Custom Post Type RSS feed
by Jonny Harris · Content & Feeds
Also makes 4 other plugins · 7.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
This is a simple plugin designed to make it super easy to add custom post types RSS feed into a theme.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈79 estimated
Momentum
+50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “feed”, “post types” and “rss” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
44 health vs 64 average across 1,196 Content & Feeds plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 14.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Content & Feeds plugin keeps 0.8%, across 864 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Content & Feeds plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, well behind 6.8.
Details
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4709 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.6.1; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4709 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| feed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post types your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rss your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “feed”, “post types” and “rss” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 85 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
12.9y ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 10 Dec 2013
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. 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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 47 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 80.
Install history since 25 Dec 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jonnyirish11.4y ago
Just ensure that for your custom posts, you have an the ‘has_archive’ attribute set to true. If you don’t have ‘has_archive’ in your array, you can just add it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jetheights12.5y ago
This plugin is so on point, wow, amazing. Only critique is add an faq page on how to use it. So people don’t have to dig around to find it. Kudos
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cconstantine12.9y ago
This does exactly what I want: Adds meta link tags for the various RSS feeds everywhere. Category pages, have the main site RSS and the category’s RSS, etc.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tcoderre13.8y ago
Activated the plugin and nothing displays, no menus, anything. Tried installing directly through WP as well as downloading and uploading. Plugin does’t work at all…
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This is a simple plugin designed to make it super easy to add custom post types RSS feed into a theme."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 378 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-15 80+ → 70+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 70+ → 80+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 80+ → 70+ down after 80 days in tier
- 2026-05-19 70+ → 80+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-05-13 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-12 90+ → 80+ down after 181 days in tier
- 2025-11-12 100+ → 90+ down after 50 days in tier
- 2025-09-23 90+ → 100+ up after 18 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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GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
RSS for Yandex Turbo 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
RSS Includes Pages 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Super RSS Reader – Add attractive RSS Feed Widget 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - F FeedWordPress 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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RSS for Yandex Zen 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C
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