RSS Feed Pro
by artiosmedia · Content & Feeds
Also makes 7 other plugins · 4.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Display an RSS Feed in a widget, a page, or a post using a shortcode with any number of parameters. Sort the archive by Category, Year, and Author.
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Health
B 76/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈490 estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “feed” and “podcast” for “rss import” and “podcasting”. “feed” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rss import” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “podcast” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “podcasting” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
76 health vs 64 average across 1,193 Content & Feeds plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 18.3K 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 2 releases 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 322 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.0, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| rss feed your tag | #15 | #19 | down 4 |
| rss shortcode | #6 | #20 | 0 |
| remove rss feed | #6 | #19 | up 1 |
| rss import | #11 | #20 | down 3 |
| podcast rss feed | #6 | #13 | 0 |
| rss your tag | #20 | #19 | down 9 |
| show rss feed | #7 | #20 | up 1 |
| rss feed error | #9 | #18 | 0 |
| category rss | #11 | #20 | — |
| rss widget | #11 | #20 | 0 |
| admin rss feed | #11 | #20 | up 1 |
| rss feed link | #11 | #21 | 0 |
| feed rss | #14 | #18 | 0 |
| podcasting | #23 | #19 | down 3 |
| wordpress rss feed | #17 | #19 | 0 |
| rss plugin | #19 | #19 | 0 |
| rss page | #20 | #20 | 0 |
| feed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| podcast your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| streaming your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
41 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 24 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” and “podcast” for “rss import” and “podcasting”. “feed” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rss import” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “podcast” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “podcasting” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “rss”. Down 9 places since 2026-08-02, now #20. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- One page off on “rss feed”. #15 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · 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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v1.1.12 · 13 Dec 2025
17
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 34 days 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 20 Sep 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rikb11mo ago
The php code version and the shortcode works fine This topic was modified 7 months, 3 weeks ago by rikb. This topic was modified 7 months, 3 weeks ago by rikb.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ neotrope1.3y ago
We’d been using the predecessor version of the plugin which no longer works with modern PHP; in updating our internal report dashboard ran into the old plugin totally broken. This solved the issue nicely. THANK YOU. Only bug we ran into was the output is missing a closing /tag element which breaks layout, but figured it out. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ posed2.9y ago
If you used RSSImport by Frank Bültge, this is what you should use instead now. Works like expected. Many thanks for the continuation!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.1.12). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-08-14 CVE-2025-53581 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.8 Patched in 1.1.9
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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 Feed Pro when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- RSS feeds
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display an RSS Feed in a widget, a page, or a post using a shortcode with any number of parameters. Sort th..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("designed for", "use it", "if you have").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 3 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,678 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "streaming" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-27 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-25 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-09-22 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-21 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-20 500+ → 400+ down after 390 days in tier
- 2025-08-26 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-25 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-24 400+ → 500+ up after 3 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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Super RSS Reader – Add attractive RSS Feed Widget 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Podcast Importer SecondLine 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Featured Image in RSS Feed by MailerLite 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Auto podcast import 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Better RSS Feeds 100+ installs · 3.3★ · 3 shared tags F -
GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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