RSS Image Feed
by tepelstreel · Content & Feeds
Also makes 10 other plugins · 2.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
The RSS Image Feed adds the first image of a post to your feeds, even in firefox and even if you only display the excerpt.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+43%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “content”, “custom” and “excerpt” 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.
45 health vs 64 average across 1,194 Content & Feeds plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 129.2K 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, 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 3260 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 6.8
4.1★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| excerpt your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| feed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rss your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “content”, “custom” and “excerpt” 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 296 · 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
10.6y ago
latest release · v4.2.5 · 10 Apr 2016
23
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; the previous band took 16 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Elizabeth Richardson9.8y ago
OMGoodness. How easy is this to configure the image sizes in the RSS feeds so they are relative across all browsers. Thank you so much for making it easy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ senfgurke9.8y ago
thank you for this Plugin, please continue to maintain this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ f1mktsol10.3y ago
Works flawlessly, thanks for the great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Niki Pink10.4y ago
i like this plugin. i can show my wordpress posts on joomla by this plugins (with rss option). Big Thanks Admin <3
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ applenosol11.3y ago
If you have Maindomain.com Seconddomain.com Work on seconddomain.com but broke maindomain.com with no feed or empty feed 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pippin Williamson11.6y ago
Did exactly what I needed it to do.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ twtull11.7y ago
Works exactly as it says. This is a great way to pull post images and featured images into the rss. Very useful with automated marketing with MailChimp. Would give it a 5 Star if the plugin allowed for re-sizing the featured image giving flexibility when using with MailChimp rss-to-email campaigns. Thanks you for a simple light weight plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nobleworkshop11.9y ago
This works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 4.2.5 added some debug options to the frame work some minor bugfixes 4.2.5
- — Version 4.2.4 made downwards compatible with versions prior to WP 4.4 again some minor bugfixes 4.2.4
- — Version 4.2.3 added tag to the feed as well 4.2.3
- — Version 4.2.2 Updated framework 4.2.2
- — Version 4.2.1 Bug in Regex fixed 4.2.1
- — Version 4.2 WP 4.3 ready 4.2
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 128 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 104 more locales with partial translations.
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
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 "The RSS Image Feed adds the first image of a post to your feeds, even in firefox and even if you only displ..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 478 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "custom" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-02 3K+ → 2K+ down after 481 days in tier
- 2024-08-08 4K+ → 3K+ down after 422 days in tier
- 2023-06-13 5K+ → 4K+ down after 254 days in tier
- 2022-10-02 6K+ → 5K+ down after 196 days in tier
- 2022-03-20 7K+ → 6K+ down after 236 days in tier
- 2021-07-27 8K+ → 7K+ down after 147 days in tier
- 2021-03-02 10K+ → 8K+ down after 1327 days in tier
- 2017-07-14 9K+ → 10K+ up after 675 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).
- A Advanced Excerpt 80K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
RSS for Yandex Turbo 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
RSS Includes Pages 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Super RSS Reader – Add attractive RSS Feed Widget 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - F FeedWordPress 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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