RSS Image Widget
by zackdesign · Content & Feeds
Display images from an RSS or Atom feed as a widget or block with a lightweight lightbox gallery.
79 health vs 61 average across 452 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 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
53
now · peak 142
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-17 50+ → 60+ up after 46 days in band
- 2026-06-01 60+ → 50+ down after 92 days in band
- 2026-03-01 50+ → 60+ up after 5 days in band
- 2026-02-24 60+ → 50+ down after 188 days in band
- 2025-08-20 70+ → 60+ down after 7 days in band
- 2025-08-13 60+ → 70+ up after 24 days in band
- 2025-07-20 70+ → 60+ down after 3 days in band
- 2025-07-17 60+ → 70+ up after 5 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Widgets for Social Post Feed 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A - S Simple Lightbox 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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Image Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/rss-image-widget" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="RSS Image Widget — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> RSS Image Widget: 60+ active installs, 3.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/rss-image-widget