RSS Redirect & Feedburner Alternative
by s-feeds · Content & Feeds
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Free Feedburner Alternative and RSS Redirect plugin from follow.it.
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Health
C 68/100
Stale
Active installs
1K+
≈1.6K estimated
Momentum
+21%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “feed” for “alternative”. “feed” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “alternative” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
68 health vs 64 average across 1,202 Content & Feeds plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 83.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Content & Feeds plugin keeps 0.8%, across 867 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 581 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
4.9★ over 18 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 581 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| feedburner your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| feedburner plugin | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| s feeds your tag | #12 | #14 | down 2 |
| alternative | #20 | #23 | 0 |
| feed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| feeds your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rss your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 13 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “feed” for “alternative”. “feed” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “alternative” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “s feeds”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.3K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
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
1.6y ago
latest release · v4.4 · 1 Apr 2025
33
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 82% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 24 months ago; the previous band took 4.9 years to cross, which places it about 60% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ 15goonies123.8y ago
Works very good! We use the plugin since years – Thank you very much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bryanmch4.2y ago
Works like a charm great plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zoegarden5.2y ago
i love being able to see the number of rss subscribers and the engagement!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Yohan Perera6.0y ago
Easy to set up and the support is very reliable
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ smngsk6.5y ago
As a feedburner, it is very satisfactory and easy to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ informationagereporter7.6y ago
Three blogs active in 2019 – and all three use this product! Far better than the Google Feedburner… it’s a great alternative!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gabriel Filgueiras8.5y ago
Very good plugin and easy to use 🙂 Congratulations.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pedroarmindo19.4y ago
Sem dúvidas um dos melhores plugins para feeds. Além de deixar tudo com uma cara nova, ele faz tudo o serviço para você. Estatísticas no painel, tudo funciona muito bem. Parabéns aos criadores.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.4). Sites still on an older version should update.
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.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 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 "Free Feedburner Alternative and RSS Redirect plugin from follow.it."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,196 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "s-feeds" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-16 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1798 days in tier
- 2019-12-15 500+ → 2K+ up after 1144 days in tier
- 2016-10-27 100+ → 500+ up after 280 days in tier
- 2016-01-21 50+ → 100+ up
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★ · 3 shared tags A -
RSS Includes Pages 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags A - R RSS Just Better 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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FeedPress 200+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags C - W WP Pubsubhubbub 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
- R Readers From RSS 2 Blog Lite 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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