		$result['enable_ajax']   = isset( $input['enable_ajax'] ) ? intval( $input['enable_ajax'] ) : 0;
+		$result['poll_interval'] = isset( $input['poll_interval'] ) ? intval( $input['poll_interval'] ) : $defaults['poll_interval'];
+		$result['enable_css']    = isset( $input['enable_css'] ) ? intval( $input['enable_css'] ) : 0;
+		$result['show_feed']     = isset( $input['show_feed'] ) ? intval( $input['show_feed'] ) : 0;
+
+		return $result;
+	}
+}
--- a/includes/class-scliveticker-system.php
+++ b/includes/class-scliveticker-system.php
@ -4,13 +4,9 @@
 *
 * This file contains the derived class for the plugin's system operations.
 *
- * @package SCLiveticker
+ * @package Liveticker
 */

-namespace SCLiveticker;
-
-use WP_Query;
-
 // Exit if accessed directly.
 if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 	exit;
@ -19,7 +15,7 @@ if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 /**
 *  Liveticker system configuration.
 */
-class System extends SCLiveticker {
+class SCLiveticker_System extends SCLiveticker {

 	/**
 	 * Activation hook.
@ -28,14 +24,14 @@ class System extends SCLiveticker {
 	 *
 	 * @return void
 	 */
-	public static function activate(): void {
+	public static function activate() {
 		// Load current options.
 		self::update_options();

 		// Add default settings to database.
 		$defaults = self::default_options();

-		if ( self::$options['reset_settings'] ) {
+		if ( self::$_options['reset_settings'] ) {
 			// Reset requested, overwrite existing options with default.
 			update_option( self::OPTION, $defaults );
 		} else {
@ -49,7 +45,7 @@ class System extends SCLiveticker {
 	 *
 	 * @return void
 	 */
-	public static function uninstall(): void {
+	public static function uninstall() {
 		// Delete all ticks.
 		$ticks = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type' => 'scliveticker_tick' ) );
 		foreach ( $ticks->get_posts() as $tick ) {
--- a/includes/class-scliveticker-widget.php
+++ b/includes/class-scliveticker-widget.php
@ -4,22 +4,17 @@
 *
 * This file contains the liveticker widget.
 *
- * @package SCLiveticker
+ * @package Liveticker
 */

-namespace SCLiveticker;
-
-use WP_Query;
-use WP_Widget;
-
 if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 	exit;
 }

 /**
- * Class Widget.
+ * Class SCLiveticker_Widget.
 */
-class Widget extends WP_Widget {
+class SCLiveticker_Widget extends WP_Widget {

 	/**
 	 * SCLiveticker_Widget constructor.
@ -31,7 +26,7 @@ class Widget extends WP_Widget {
 	/**
 	 * Register the widget.
 	 */
-	public static function register(): void {
+	public static function register() {
 		register_widget( __CLASS__ );
 	}

@ -49,10 +44,10 @@ class Widget extends WP_Widget {
 		SCLiveticker::mark_widget_present();

 		$instance       = self::fill_options_with_defaults( $instance );
-		$before_widget  = $args['before_widget'] ?? '';
-		$after_widget   = $args['after_widget'] ?? '';
-		$before_title   = $args['before_title'] ?? '';
-		$after_title    = $args['after_title'] ?? '';
+		$before_widget  = isset( $args['before_widget'] ) ? $args['before_widget'] : '';
+		$after_widget   = isset( $args['after_widget'] ) ? $args['after_widget'] : '';
+		$before_title   = isset( $args['before_title'] ) ? $args['before_title'] : '';
+		$after_title    = isset( $args['after_title'] ) ? $args['after_title'] : '';
 		$title          = apply_filters( 'scliveticker_catlit', $instance['title'] );
 		$category       = apply_filters( 'scliveticker_catlit', $instance['category'] );
 		$count          = apply_filters( 'scliveticker_catlit', $instance['count'] );
@ -73,14 +68,14 @@ class Widget extends WP_Widget {
 			echo $before_title . esc_html( $title ) . $after_title;
 		}

-		echo '<div class="wp-widget-scliveticker-ticker';
+		echo '<ul class="sclt-widget';
 		if ( '1' === $ajax ) {
-			echo ' sclt-ajax" '
+			echo ' sclt-widget-ajax" '
 				. 'data-sclt-ticker="' . esc_attr( $category ) . '" '
 				. 'data-sclt-limit="' . esc_attr( $count ) . '" '
-				. 'data-sclt-last="' . esc_attr( current_datetime()->getTimestamp() );
+				. 'data-sclt-last="' . esc_attr( current_time( 'timestamp' ) );
 		}
-		echo '"><ul class="sclt-widget">';
+		echo '">';

 		$args = array(
 			'post_type' => 'scliveticker_tick',
@ -95,16 +90,14 @@ class Widget extends WP_Widget {

 		$wp_query = new WP_Query( $args );
 		$cnt      = 0;
-		while ( $wp_query->have_posts() && ( $count <= 0 || ++$cnt < $count ) ) {
+		while ( $wp_query->have_posts() && ( $count <= 0 || ++ $cnt < $count ) ) {
 			$wp_query->the_post();
-			// phpcs:disable WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped
+			// @codingStandardsIgnoreLine
 			echo SCLiveticker::tick_html_widget(
-				esc_html( get_the_time( 'd.m.Y - H:i' ) ),
+				esc_html( get_the_time( 'd.m.Y - H.i' ) ),
 				get_the_title(),
-				( '1' === $highlight && get_the_time( 'U' ) > ( time() - $highlight_time ) ),
-				get_the_ID()
+				( '1' === $highlight && get_the_time( 'U' ) > ( time() - $highlight_time ) )
 			);
-			// phpcs:enable
 		}

 		echo '</ul>';
@ -146,13 +139,7 @@ class Widget extends WP_Widget {
 		$highlight      = isset( $instance['highlight'] ) ? esc_attr( $instance['highlight'] ) : '0';
 		$highlight_time = isset( $instance['highlight_time'] ) ? esc_attr( $instance['highlight_time'] ) : '0';
 		$ajax           = isset( $instance['ajax'] ) ? esc_attr( $instance['ajax'] ) : '0';
-		$categories     = get_terms(
-			array(
-				'taxonomy' => 'scliveticker_ticker',
-				'orderby'  => 'name',
-				'order'    => 'ASC',
-			)
-		);
+		$categories     = get_terms( 'scliveticker_ticker', 'orderby=name&order=ASC' );

 		include SCLIVETICKER_DIR . 'views/widget-form.php';
 	}
@ -164,7 +151,7 @@ class Widget extends WP_Widget {
 	 *
 	 * @return array Complete instance configuration.
 	 */
-	private static function fill_options_with_defaults( array $instance ): array {
+	private static function fill_options_with_defaults( $instance ) {
 		$default = array(
 			'title'          => '',
 			'category'       => '',
--- a/includes/class-scliveticker.php
+++ b/includes/class-scliveticker.php
@ -4,19 +4,14 @@
 *
 * This file contains the plugin's base class.
 *
- * @package SCLiveticker
+ * @package Liveticker
 */

-namespace SCLiveticker;
-
-use WP_Query;
-
 // Exit if accessed directly.
 if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 	exit;
 }

-
 /**
 * Liveticker.
 */
@ -26,7 +21,7 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 	 *
 	 * @var string OPTIONS
 	 */
-	const VERSION = '1.3.0';
+	const VERSION = '1.0.0';

 	/**
 	 * Options tag.
@ -38,9 +33,9 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 	/**
 	 * Plugin options.
 	 *
-	 * @var array $options
+	 * @var array $_options
 	 */
-	protected static $options;
+	protected static $_options;

 	/**
 	 * Marker if shortcode is present.
@ -62,7 +57,7 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 	 *
 	 * @return void
 	 */
-	public static function init(): void {
+	public static function init() {
 		// Skip on autosave.
 		if ( defined( 'DOING_AUTOSAVE' ) && DOING_AUTOSAVE ) {
 			return;
@ -71,17 +66,13 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 		// Load plugin options.
 		self::update_options();

-		// Add filter for REST API queries.
-		add_filter( 'rest_api_init', array( 'SCLiveticker\\Api', 'init' ) );
-		add_filter( 'rest_scliveticker_tick_query', array( 'SCLiveticker\\Api', 'tick_query_filter' ), 10, 2 );
-
-		// Skip on AJAX if not enabled.
-		if ( ( ! isset( self::$options['enable_ajax'] ) || 1 !== self::$options['enable_ajax'] ) && ( defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) && DOING_AJAX ) ) {
+		// Skip on AJAX if not enabled disabled.
+		if ( ( ! isset( self::$_options['enable_ajax'] ) || 1 !== self::$_options['enable_ajax'] ) && ( defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) && DOING_AJAX ) ) {
 			return;
 		}

