Admin Dashboard RSS Feed
by wsxplugindev · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 4 other plugins · 720+ installs across the portfolio →
Admin Dashboard RSS Feed displays company news in the WordPress Admin Dashboard using an RSS feed. It provides quick access to the latest updates.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈500 estimated
Momentum
+48%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin widget” and “wordpress admin dashboard” for “rss” and “company news”. “admin widget” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rss” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “wordpress admin dashboard” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “company news” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 23.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,187 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 1 reviews to 2020-12-10The single review here is a short five-star note from a reviewer who says they love it.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 22 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
28%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
-0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| show rss feed your tag | #3 | #21 | up 1 |
| admin rss feed your tag | #4 | #20 | up 1 |
| admin dashboard | #7 | #23 | up 2 |
| rss feed your tag | #9 | #22 | down 1 |
| rss | #11 | #22 | down 2 |
| company feed | #5 | #23 | 0 |
| rss feed error | #5 | #19 | down 1 |
| wordpress admin dashboard your tag | #17 | #24 | down 1 |
| wordpress rss feed | #7 | #21 | down 2 |
| company news | #20 | #24 | down 1 |
| rss widget | #8 | #23 | down 1 |
| feed rss | #8 | #21 | down 2 |
| dashboard admin | #12 | #24 | up 2 |
| rss page | #12 | #23 | down 1 |
| rss plugin | #13 | #24 | down 1 |
| rss post | #13 | #23 | up 2 |
| client dashboard | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| wordpress rss news | #20 | #24 | down 1 |
| x feed | #22 | #24 | down 3 |
| admin widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
35 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 19 listed. 16 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “admin widget” and “wordpress admin dashboard” for “rss” and “company news”. “admin widget” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rss” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “wordpress admin dashboard” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “company news” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
22d ago
latest release · v3.9 · 9 Oct 2026
30
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band yesterday and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 500.
Install history since 26 Feb 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ annisa20205.9y ago
Love it
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.9). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Admin Dashboard RSS Feed <= 3.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-07-11 CVE-2024-38725 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.4 Patched in 3.5
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Admin Dashboard RSS Feed when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- RSS feeds
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Admin Dashboard RSS Feed displays company news in the WordPress Admin Dashboard using an RSS feed. It provi..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 634 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("admin widget", "admin-rss-feed", "show-rss-feed" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-30 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-28 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-26 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-25 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-23 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-22 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 500+ → 400+ down after 11 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Podcast Player – Your Podcasting Companion 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Super RSS Reader – Add attractive RSS Feed Widget 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
RSS Feed Retriever 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag C -
Feed Post Thumbnail 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Featured Image in RSS Feed by MailerLite 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Remove RSS Feed 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
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