Disable Feeds WP
by Galaxy Weblinks · Content & Feeds
Also makes 40 other plugins · 24.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Disables all RSS/Atom/RDF feeds on your WordPress site.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10K+
≈18K estimated
Momentum
-0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “rss” for “rss feed”. “rss” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rss feed” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 64 average across 1,193 Content & Feeds plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →24%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 42K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
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 6 reviews to 2026-04-20Reviewers say it does exactly one thing, disabling feeds, and it does it cleanly, with a nod to the author responding to suggestions.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 155 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| disable feeds | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| rdf | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| wordpress feeds your tag | #6 | #19 | down 1 |
| atom your tag | #6 | #10 | down 1 |
| disable rss feeds | #3 | #8 | down 1 |
| feeds your tag | #9 | #19 | 0 |
| rss feeds | #10 | #16 | down 1 |
| disable your tag | #17 | #21 | up 1 |
| rss feed | #24 | #21 | 0 |
| disable site | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| rss your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
47 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 37 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 “rss” for “rss feed”. “rss” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rss feed” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 18 Apr 2024 · 927 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.1K · 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
5mo ago
latest release · v1.8 · 29 May 2026
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 40% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 81% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Apr 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ operator56mo ago
Works as promised, no more /feed/ URL.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andrew Ivey1.1y ago
A very simple and elegant solution to the problem. I’ve tried other ways to stop the feed, but this is so much better. Excellent.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MD. Mamun Khan1.1y ago
Simple and works well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wizfinger1.5y ago
It simply disables feeds. That’s it. Keep up the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ weigertj2.1y ago
Most WordPress users don’t need feeds and this plugin perfectly disables them. Feeds eat your Google crawling budget and website scrapers can also use feeds to get our content, it is better to avoid it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ZicPL2.4y ago
Professionalism and user support. The author (team) responds to user suggestions.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 1 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.
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and 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 614 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-07 9K+ → 10K+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2025-12-06 8K+ → 9K+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2025-11-06 7K+ → 8K+ up after 35 days in tier
- 2025-10-02 6K+ → 7K+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2025-08-30 5K+ → 6K+ up after 72 days in tier
- 2025-06-19 4K+ → 5K+ up after 83 days in tier
- 2025-03-28 3K+ → 4K+ up after 52 days in tier
- 2025-02-04 2K+ → 3K+ up after 61 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).
- D Disable Feeds 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags D
- R RSS Just Better 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
- W WP Pubsubhubbub 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
RSS Includes Pages 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A - F FeedWordPress 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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