 		// Load Textdomain.
-		load_plugin_textdomain( 'stklcode-liveticker' );
+		load_plugin_textdomain( 'stklcode-liveticker', false );

 		// Allow shortcodes in widgets.
 		add_filter( 'widget_text', 'do_shortcode' );
@ -89,11 +80,14 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 		// Add shortcode.
 		add_shortcode( 'liveticker', array( __CLASS__, 'shortcode_ticker_show' ) );

-		// Enqueue styles and JavaScript.
-		add_action( 'wp_footer', array( __CLASS__, 'enqueue_resources' ) );
+		// Enqueue styles.
+		add_action( 'wp_footer', array( __CLASS__, 'enqueue_styles' ) );
+
+		// Enqueue JavaScript.
+		add_action( 'wp_footer', array( __CLASS__, 'enqueue_scripts' ) );

 		// Add AJAX hook if configured.
-		if ( 1 === self::$options['enable_ajax'] ) {
+		if ( 1 === self::$_options['enable_ajax'] ) {
 			add_action( 'wp_ajax_sclt_update-ticks', array( __CLASS__, 'ajax_update' ) );
 			add_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_sclt_update-ticks', array( __CLASS__, 'ajax_update' ) );
 		}
@ -101,11 +95,11 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 		// Admin only actions.
 		if ( is_admin() ) {
 			// Add dashboard "right now" functionality.
-			add_action( 'right_now_content_table_end', array( 'SCLiveticker\\Admin', 'dashboard_right_now' ) );
+			add_action( 'right_now_content_table_end', array( 'SCLiveticker_Admin', 'dashboard_right_now' ) );

 			// Settings.
-			add_action( 'admin_init', array( 'SCLiveticker\\Settings', 'register_settings' ) );
-			add_action( 'admin_menu', array( 'SCLiveticker\\Admin', 'register_settings_page' ) );
+			add_action( 'admin_init', array( 'SCLiveticker_Admin', 'register_settings' ) );
+			add_action( 'admin_menu', array( 'SCLiveticker_Admin', 'register_settings_page' ) );
 		}
 	}

@ -114,11 +108,11 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 	 *
 	 * @return void
 	 */
-	public static function register_types(): void {
+	public static function register_types() {
 		// Add new taxonomy, make it hierarchical (like categories).
 		$labels = array(
-			'name'              => _x( 'Ticker', 'taxonomy general name', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-			'singular_name'     => _x( 'Ticker', 'taxonomy singular name', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
+			'name'              => _x( 'Ticker', 'taxonomy general name' ),
+			'singular_name'     => _x( 'Ticker', 'taxonomy singular name' ),
 			'search_items'      => __( 'Search Tickers', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
 			'all_items'         => __( 'All Tickers', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
 			'parent_item'       => __( 'Parent Ticker', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
@ -139,7 +133,6 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 				'show_ui'           => true,
 				'show_admin_column' => true,
 				'query_var'         => true,
-				'show_in_rest'      => true,
 			)
 		);

@ -169,7 +162,6 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 			'supports'           => array( 'title', 'editor', 'author' ),
 			'taxonomies'         => array( 'scliveticker_ticker' ),
 			'has_archive'        => true,
-			'show_in_rest'       => true,
 		);

 		register_post_type( 'scliveticker_tick', $args );
@ -182,7 +174,7 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 	 *
 	 * @return string
 	 */
-	public static function shortcode_ticker_show( array $atts ): string {
+	public static function shortcode_ticker_show( $atts ) {
 		// Indicate presence of shortcode (to enqueue styles/scripts later).
 		self::$shortcode_present = true;

@ -203,8 +195,18 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 			if ( isset( $atts['feed'] ) ) {
 				$show_feed = 'true' === strtolower( $atts['feed'] ) || '1' === $atts['feed'];
 			} else {
-				$show_feed = 1 === self::$options['show_feed'];
+				$show_feed = 1 === self::$_options['show_feed'];
 			}
+
+			$output = '<ul class="sclt-ticker';
+			if ( 1 === self::$_options['enable_ajax'] ) {
+				$output .= ' sclt-ticker-ajax" '
+							. 'data-sclt-ticker="' . $ticker . '" '
+							. 'data-sclt-limit="' . $limit . '" '
+							. 'data-sclt-last="' . current_time( 'timestamp' );
+			}
+			$output .= '">';
+
 			$args = array(
 				'post_type'      => 'scliveticker_tick',
 				'posts_per_page' => $limit,
@ -219,32 +221,20 @@ class SCLiveticker {

 			$wp_query = new WP_Query( $args );

-			$ticks = '';
-			$last  = null;
 			while ( $wp_query->have_posts() ) {
 				$wp_query->the_post();
-				$ticks .= self::tick_html( get_the_time( 'd.m.Y H:i' ), get_the_title(), get_the_content(), get_the_ID() );
-				if ( is_null( $last ) ) {
-					$last = get_post_modified_time( 'Y-m-d\TH:i:s', true );
-				}
+				$output .= self::tick_html( get_the_time( 'd.m.Y H.i' ), get_the_title(), get_the_content() );
 			}

-			$output = '<div class="wp-block-scliveticker-ticker';
-			if ( 1 === self::$options['enable_ajax'] ) {
-				$output .= ' sclt-ajax" '
-							. 'data-sclt-ticker="' . esc_attr( $ticker ) . '" '
-							. 'data-sclt-limit="' . $limit . '" '
-							. 'data-sclt-last="' . $last;
-			}
-			$output .= '"><ul>' . $ticks . '</ul></div>';
+			$output .= '</ul>';

 			// Show RSS feed link, if configured.
 			if ( $show_feed ) {
 				$feed_link = get_post_type_archive_feed_link( 'scliveticker_tick' ) . '';
 				if ( false === strpos( $feed_link, '&' ) ) {
-					$feed_link .= '?scliveticker_ticker=' . rawurlencode( $ticker );
+					$feed_link .= '?scliveticker_ticker=' . $ticker;
 				} else {
-					$feed_link .= '&scliveticker_ticker=' . rawurlencode( $ticker );
+					$feed_link .= '&scliveticker_ticker=' . $ticker;
 				}
 				$output .= '<a href="' . esc_attr( $feed_link ) . '">Feed</a>';
 			}
@ -253,15 +243,31 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 		return $output;
 	}

+	/**
+	 * Register frontend CSS.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public static function enqueue_styles() {
+		// Only add if shortcode is present.
+		if ( self::$shortcode_present || self::$widget_present ) {
+			wp_enqueue_style(
+				'wplt-css',
+				SCLIVETICKER_BASE . 'styles/liveticker.min.css',
+				'',
+				self::VERSION, 'all'
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Register frontend JS.
 	 *
 	 * @return void
-	 * @since 1.1 Combined former methods "enqueue_styles" and "enqueue_scripts".
 	 */
-	public static function enqueue_resources(): void {
+	public static function enqueue_scripts() {
 		// Only add if shortcode is present.
-		if ( self::$shortcode_present || self::$widget_present || has_block( 'scliveticker/ticker' ) ) {
+		if ( self::$shortcode_present || self::$widget_present ) {
 			wp_enqueue_script(
 				'scliveticker-js',
 				SCLIVETICKER_BASE . 'scripts/liveticker.min.js',
@ -273,25 +279,13 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 			// Add endpoint to script.
 			wp_localize_script(
 				'scliveticker-js',
-				'scliveticker',
+				'sclivetickerAjax',
 				array(
 					'ajax_url'      => admin_url( 'admin-ajax.php' ),
 					'nonce'         => wp_create_nonce( 'scliveticker_update-ticks' ),
-					'api'             => rest_url(),
-					'embedded_script' => boolval( self::$options['embedded_script'] ),
-					'poll_interval'   => self::$options['poll_interval'] * 1000,
+					'poll_interval' => self::$_options['poll_interval'] * 1000,
 				)
 			);
-
-			// Enqueue CSS if enabled.
-			if ( 1 === self::$options['enable_css'] ) {
-				wp_enqueue_style(
-					'sclt-css',
-					SCLIVETICKER_BASE . 'styles/liveticker.min.css',
-					'',
-					self::VERSION
-				);
-			}
 		}
 	}

@ -300,14 +294,14 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 	 *
 	 * @return void
 	 */
-	public static function ajax_update(): void {
+	public static function ajax_update() {
 		// Verify AJAX nonce.
 		check_ajax_referer( 'scliveticker_update-ticks' );

