RSS Chimp – Add Featured Images to WP RSS Feeds (Mailchimp, Google News, Feedly)
by kerosindigital · Email & Marketing
Add featured images to RSS feeds for Mailchimp, Google News, Feedly and email newsletters. Enhance WordPress RSS feed with thumbnails for better email …
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
400+
≈410 estimated
Momentum
+28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “featured image” and “mailchimp” for “rss” and “wordpress rss feed”. “featured image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rss” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “mailchimp” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress rss feed” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.5%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 7.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,295 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Email & Marketing 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
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 161 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| feedly | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| syndication your tag | #8 | #19 | up 1 |
| delay rss feed | #3 | #19 | 0 |
| wp rss aggregator feed to post | #5 | #13 | 0 |
| rss | #16 | #23 | down 4 |
| rss feeds | #16 | #21 | down 1 |
| rss feed your tag | #16 | #20 | down 1 |
| wordpress rss feed | #16 | #22 | down 1 |
| hide rss feed | #8 | #21 | down 2 |
| add featured image to rss | #8 | #21 | down 2 |
| featured images in rss | #8 | #22 | down 2 |
| google rss feed | #10 | #19 | down 1 |
| custom rss | #11 | #22 | down 1 |
| rss images | #11 | #21 | 0 |
| rss image | #13 | #20 | down 1 |
| disable rss feeds | #14 | #22 | 0 |
| rss feed link | #14 | #22 | 0 |
| rss feed error | #15 | #22 | down 1 |
| admin rss feed | #15 | #22 | down 2 |
| feed rss | #15 | #20 | 0 |
| featured image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mailchimp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| newsletter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
47 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 23 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 “featured image” and “mailchimp” for “rss” and “wordpress rss feed”. “featured image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rss” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “mailchimp” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress rss feed” sits at #16 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 “rss feed”. #16 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 458 · 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
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 · v1.3.0 · 24 May 2026
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% 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 the previous band took 23 months to cross, so the real count is still just over 400.
At the current install trend, crossing 500+ in roughly 123 days.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ MOMENTUM Wien2.8y ago
RSS Chimp offers a functional solution for adding featured images to WordPress RSS feeds. Its setup is uncomplicated and it integrates with common marketing platforms. The plugin includes essential features in its free version, with expanded capabilities in the premium upgrade. Suitable for users seeking to modestly enhance their RSS feeds.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.3.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects 1.0 - 1.2.3 Patched in 1.2.5
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names RSS Chimp when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 1 Nov 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- RSS feeds
Readme readiness
7 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 "Add featured images to RSS feeds for Mailchimp, Google News, Feedly and email newsletters. Enhance WordPres..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "designed for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Mailchimp, HubSpot, Sendinblue.
- ! Headings and lists 5 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,691 characters of description.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-07-29 300+ → 400+ up after 684 days in tier
- 2024-09-13 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-12 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-09-08 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-07 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-06 200+ → 300+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2024-08-25 300+ → 200+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2024-08-15 200+ → 300+ up after 1 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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RSS with Images 300+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D -
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Mailchimp List Subscribe Form 60K+ installs · 2.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Genesis eNews Extended 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
FireBox – WooCommerce Popup Builder, Exit Intent Popup, Email Optin & Cart Abandonment 6K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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