Feed JSON
by wokamoto · Content & Feeds
Also makes 7 other plugins · 11.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a new type of feed you can subscribe to.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈480 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “feed”, “feeds” and “json” 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 1,193 Content & Feeds plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 22.5K 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.
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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, 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 3573 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3573 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| jsonp your tag | #22 | #15 | down 1 |
| feed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| feeds your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| json your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search 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”, “feeds” and “json” 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 198 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
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
9.8y ago
latest release · v1.0.10 · 18 Jan 2017
11
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 500.
Install history since 21 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pixelkicks11.6y ago
Works great, highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ianchan081712.3y ago
Just like the title, coz I would like to have like a waterfall layout so that I need to next, for example, 10 more feed after scroll to the bottom.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ _mismith12.5y ago
Unfortunately 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gdibble13.0y ago
Great plug-in. Easy to use; just install and go to /feed/json/. The only thing that caught me off guard was: in XML, I saw <link> … </link> and the json key for this is permalink. Once I adjusted my news ticker source code to look for permalink instead of link, everything was perfect for me. (: Great job wokamoto! Keep up the good work.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds a new type of feed you can subscribe to."
- ! 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 267 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "feeds" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-15 500+ → 400+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-05 500+ → 400+ down after 433 days in tier
- 2025-05-29 600+ → 500+ down after 350 days in tier
- 2024-06-13 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-12 600+ → 700+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-06-09 700+ → 600+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2024-06-04 600+ → 700+ up after 2 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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JSON Feed (jsonfeed.org) 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D - J JSON feed 90+ 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 -
Import XML and RSS Feeds 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
RSS Redirect & Feedburner Alternative 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C
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