 		// Extract update requests.
 		if ( isset( $_POST['update'] ) && is_array( $_POST['update'] ) ) {  // Input var okay.
 			$res = array();
-			// @codingStandardsIgnoreLine Sanitization of array handled on field level.
+			// @codingStandardsIgnoreLine Sanitization of arrayhandled on field level.
 			foreach ( wp_unslash( $_POST['update'] ) as $update_req ) {
 				if ( is_array( $update_req ) && ( isset( $update_req['s'] ) || isset( $update_req['w'] ) ) ) {
 					if ( isset( $update_req['s'] ) ) {
@ -317,18 +311,12 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 						$is_widget = true;
 						$slug      = sanitize_text_field( $update_req['w'] );
 					} else {
-						// Should never occur, but for completeness' sake...
+						// Should never occur, but for completenes' sake...
 						break;
 					}

 					$limit     = ( isset( $update_req['l'] ) ) ? intval( $update_req['l'] ) : - 1;
-					$last_poll = explode(
-						',',
-						gmdate(
-							'Y,m,d,H,i,s',
-							( isset( $update_req['t'] ) ) ? intval( $update_req['t'] ) : 0
-						)
-					);
+					$last_poll = ( isset( $update_req['t'] ) ) ? intval( $update_req['t'] ) : 0;

 					// Query new ticks from DB.
 					$query_args = array(
@ -342,15 +330,7 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 							),
 						),
 						'date_query'     => array(
-							'column' => 'post_date_gmt',
-							'after'  => array(
-								'year'   => intval( $last_poll[0] ),
-								'month'  => intval( $last_poll[1] ),
-								'day'    => intval( $last_poll[2] ),
-								'hour'   => intval( $last_poll[3] ),
-								'minute' => intval( $last_poll[4] ),
-								'second' => intval( $last_poll[5] ),
-							),
+							'after' => date( 'c', $last_poll ),
 						),
 					);

@ -360,9 +340,9 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 					while ( $query->have_posts() ) {
 						$query->the_post();
 						if ( $is_widget ) {
-							$out .= self::tick_html_widget( get_the_time( 'd.m.Y H:i' ), get_the_title(), false, get_the_ID() );
+							$out .= self::tick_html_widget( get_the_time( 'd.m.Y H.i' ), get_the_title(), false );
 						} else {
-							$out .= self::tick_html( get_the_time( 'd.m.Y H:i' ), get_the_title(), get_the_content(), get_the_ID() );
+							$out .= self::tick_html( get_the_time( 'd.m.Y H.i' ), get_the_title(), get_the_content(), $is_widget );
 						}
 					}

@ -370,13 +350,13 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 						$res[] = array(
 							'w' => $slug,
 							'h' => $out,
-							't' => time(),
+							't' => current_time( 'timestamp' ),
 						);
 					} else {
 						$res[] = array(
 							's' => $slug,
 							'h' => $out,
-							't' => time(),
+							't' => current_time( 'timestamp' ),
 						);
 					}
 				}
@ -393,20 +373,19 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 	 *
 	 * @return void
 	 */
-	public static function mark_widget_present(): void {
+	public static function mark_widget_present() {
 		self::$widget_present = true;
 	}

 	/**
 	 * Update options.
 	 *
-	 * @return void
+	 * @param array $options Optional. New options to save.
 	 *
-	 * @since 1.0.0
-	 * @since 1.3.0 removed unused parameter
+	 * @return void
 	 */
-	protected static function update_options(): void {
-		self::$options = wp_parse_args(
+	protected static function update_options( $options = null ) {
+		self::$_options = wp_parse_args(
 			get_option( self::OPTION ),
 			self::default_options()
 		);
@ -417,14 +396,12 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 	 *
 	 * @return array The options array.
 	 */
-	protected static function default_options(): array {
+	protected static function default_options() {
 		return array(
 			'enable_ajax'    => 1,
 			'poll_interval'  => 60,
 			'enable_css'     => 1,
 			'show_feed'      => 0,
-			'enable_shortcode' => 0,
-			'embedded_script'  => 0,
 			'reset_settings' => 0,
 		);
 	}
@ -435,19 +412,15 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 	 * @param string  $time      Tick time (readable).
 	 * @param string  $title     Tick title.
 	 * @param string  $content   Tick content.
-	 * @param integer $id      Tick ID.
+	 * @param boolean $is_widget Is the code for Widget.
 	 *
 	 * @return string HTML code of tick.
 	 */
-	private static function tick_html( string $time, string $title, string $content, int $id ): string {
-		if ( self::$options['enable_shortcode'] ) {
-			$content = do_shortcode( $content );
-		}
-
-		return '<li class="sclt-tick" data-sclt-tick-id="' . esc_attr( $id ) . '">'
-			. '<span class="sclt-tick-time">' . esc_html( $time ) . '</span>'
-			. '<span class="sclt-tick-title">' . esc_html( $title ) . '</span>'
-			. '<div class="sclt-tick-content">' . $content . '</div></li>';
+	private static function tick_html( $time, $title, $content, $is_widget = false ) {
+		return '<li class="sclt-tick">'
+			. '<p><span class="sclt-tick_time">' . esc_html( $time ) . '</span>'
+			. '<span class="sclt-tick-title">' . esc_html( $title ) . '</span></p>'
+			. '<p class="sclt-tick-content">' . $content . '</p></li>';
 	}

