NewsHound Lite
by We Are Game Changers · Content & Feeds
News search and WordPress draft creation (Lite version).
80 health vs 60 average across 778 Content & Feeds plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2026-03-16 · 169 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
37
now · peak 92
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
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
2mo ago
latest release · v1.5.3
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2026-07-03 · 26 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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RSS Image Feed 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
What's New for Ameba blog 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
Simple Custom Content 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
One Click Demo Import 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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