 	/**
@ -456,18 +429,14 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 	 * @param string  $time      Tick time (readable).
 	 * @param string  $title     Tick title.
 	 * @param boolean $highlight Highlight element.
-	 * @param integer $id        Tick ID.
 	 *
 	 * @return string HTML code of widget tick.
 	 */
-	public static function tick_html_widget( string $time, string $title, bool $highlight, int $id = 0 ): string {
+	public static function tick_html_widget( $time, $title, $highlight ) {
 		$out = '<li';
 		if ( $highlight ) {
 			$out .= ' class="sclt-widget-new"';
 		}
-		if ( $id > 0 ) {
-			$out .= ' data-sclt-tick-id="' . esc_attr( $id ) . '"';
-		}
 		return $out . '>'
 			. '<span class="sclt-widget-time">' . esc_html( $time ) . '</span>'
 			. '<span class="sclt-widget-title">' . $title . '</span>'
--- a/includes/class-settings.php
+++ b/includes/class-settings.php
@ -1,305 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Liveticker: Plugin settings class.
- *
- * This file contains the derived class for the plugin's settings.
- *
- * @package SCLiveticker
- */
-
-namespace SCLiveticker;
-
-// Exit if accessed directly.
-if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
-	exit;
-}
-
-/**
- * Liveticker admin configuration.
- *
- * @since 1.3.0 extracted from {@link Admin} class
- */
-class Settings extends SCLiveticker {
-
-	/**
-	 * Register settings API
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 *
-	 * @since 1.0.0
-	 * @since 1.3.0 moved from Admin to Settings class
-	 */
-	public static function register_settings(): void {
-		register_setting(
-			'scliveticker_settings',
-			self::OPTION,
-			array( __CLASS__, 'validate_settings' )
-		);
-
-		// Form sections.
-		add_settings_section(
-			'scliveticker_settings_general',
-			__( 'General', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-			array( __CLASS__, 'settings_general_section' ),
-			'scliveticker-settings-page'
-		);
-
-		// Form fields.
-		add_settings_field(
-			'enable_ajax',
-			__( 'Use AJAX', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-			array( __CLASS__, 'settings_enable_ajax_field' ),
-			'scliveticker-settings-page',
-			'scliveticker_settings_general',
-			array( 'label_for' => esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '-enable-ajax' )
-		);
-
-		add_settings_field(
-			'poll_interval',
-			__( 'AJAX poll interval', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-			array( __CLASS__, 'settings_poll_interval_field' ),
-			'scliveticker-settings-page',
-			'scliveticker_settings_general',
-			array( 'label_for' => esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '-poll-interval' )
-		);
-
-		add_settings_field(
-			'enable_css',
-			__( 'Default CSS Styles', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-			array( __CLASS__, 'settings_enable_css_field' ),
-			'scliveticker-settings-page',
-			'scliveticker_settings_general',
-			array( 'label_for' => esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '-enable-css' )
-		);
-
-		add_settings_field(
-			'show_feed',
-			__( 'Show RSS feed', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-			array( __CLASS__, 'settings_show_feed_field' ),
-			'scliveticker-settings-page',
-			'scliveticker_settings_general',
-			array( 'label_for' => esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '-show-feed' )
-		);
-
-		add_settings_field(
-			'enable_shortcode',
-			__( 'Shortcode support', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-			array( __CLASS__, 'settings_enable_shortcode_field' ),
-			'scliveticker-settings-page',
-			'scliveticker_settings_general',
-			array( 'label_for' => esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '-enable-shortcode' )
-		);
-
-		add_settings_field(
-			'embedded_script',
-			__( 'Embedded JavaScript', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-			array( __CLASS__, 'settings_embedded_script_field' ),
-			'scliveticker-settings-page',
-			'scliveticker_settings_general',
-			array( 'label_for' => esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '-embedded-script' )
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Render the settings page.
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 *
-	 * @since 1.0.0
-	 * @since 1.3.0 moved from Admin to Settings class
-	 */
-	public static function render_settings_page(): void {
-		?>
-		<div class="wrap">
-			<div id="icon-options-general" class="icon32"><br></div>
-			<h2>Liveticker <?php esc_html_e( 'Settings', 'stklcode-liveticker' ); ?></h2>
-			<?php
-			if ( isset( $_GET['settings-updated'] ) ) {	// phpcs:ignore
-				echo '<div class="updated"><p>' . esc_html__( 'Settings updated successfully.', 'stklcode-liveticker' ) . '</p></div>';
-			}
-			?>
-			<form action="options.php" method="post">
-				<?php
-				settings_fields( 'scliveticker_settings' );
-				do_settings_sections( 'scliveticker-settings-page' );
-				submit_button();
-				?>
-			</form>
-		</div>
-		<?php
-	}
-
-
-	/**
-	 * Render general section.
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 *
-	 * @since 1.0.0
-	 * @since 1.3.0 moved from Admin to Settings class
-	 */
-	public static function settings_general_section(): void {
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Render enable AJAX field.
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 *
-	 * @since 1.0.0
-	 * @since 1.3.0 moved from Admin to Settings class
-	 */
-	public static function settings_enable_ajax_field(): void {
-		self::render_checkbox(
-			'enable-ajax',
-			'[enable_ajax]',
-			self::$options['enable_ajax'],
-			__( 'Disable this option to not use AJAX update. This means all liveticker widgets and shortcodes are only updated once on site load.', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-			__( 'Enable AJAX updates', 'stklcode-liveticker' )
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Render AJAX poll interval field.
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 *
-	 * @since 1.0.0
-	 * @since 1.3.0 moved from Admin to Settings class
-	 */
-	public static function settings_poll_interval_field(): void {
-		$poll_interval = self::$options['poll_interval'];
-
-		echo '<input id="' . esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '-poll-interval" type="number" name="' . esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '[poll_interval]" value="' . esc_attr( $poll_interval ) . '"> ';
-		esc_html_e( 'seconds', 'stklcode-liveticker' );
-		echo '<p class="description">' . esc_html__( 'Interval (in seconds) to update ticker if AJAX is enabled.', 'stklcode-liveticker' ) . '</p>';
-	}
-
-
-	/**
-	 * Render enable css field.
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 *
-	 * @since 1.0.0
-	 * @since 1.3.0 moved from Admin to Settings class
-	 */
-	public static function settings_enable_css_field(): void {
-		self::render_checkbox(
-			'enable-css',
-			'[enable_css]',
-			self::$options['enable_css'],
-			__( 'Disable this option to remove the default styling CSS file.', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-			__( 'Enable default stylesheet', 'stklcode-liveticker' )
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Render enable css field.
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 *
-	 * @since 1.0.0
-	 * @since 1.3.0 moved from Admin to Settings class
-	 */
-	public static function settings_show_feed_field(): void {
-		self::render_checkbox(
-			'show-feed',
-			'[show_feed]',
-			self::$options['show_feed'],
-			__( 'Can be overwritten in shortcode.', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-			__( 'Show RSS feed in shortcode', 'stklcode-liveticker' )
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Render enable shortcode field.
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 *
-	 * @since 1.2.0
-	 * @since 1.3.0 moved from Admin to Settings class
-	 */
-	public static function settings_enable_shortcode_field(): void {
-		self::render_checkbox(
-			'enable-shortcode',
-			'[enable_shortcode]',
-			self::$options['enable_shortcode'],
-			__( 'Enable shortcode processing in tick content.', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-			__( 'Allow shortcodes in tick content', 'stklcode-liveticker' )
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Render embedded script field.
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 *
-	 * @since 1.2.0
-	 * @since 1.3.0 moved from Admin to Settings class
-	 */
-	public static function settings_embedded_script_field(): void {
-		self::render_checkbox(
-			'embedded-script',
-			'[embedded_script]',
-			self::$options['embedded_script'],
-			__( 'Allow embedded script evaluation in tick contents. This might be useful for embedded content, e.g. social media integrations.', 'stklcode-liveticker' ) .
-			' ' .
-			__( 'Be aware that this feature potentially enables cross-site scripting, so make sure content is created by trusted people and only enable this if required.', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-			__( 'Allow JavaScript in tick content', 'stklcode-liveticker' )
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Validate settings callback.
-	 *
-	 * @param array $input Input arguments.
-	 *
-	 * @return array Parsed arguments.
-	 *
-	 * @since 1.0.0
-	 * @since 1.3.0 moved from Admin to Settings class
-	 */
-	public static function validate_settings( array $input ): array {
-		$defaults = self::default_options();
-
-		$result['enable_ajax']      = isset( $input['enable_ajax'] ) ? intval( $input['enable_ajax'] ) : 0;
-		$result['poll_interval']    = isset( $input['poll_interval'] ) ? intval( $input['poll_interval'] ) : $defaults['poll_interval'];
-		$result['enable_css']       = isset( $input['enable_css'] ) ? intval( $input['enable_css'] ) : 0;
-		$result['show_feed']        = isset( $input['show_feed'] ) ? intval( $input['show_feed'] ) : 0;
-		$result['enable_shortcode'] = isset( $input['enable_shortcode'] ) ? intval( $input['enable_shortcode'] ) : 0;
-		$result['embedded_script']  = isset( $input['embedded_script'] ) ? intval( $input['embedded_script'] ) : 0;
-
-		return $result;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Render a checkbox field.
-	 *
-	 * @param string $id                 Field ID.
-	 * @param string $name               Option name.
-	 * @param mixed  $value              Current value.
-	 * @param string $description        Description text.
-	 * @param string $screen_reader_text Screen reader text.
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 */
-	private static function render_checkbox(
-		string $id,
-		string $name,
-		$value,
-		string $description,
-		string $screen_reader_text
-	) {
-		?>
-		<fieldset>
-			<legend class="screen-reader-text"><?php echo esc_html( $screen_reader_text ); ?></legend>
-			<label for="<?php echo esc_attr( self::OPTION . '-' . $id ); ?>">
-				<input id="<?php echo esc_attr( self::OPTION . '-' . $id ); ?>" name="<?php echo esc_attr( self::OPTION . $name ); ?>" type="checkbox" value="1" <?php checked( $value, 1 ); ?>>
-				<?php esc_html_e( 'Enable', 'stklcode-liveticker' ); ?>
-			</label>
-			<p class="description"><?php echo esc_html( $description ); ?></p>
-		</fieldset>
-		<?php
-	}
-}
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+{
+  "name": "wp-liveticker2",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta",
+  "lockfileVersion": 1,
+  "requires": true,
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+    },
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+    "postcss-media-query-parser": {
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+      "integrity": "sha1-J7Ocb02U+Bsac7j3Y1HGCeXO8kQ="
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+        "uniq": "^1.0.1"
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+      "requires": {
+        "stylelint-config-recommended": "^2.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "stylelint-config-wordpress": {
+      "version": "13.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/stylelint-config-wordpress/-/stylelint-config-wordpress-13.1.0.tgz",
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+      "requires": {
+        "lodash": "^4.17.10",
+        "postcss-media-query-parser": "^0.2.3",
+        "postcss-resolve-nested-selector": "^0.1.1",
+        "postcss-selector-parser": "^4.0.0",
+        "postcss-value-parser": "^3.3.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "uniq": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uniq/-/uniq-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-sxxa6CVIRKOoKBVBzisEuGWnNP8="
+    }
+  }
+}
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 {
-  "name": "stklcode-liveticker",
-  "version": "1.3.0",
+  "name": "wp-liveticker",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "A simple Liveticker for Wordpress.",
  "author": "Stefan Kalscheuer",
  "license": "GPL-2.0+",
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "@wordpress/eslint-plugin": "^22",
-    "@wordpress/stylelint-config": "^23",
-    "eslint": "^8",
-    "stylelint": "^16"
+  "dependencies": {
+    "stylelint-config-wordpress": "^13.1.0"
  }
 }
--- a/phpcs.xml
+++ b/phpcs.xml
@ -12,19 +12,12 @@
 	<file>views</file>

 	<!-- Compliance with WordPress Coding Standard -->
-	<config name="minimum_supported_wp_version" value="5.0"/>
+	<config name="minimum_supported_wp_version" value="4.0"/>
 	<rule ref="WordPress">
-		<exclude name="WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_tax_query"/>
-	</rule>
-
-	<!-- Verify usage of the correct textdomain for WP translation -->
-	<rule ref="WordPress.WP.I18n">
-		<properties>
-			<property name="text_domain" type="array" value="stklcode-liveticker"/>
-		</properties>
+		<exclude name="WordPress.VIP.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_tax_query"/>
 	</rule>

 	<!-- PHP compatibility level -->
-	<config name="testVersion" value="7.2-"/>
-	<rule ref="PHPCompatibilityWP"/>
+	<config name="testVersion" value="5.2-"/>
+	<rule ref="PHPCompatibility"/>
 </ruleset>
--- a/phpunit.xml
+++ b/phpunit.xml
@ -1,19 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<phpunit bootstrap="tests/bootstrap.php"
-		 backupGlobals="false"
-		 colors="true"
-		 convertErrorsToExceptions="true"
-		 convertNoticesToExceptions="true"
-		 convertWarningsToExceptions="true">
+<phpunit bootstrap="./vendor/autoload.php">
 	<testsuites>
 		<testsuite name="WP Liveticker 2 TestSuite">
-			<directory prefix="test-" suffix=".php">./tests/</directory>
+			<directory suffix="-test.php">./test/</directory>
 		</testsuite>
 	</testsuites>
-
-	<filter>
-		<whitelist processUncoveredFilesFromWhitelist="true">
-			<directory suffix=".php">includes</directory>
-		</whitelist>
-	</filter>
 </phpunit>
--- a/scripts/block.js
+++ b/scripts/block.js
@ -1,215 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * stklcode-liveticker Gutenberg Block
- *
- * Gutenberg Block to integrate the liveticker widget without shortcode.
- */
-( function() {
-	var __ = wp.i18n.__;
-	var registerBlockType = wp.blocks.registerBlockType;
-	var registerStore = wp.data.registerStore;
-	var withSelect = wp.data.withSelect;
-	var el = wp.element.createElement;
-
-	/**
-	 * Datastore actions.
-	 */
-	var actions = {
-		setTickers: function( tickers ) {
-			return {
-				type: 'SET_TICKERS',
-				tickers: tickers,
-			};
-		},
-		getTickers: function( path ) {
-			return {
-				type: 'RECEIVE_TICKERS',
-				path: path,
-			};
-		},
-	};
-
-	registerStore( 'scliveticker/ticker', {
-		reducer: function( state, action ) {
-			if ( undefined === state ) {
-				state = { tickers: null };
-			}
-			switch ( action.type ) {
-				case 'SET_TICKERS':
-					state.tickers = action.tickers;
-					return state;
-				case 'RECEIVE_TICKERS':
-					return action.tickers;
-			}
-
-			return state;
-		},
-
-		actions: actions,
-
-		selectors: {
-			receiveTickers: function( state ) {
-				return state.tickers;
-			},
-		},
-
-		resolvers: {
-			receiveTickers: function() {
-				return wp.apiFetch( { path: '/wp/v2/scliveticker_ticker' } ).then( function( tickers ) {
-					return actions.setTickers( tickers.map( function( t ) {
-						return {
-							name: t.name,
-							slug: t.slug,
-						};
-					} ) );
-				} );
-			},
-		},
-	} );
-
-	registerBlockType( 'scliveticker/ticker', {
-		title: __( 'Liveticker', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-		icon: 'rss',
-		category: 'widgets',
-		keywords: [
-			__( 'Liveticker', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-		],
-		attributes: {
-			ticker: {
-				type: 'string',
-				default: '',
-			},
-			limit: {
-				type: 'number',
-				default: 5,
-			},
-			unlimited: {
-				type: 'boolean',
-				default: false,
-			},
-			sort: {
-				type: 'string',
-				// implicit default: 'desc', left empty here for backwards compatibility of the block
-			},
-		},
-		edit: withSelect( function( select ) {
-			return {
-				tickers: select( 'scliveticker/ticker' ).receiveTickers(),
-			};
-		} )( function( props ) {
-			var label = [
-				el(
-					wp.components.Dashicon,
-					{ icon: 'rss' }
-				),
-				__( 'Liveticker', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-			];
-			var content;
-			if ( null === props.tickers ) {
-				// Tickers not yet loaded.
-				content = [
-					el(
-						'span',
-						{ className: 'components-base-control label' },
-						label
-					),
-					el( wp.components.Spinner ),
-				];
-			} else if ( 0 === props.tickers.length ) {
-				// No tickers available.
-				content = [
-					el(
-						'span',
-						{ className: 'components-base-control label' },
-						label
-					),
-					el( 'span', null, __( 'No tickers available', 'stklcode-liveticker' ) ),
-				];
-			} else {
-				// Tickers loaded and available.
-				if ( 0 === props.attributes.ticker.length && props.tickers.length > 0 ) {
-					props.attributes.ticker = props.tickers[ 0 ].slug;
-				}
-				content = [
-					el(
-						wp.components.SelectControl,
-						{
-							label: label,
-							value: props.attributes.ticker,
-							options: props.tickers.map( function( t ) {
-								return {
-									value: t.slug,
-									label: t.name,
-								};
-							} ),
-							onChange: function( val ) {
-								props.setAttributes( { ticker: val } );
-							},
-						}
-					),
-					el(
-						wp.components.TextControl,
-						{
-							label: __( 'Number of Ticks', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-							type: 'number',
-							min: 1,
-							step: 1,
-							disabled: props.attributes.unlimited,
-							value: props.attributes.limit,
-							onChange: function( val ) {
-								props.setAttributes( { limit: Number( val ) } );
-							},
-						}
-					),
-					el(
-						wp.components.CheckboxControl,
-						{
-							label: __( 'unlimited', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-							checked: props.attributes.unlimited,
-							onChange: function( val ) {
-								props.setAttributes( { unlimited: val } );
-							},
-						}
-					),
-					el(
-						wp.components.SelectControl,
-						{
-							label: __( 'Output direction', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-							value: props.attributes.sort,
-							options: [
-								{
-									value: 'desc',
-									label: __( 'newest first', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-								},
-								{
-									value: 'asc',
-									label: __( 'oldest first', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
-								},
-							],
-							onChange: function( val ) {
-								props.setAttributes( { sort: val } );
-							},
-						}
-					),
-				];
-			}
-
-			return el(
-				'div',
-				{ className: props.className + ' components-placeholder' },
-				content
-			);
-		} ),
-		save: function( props ) {
-			return el(
-				'div',
-				{
-					className: 'sclt-ajax',
-					'data-sclt-ticker': props.attributes.ticker,
-					'data-sclt-limit': props.attributes.unlimited ? 0 : props.attributes.limit,
-					'data-sclt-last': 0,
-					'data-sclt-sort': props.attributes.sort,
-				}
-			);
-		},
-	} );
-}() );
--- a/scripts/liveticker.js
+++ b/scripts/liveticker.js
@ -1,265 +1,154 @@
 /**
- * Constructor of the scLiveticker object.
+ * Contructor of the scLiveticker object.
 *
- * @class
+ * @constructor
 */
-( function() {
-	var apiURL;
-	var pollInterval;
-	var ticker;
+function scLiveticker() {
+}

-	/**
+/**
 * Initialize iveticker JS component.
 *
 * @return {void}
 */
-	var init = function() {
-		var updateNow = false;
-		var c = 0;
+scLiveticker.init = function() {

 	// Opt out if AJAX pobject not present.
-		if ( 'undefined' === typeof scliveticker ) {
+	if ( 'undefined' === typeof sclivetickerAjax ) {
 		return;
 	}

-		// Extract settings.
-		apiURL = scliveticker.api + 'wp/v2/scliveticker_tick';
-		pollInterval = scliveticker.poll_interval;
+	// Extract AJAX settings.
+	scLiveticker.ajaxURL = sclivetickerAjax.ajax_url;
+	scLiveticker.nonce = sclivetickerAjax.nonce;
+	scLiveticker.pollInterval = sclivetickerAjax.poll_interval;

 	// Get ticker elements.
-		ticker = [].map.call(
-			document.querySelectorAll( 'div.wp-block-scliveticker-ticker.sclt-ajax' ),
+	scLiveticker.ticker = [].map.call(
+		document.querySelectorAll( 'ul.sclt-ticker-ajax' ),
 		function( elem ) {
-				var o = parseElement( elem, false, ++c );
-				if ( '0' === o.lastPoll ) {
-					updateNow = true;
-				}
-				return o;
+			return {
+				s: elem.getAttribute( 'data-sclt-ticker' ),
+				l: elem.getAttribute( 'data-sclt-limit' ),
+				t: elem.getAttribute( 'data-sclt-last' ),
+				e: elem
+			};
 		}
 	);

 	// Get widget elements.
-		ticker.concat(
-			[].map.call(
-				document.querySelectorAll( 'div.wp-widget-scliveticker-ticker.sclt-ajax' ),
+	scLiveticker.widgets = [].map.call(
+		document.querySelectorAll( 'ul.sclt-widget-ajax' ),
 		function( elem ) {
-					var o = parseElement( elem, true, ++c );
-					if ( '0' === o.lastPoll ) {
-						updateNow = true;
+			return {
+				w: elem.getAttribute( 'data-sclt-ticker' ),
+				l: elem.getAttribute( 'data-sclt-limit' ),
+				t: elem.getAttribute( 'data-sclt-last' ),
+				e: elem
+			};
 		}
-					return o;
-				}
-			)
 	);

 	// Trigger update, if necessary.
-		if ( ( 0 < ticker.length ) && 0 < pollInterval ) {
-			if ( updateNow ) {
-				update();
-			} else {
-				setTimeout( update, pollInterval );
+	if ( ( 0 < scLiveticker.ticker.length || scLiveticker.widgets.length ) && 0 < scLiveticker.pollInterval ) {
+		setTimeout( scLiveticker.update, scLiveticker.pollInterval );
 	}
-		}
-	};
+};

-	/**
-	 * Parse an HTML element containing a liveticker.
-	 *
-	 * @param {HTMLElement} elem   The element.
-	 * @param {boolean}     widget Is the element a widget?
-	 * @param {number}      n      Number of the container.
-	 * @return {{ticker: string, lastPoll: string, ticks: any, limit: string, isWidget: *}} Ticker descriptor object.
-	 */
-	var parseElement = function( elem, widget, n ) {
-		var list = elem.querySelector( 'ul' );
-		var last = elem.getAttribute( 'data-sclt-last' );
-		var sort = elem.getAttribute( 'data-sclt-sort' );
-
-		elem.id = 'sclt-' + n;
-
-		if ( ! list ) {
-			list = document.createElement( 'ul' );
-			elem.appendChild( list );
-		} else {
-			[].forEach.call(
-				elem.querySelectorAll( 'li.sclt-tick' ),
-				function( li ) {
-					var id = li.getAttribute( 'data-sclt-tick-id' );
-					if ( id ) {
-						li.id = 'sclt-' + n + '-' + id;
-						li.removeAttribute( 'data-sclt-tick-id' );
-					}
-				}
-			);
-		}
-
-		if ( 'asc' !== sort && 'desc' !== 'sort' ) {
-			sort = 'desc';
-		}
-
-		return {
-			id: n,
-			ticker: elem.getAttribute( 'data-sclt-ticker' ),
-			limit: elem.getAttribute( 'data-sclt-limit' ),
-			lastPoll: last,
-			sort: sort,
-			ticks: list,
-			isWidget: widget,
-			updating: false,
-		};
-	};
-
-	/**
-	 * Update liveticker on current page via REST API call.
+/**
+ * Update liveticker on current page via AJAX call.
 *
 * @return {void}
 */
-	var update = function() {
-		// Iterate over available tickers.
-		ticker.forEach(
-			function( t ) {
-				var xhr, query;
+scLiveticker.update = function() {

-				if ( t.updating ) {
-					// Do not update twice.
-					return;
+	// Extract ticker-slug, limit and timestamp of last poll.
+	var updateReq = 'action=sclt_update-ticks&_ajax_nonce=' + scLiveticker.nonce;
+	var i, j;
+	var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+
+	for ( i = 0; i < scLiveticker.ticker.length; i++ ) {
+		updateReq = updateReq +
+			'&update[' + i + '][s]=' + scLiveticker.ticker[ i ].s +
+			'&update[' + i + '][l]=' + scLiveticker.ticker[ i ].l +
+			'&update[' + i + '][t]=' + scLiveticker.ticker[ i ].t;
+	}
+	for ( j = 0; j < scLiveticker.widgets.length; j++ ) {
+		updateReq = updateReq +
+			'&update[' + ( i + j ) + '][w]=' + scLiveticker.widgets[ j ].w +
+			'&update[' + ( i + j ) + '][l]=' + scLiveticker.widgets[ j ].l +
+			'&update[' + ( i + j ) + '][t]=' + scLiveticker.widgets[ j ].t;
 	}

-				t.updating = true;
-				xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
-				query = '?ticker=' + encodeURI( t.ticker ) +
-					'&limit=' + encodeURI( t.limit ) +
-					'&last=' + encodeURI( t.lastPoll );
-				xhr.open( 'GET', apiURL + query, true );
-				xhr.addEventListener(
-					'load',
-					function() {
-						var updateResp;
+	// Issue AJAX request.
+	xhr.open( 'POST', scLiveticker.ajaxURL, true );
+	xhr.setRequestHeader( 'Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded;' );
+	xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {
+		var update;
+		if ( XMLHttpRequest.DONE === this.readyState && 200 === this.status ) {
 			try {
-							updateResp = JSON.parse( this.responseText );
-							if ( updateResp ) {
-								updateResp.reverse();
-								updateResp.forEach(
+				update = JSON.parse( this.responseText );
+				if ( update ) {
+					update.forEach(
 						function( u ) {
-										addTick( t, u );
+							scLiveticker.ticker.forEach(
+								function( t ) {
+									if ( t.s === u.s ) {
+										t.t = u.t;					// Update last poll timestamp.
+										scLiveticker.updateHTML( t, u );	// Update HTML markup.
+									}
+								}
+							);
+							scLiveticker.widgets.forEach(
+								function( t ) {
+									if ( t.w === u.w ) {
+										t.t = u.t;
+										scLiveticker.updateHTML( t, u );
+									}
 								}
 							);
 						}
-							t.updating = false;
+					);
+				}
+				setTimeout( scLiveticker.update, scLiveticker.pollInterval );		// Re-trigger update.
 			} catch ( e ) {
-							// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
 				console.warn( 'Liveticker AJAX update failed, stopping automatic updates.' );
 			}
 		}
-				);
-				xhr.send();
-			}
-		);
-
-		// Re-trigger update.
-		setTimeout( update, pollInterval );
 	};
+	xhr.send( updateReq );
+};

-	/**
+/**
 * Do actual update of HTML code.
 *
 * @param {Object}      t   Ticker or Widget reference.
+ * @param {number}      t.l Limit of entries to display.
+ * @param {HTMLElement} t.e HTML element of the ticker/widget.
 * @param {Object}      u   Update entity.
+ * @param {string}      u.h HTML code to append.
+ * @param {number}      u.t Timetsamp of last update.
 * @return {void}
 */
-	var addTick = function( t, u ) {
-		// Parse new DOM-part.
-		var li = document.createElement( 'li' );
-		var time = document.createElement( 'span' );
-		var title = document.createElement( 'span' );
-		var content = document.createElement( 'div' );
-		var cls = t.isWidget ? 'sclt-widget' : 'sclt-tick';
-		var old;
-		var scripts = [];
+scLiveticker.updateHTML = function( t, u ) {

-		time.classList.add( cls + '-time' );
-		time.innerText = u.modified_rendered;
-		title.classList.add( cls + '-title' );
-		title.innerText = u.title.rendered;
-		content.classList.add( cls + '-content' );
-		content.innerHTML = u.content.rendered;
-
-		// Process embedded scripts, if any.
-		if ( scliveticker.embedded_script ) {
-			Array.prototype.forEach.call(
-				content.getElementsByTagName( 'script' ),
-				function( script ) {
-					var script2;
-					if ( script.src ) {
-						// Move referenced scripts to page head.
-						script.parentNode.removeChild( script );
-						script2 = document.createElement( 'script' );
-						Array.prototype.forEach.call( script.attributes, function( a ) {
-							script2.setAttribute( a.nodeName, a.nodeValue );
-						} );
-						document.head.appendChild( script2 );
-					} else {
-						scripts.push( script );
-					}
-				}
-			);
-		}
-
-		// Create the actual tick element.
-		li.id = 'sclt-' + t.id + '-' + u.id;
-		li.classList.add( cls );
-		li.appendChild( time );
-		li.appendChild( title );
-		li.appendChild( content );
-
-		old = document.getElementById( 'sclt-' + t.id + '-' + u.id );
-		if ( old ) {
-			// Replace entry, if it already exists (i.e. has been updated).
-			t.ticks.replaceChild( li, old );
-		} else if ( 'asc' === t.sort ) {
-			// Append new tick as last element to container.
-			t.ticks.appendChild( li );
-		} else {
-			// Prepend new tick as fist element to container.
-			t.ticks.insertBefore( li, t.ticks.firstChild );
-		}
-
-		// Update last poll time.
-		t.lastPoll = u.date_gmt;
-		t.ticks.parentNode.setAttribute( 'data-sclt-last', u.date_gmt );
+	// Prepend HTML of new ticks.
+	t.e.innerHTML = u.h + t.e.innerHTML;
+	t.e.setAttribute( 'data-sclt-last', u.t );

 	// Remove tail, if limit is set.
-		if ( 0 < t.limit && t.limit < t.ticks.children.length ) {
-			if ( 'asc' === t.sort ) {
-				old = [].slice.call( t.ticks.children, 0, -t.limit );
-			} else {
-				old = [].slice.call( t.ticks.children, t.limit );
-			}
-			old.forEach(
-				function( l ) {
-					l.remove();
+	if ( 0 < t.l ) {
+		[].slice.call( t.e.getElementsByTagName( 'li' ), t.l ).forEach(
+			function( li ) {
+				li.remove();
 			}
 		);
 	}
+};

-		// Evaluate embedded inline scripts.
-
-		// Directly evaluate script otherwise.
-		scripts.forEach( function( script ) {
-			try {
-				// eslint-disable-next-line no-eval
-				eval( script.innerHTML );
-			} catch ( e ) {
-				// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-				console.warn( 'Failed to evaluate embedded script.' );
-			}
-		} );
-	};
-
-	document.addEventListener(
+document.addEventListener(
 	'DOMContentLoaded',
 	function() {
-			init();	// Trigger periodic update of livetickers.
+		scLiveticker.init();	// Trigger periodic update of livetickers.
 	}
-	);
-}() );
+);
--- a/stklcode-liveticker.php
+++ b/stklcode-liveticker.php
@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 * @wordpress-plugin
 * Plugin Name: Liveticker (by stklcode)
 * Description: A simple Liveticker for WordPress.
- * Version:     1.3.0
+ * Version:     1.0.0
 * Author:      Stefan Kalscheuer
 * Author URI:  https://www.stklcode.de
 * Text Domain: stklcode-liveticker
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with Liveticker (by stklcode). If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html.
+ * along with Liveticker (by stklcode). If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html.
 */

 // Exit if accessed directly.
@ -41,22 +41,19 @@ define( 'SCLIVETICKER_BASE', plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'SCLIVETICKER_BASENAME', plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) );

 // System Hooks.
-add_action( 'init', array( 'SCLiveticker\\SCLiveticker', 'register_types' ) );
-add_action( 'plugins_loaded', array( 'SCLiveticker\\SCLiveticker', 'init' ) );
-register_activation_hook( SCLIVETICKER_FILE, array( 'SCLiveticker\\System', 'activate' ) );
-register_uninstall_hook( SCLIVETICKER_FILE, array( 'SCLiveticker\\System', 'uninstall' ) );
+add_action( 'init', array( 'SCLiveticker', 'register_types' ) );
+add_action( 'plugins_loaded', array( 'SCLiveticker', 'init' ) );
+register_activation_hook( SCLIVETICKER_FILE, array( 'SCLiveticker_System', 'activate' ) );
+register_uninstall_hook( SCLIVETICKER_FILE, array( 'SCLiveticker_System', 'uninstall' ) );

 // Allow shortcodes in widgets.
 add_filter( 'widget_text', 'do_shortcode' );

 // Add shortcode.
-add_shortcode( 'liveticker', array( 'SCLiveticker\\SCLiveticker', 'shortcode_ticker_show' ) );
+add_shortcode( 'liveticker', array( 'SCLiveticker', 'shortcode_ticker_show' ) );

 // Add Widget.
-add_action( 'widgets_init', array( 'SCLiveticker\\Widget', 'register' ) );
-
-// Add Gutenberg block.
-add_action( 'enqueue_block_editor_assets', array( 'SCLiveticker\\Admin', 'register_block' ) );
+add_action( 'widgets_init', array( 'SCLiveticker_Widget', 'register' ) );

 // Autoload.
 spl_autoload_register( 'scliveticker_autoload' );
@ -64,24 +61,22 @@ spl_autoload_register( 'scliveticker_autoload' );
 /**
 * Autoloader for Liveticker classes.
 *
- * @param string $class_name  Name of the class to load.
+ * @param string $class  Name of the class to load.
 *
 * @return void
 */
-function scliveticker_autoload( string $class_name ): void {
+function scliveticker_autoload( $class ) {
 	$plugin_classes = array(
-		'SCLiveticker\\SCLiveticker',
-		'SCLiveticker\\Admin',
-		'SCLiveticker\\Api',
-		'SCLiveticker\\Settings',
-		'SCLiveticker\\System',
-		'SCLiveticker\\Widget',
+		'SCLiveticker',
+		'SCLiveticker_Admin',
+		'SCLiveticker_System',
+		'SCLiveticker_Widget',
 	);
-	if ( in_array( $class_name, $plugin_classes, true ) ) {
+	if ( in_array( $class, $plugin_classes, true ) ) {
 		require_once sprintf(
 			'%s/includes/class-%s.php',
 			SCLIVETICKER_DIR,
-			strtolower( str_replace( '_', '-', substr( $class_name, 13 ) ) )
+			strtolower( str_replace( '_', '-', $class ) )
 		);
 	}
 }
--- a/styles/block.css
+++ b/styles/block.css
@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-div.wp-block-scliveticker-ticker div.components-base-control:first-child label,
-div.wp-block-scliveticker-ticker .label {
-	font-weight: 600;
-}
-
-div.wp-block-scliveticker-ticker .label > .dashicon,
-div.wp-block-scliveticker-ticker div.components-base-control:first-child label > .dashicon {
-	margin-right: 8px;
-}
--- a/styles/liveticker.css
+++ b/styles/liveticker.css
@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-div.wp-block-scliveticker-ticker ul,
-div.wp-block-scliveticker-ajax-ticker ul {
+ul.sclt-ticker {
 	list-style-type: none;
 }

-div.wp-block-scliveticker-ticker ul > li.sclt-tick,
-div.wp-block-scliveticker-ajax-ticker ul > li.sclt-tick {
+ul.sclt-ticker > li.sclt-tick {
 	background-color: #f5f5f5;
 	list-style-type: none;
 	margin: 0.1em;
--- a/tests/bootstrap.php
+++ b/tests/bootstrap.php
@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * PHPUnit bootstrap file.
- *
- * @package SCLiveticker
- */
-
-use Yoast\WPTestUtils\WPIntegration;
-
-require_once dirname( __DIR__ ) . '/vendor/yoast/wp-test-utils/src/WPIntegration/bootstrap-functions.php';
-
-$_tests_dir = WPIntegration\get_path_to_wp_test_dir();
-
-// Get access to tests_add_filter() function.
-require_once $_tests_dir . 'includes/functions.php';
-
-// Add plugin to active mu-plugins to make sure it gets loaded.
-tests_add_filter(
-	'muplugins_loaded',
-	function() {
-		require dirname( __DIR__ ) . '/stklcode-liveticker.php';
-	}
-);
-
-/*
- * Bootstrap WordPress. This will also load the Composer autoload file, the PHPUnit Polyfills
- * and the custom autoloader for the TestCase and the mock object classes.
- */
-WPIntegration\bootstrap_it();
--- a/tests/test-api.php
+++ b/tests/test-api.php
@ -1,157 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Liveticker: Plugin API tests.
- *
- * This file contains unit tests for the plugin's REST API extensions.
- *
- * @package SCLiveticker
- */
-
-namespace SCLiveticker;
-
-use DateInterval;
-use DateTime;
-use WP_REST_Request;
-use WP_REST_Server;
-use Yoast\WPTestUtils\WPIntegration\TestCase;
-
-/**
- * Class Test_API.
- */
-class Test_API extends TestCase {
-	/**
-	 * Initialize WP REST API for tests.
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 */
-	public function set_up(): void {
-		parent::set_up();
-		global $wp_rest_server;
-		$wp_rest_server = new WP_REST_Server();
-		do_action( 'rest_api_init' );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Test presence of registered routes for ticks and tickers.
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 */
-	public function test_register_route(): void {
-		global $wp_rest_server;
-
-		$routes = $wp_rest_server->get_routes();
-
-		self::assertArrayHasKey( '/wp/v2/scliveticker_tick', $routes, 'Ticks not exposed in API' );
-		self::assertArrayHasKey( '/wp/v2/scliveticker_tick/(?P<id>[\d]+)', $routes, 'Specific ticks not exposed in API' );
-		self::assertArrayHasKey( '/wp/v2/scliveticker_ticker', $routes, 'Tickers not exposed in API' );
-		self::assertArrayHasKey( '/wp/v2/scliveticker_ticker/(?P<id>[\d]+)', $routes, 'Specific tickers not exposed in API' );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Test fetching ticks and tickers via the REST API.
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 */
-	public function test_get_ticks(): void {
-		global $wp_rest_server;
-
-		$request  = new WP_REST_Request( 'GET', '/wp/v2/scliveticker_tick' );
-		$response = $wp_rest_server->dispatch( $request );
-		self::assertEquals( 200, $response->get_status(), 'Unexpected status code' );
-		self::assertEmpty( $response->get_data(), 'No data expected on empty database' );
-
-		// Create two tickers with 10 ticks each.
-		wp_set_current_user( 1 );
-		$ticker_id = array(
-			1 => self::factory()->term->create(
-				array(
-					'name'        => 'Ticker 1',
-					'description' => 'Test Liveticker 1',
-					'slug'        => 'ticker1',
-					'taxonomy'    => 'scliveticker_ticker',
-				)
-			),
-			2 >= self::factory()->term->create(
-				array(
-					'name'        => 'Ticker 2',
-					'description' => 'Test Liveticker 2',
-					'slug'        => 'ticker2',
-					'taxonomy'    => 'scliveticker_ticker',
-				)
-			),
-		);
-
-		$dt = new DateTime( '2021-05-22 16:17:18' );
-		foreach ( range( 1, 20 ) as $n ) {
-			$t = 0 === $n % 2 ? '1' : '2';
-			$i = ceil( $n / 2 );
-			$p = self::factory()->post->create(
-				array(
-					'post_type'     => 'scliveticker_tick',
-					'post_date_gmt' => $dt->format( 'Y-m-d H_i_s' ),
-					'post_title'    => 'Tick ' . $t . '.' . $i,
-					'post_status'   => 'publish',
-					'post_content'  => 'Content of Tick ' . $t . '.' . $i,
-				)
-			);
-			wp_set_object_terms( $p, $ticker_id[ $t ], 'scliveticker_ticker' );
-			$dt->add( new DateInterval( 'PT1M' ) );
-		}
-		wp_set_current_user( 0 );
-
-		// Verify ticker presence via API.
-		$response = $wp_rest_server->dispatch( new WP_REST_Request( 'GET', '/wp/v2/scliveticker_ticker' ) );
-		self::assertEquals( 200, $response->get_status(), 'Unexpected status code' );
-		self::assertEquals( 2, count( $response->get_data() ), 'Unexpected number of tickers' );
-
-		// Query all entries. The "limit" parameter should overrule "per_page".
-		$request->set_param( 'limit', - 1 );
-		$response = $wp_rest_server->dispatch( $request );
-		self::assertEquals( 200, $response->get_status(), 'Unexpected status code' );
-		self::assertEquals( 20, count( $response->get_data() ), 'Unexpected number of ticks without filter' );
-
-		// Limit number of entries.
-		$request->set_param( 'limit', 12 );
-		$response = $wp_rest_server->dispatch( $request );
-		self::assertEquals( 200, $response->get_status(), 'Unexpected status code with limit' );
-		self::assertEquals( 12, count( $response->get_data() ), 'Unexpected number of ticks with limit' );
-
-		// Use built-in pagination.
-		$request->set_param( 'limit', null );
-		$request->set_param( 'per_page', 13 );
-		$response = $wp_rest_server->dispatch( $request );
-		self::assertEquals( 200, $response->get_status(), 'Unexpected status code for first page' );
-		self::assertEquals( 13, count( $response->get_data() ), 'Unexpected number of ticks for first page' );
-		self::assertEquals( 20, $response->get_headers()['X-WP-Total'], 'Unexpected total header' );
-		self::assertEquals( 2, $response->get_headers()['X-WP-TotalPages'], 'Unexpected pages header' );
-		$request->set_param( 'page', 2 );
-		$response = $wp_rest_server->dispatch( $request );
-		self::assertEquals( 200, $response->get_status(), 'Unexpected status code for second page' );
-		self::assertEquals( 7, count( $response->get_data() ), 'Unexpected number of ticks for second page' );
-
-		// Filter by time.
-		$request->set_param( 'limit', null );
-		$request->set_param( 'per_page', 10 );
-		$request->set_param( 'page', 1 );
-		$request->set_param( 'last', $dt->sub( new DateInterval( 'PT4M' ) )->format( 'Y-m-d H:i:s' ) );
-		$response = $wp_rest_server->dispatch( $request );
-		self::assertEquals( 200, $response->get_status(), 'Unexpected status code with time filter' );
-		self::assertEquals( 3, count( $response->get_data() ), 'Unexpected number of ticks with time filter' );
-
-		// Filter by ticker.
-		$request->set_param( 'last', null );
-		$request->set_param( 'ticker', 'ticker1' );
-		$response = $wp_rest_server->dispatch( $request );
-		self::assertEquals( 200, $response->get_status(), 'Unexpected status code with ticker filter' );
-		self::assertEquals( 10, count( $response->get_data() ), 'Unexpected number of ticks with ticker filter' );
-		self::assertEmpty(
-			array_filter(
-				$response->get_data(),
-				function ( $t ) use ( $ticker_id ) {
-					return 1 !== count( $t['scliveticker_ticker'] ) || ! in_array( $ticker_id[1], $t['scliveticker_ticker'], true );
-				}
-			),
-			'No tick from ticker 2 should be present filtering for ticker1'
-		);
-	}
-}
--- a/views/settings-page.php
+++ b/views/settings-page.php
@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Liveticker: Settings page.
+ *
+ * This file contains the view model for the Plugin settings oage.
+ *
+ * @package Liveticker
+ */
+
+if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
+	exit;
+}
+?>
+<div class="wrap">
+	<div id="icon-options-general" class="icon32"><br></div>
+	<h2>Liveticker <?php esc_html_e( 'Settings', 'stklcode-liveticker' ); ?></h2>
+	<?php
+	if ( isset( $_GET['settings-updated'] ) ) {	// phpcs:ignore
+		echo '<div class="updated"><p>' . esc_html__( 'Settings updated successfully.', 'stklcode-liveticker' ) . '</p></div>';
+	}
+	?>
+	<form action="options.php" method="post">
+		<?php
+		settings_fields( 'scliveticker_settings' );
+		do_settings_sections( 'scliveticker-settings-page' );
+		submit_button();
+		?>
+	</form>
+</div>
--- a/views/widget-form.php
+++ b/views/widget-form.php
@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 <table>
 	<tr>
 		<td>
-			<label for="<?php echo esc_html( $this->get_field_id( 'title' ) ); ?>"><?php esc_html_e( 'Title:', 'stklcode-liveticker' ); ?></label>
+			<label for="<?php echo esc_html( $this->get_field_id( 'title' ) ); ?>"><?php esc_html_e( 'Title:' ); ?></label>
 		</td>
 		<td>
 			<input class="widefat" id="<?php echo esc_attr( $this->get_field_id( 'title' ) ); ?>" name="<?php echo esc_attr( $this->get_field_name( 'title' ) ); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $title ); ?>" />
@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 		<td>
 			<select id="<?php echo esc_attr( $this->get_field_id( 'category' ) ); ?>" name="<?php echo esc_attr( $this->get_field_name( 'category' ) ); ?>">
 				<?php
-				foreach ( $categories as $c ) {
-					echo '<option value="' . esc_attr( $c->slug ) . '"';
-					if ( $category === $c->slug ) {
+				foreach ( $categories as $cat ) {
+					echo '<option value="' . esc_attr( $cat->slug ) . '"';
+					if ( $category === $cat->slug ) {
 						echo ' selected="selected"';
 					}
-					echo '>' . esc_html( $c->name ) . '</option>';
+					echo '>' . esc_html( $cat->name ) . '</option>';
 				}
 				?>
 			</select>
@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 	</tr>
 	<tr>
 		<td>
-			<label for="<?php echo esc_attr( $this->get_field_id( 'count' ) ); ?>"><?php esc_html_e( 'Number of Ticks', 'stklcode-liveticker' ); ?>:</label>
+			<label for="<?php echo esc_attr( $this->get_field_id( 'count' ) ); ?>"><?php esc_html_e( 'Number of Ticks:', 'stklcode-liveticker' ); ?></label>
 		</td>
 		<td>
 			<select id="<?php echo esc_attr( $this->get_field_id( 'count' ) ); ?>" name="<?php echo esc_attr( $this->get_field_name( 'count' ) ); ?>">
@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 					<?php esc_html_e( 'all', 'stklcode-liveticker' ); ?>
 				</option>
 				<?php
-				for ( $i = 1; $i <= 10; $i++ ) {
+				for ( $i = 1; $i <= 10; $i ++ ) {
 					printf(
 						'<option value="%d"%s>%d</option>',
-						intval( $i ),
+						$i,
 						( $i === $count ) ? ' selected' : '',
 						intval( $i )
 					);