RSS Importer

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 85% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 12 days ago and the previous band took 2.4 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 30K.

1. ★★★★★ surfbee

   1.4y ago

   Only pulling through the titles not the main body of the posts.

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2. ★★★★★ narcisgarcia

   3.1y ago

   It should allow an URL specification to get feed from an online website.

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3. ★★★★★ Back to Front

   5.2y ago

   This plugin needs an update to work with php7. (and 8) @garethgillman has provided a fix. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fix-for-php-7/ Once that’s fixed it works really nice. Although it could also warn users that media files haven’t been moved. Its not cool that @wordpressdotorg hasn’t deployed that fix with an update to the plugin. Its almost like a core feature. For lots of people this is going to be one of their first experiences of WordPress trying to migrate their old site. Sorry for whinging let me know how I can fix it myself if thats easier.

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4. ★★★★★ BallisticsMan

   7.4y ago

   Why is this even being offered as a possibility when it has not been tested on newer versions of WP?

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5. ★★★★★ toanbily

   9.6y ago

   Update line 109 for fixed wrong import categories: Old code: //$categories[$cat_index] = $wpdb->escape( html_entity_decode( $category ) ); New code: $categories[$cat_index] = str_replace(array(‘<![CDATA[‘, ‘]]>’), ”, $wpdb->escape( trim($category) ));

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6. ★★★★★ Anonymous User 14198427

   9.7y ago

   PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function set_magic_quotes_runtime() in /var/www/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/rss-importer/rss-importer.php:72\nStack trace:\n#0 /var/www/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/rss-importer/rss-importer.php(178): RSS_Import->get_posts()\n#1 /var/www/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/rss-importer/rss-importer.php(204): RSS_Import->import()\n#2 /var/www/wordpress/wp-admin/admin.php(308): RSS_Import->dispatch()\n#3 {main}\n thrown in /var/www/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/rss-importer/rss-importer.php on line 72, referer: https://marvin.fablab.fau.de/wp-admin/admin.php?import=rss

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7. ★★★★★ Wes

   10.1y ago

   Causes errors with current versions of both PHP and WordPress This topic was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by Wes. Reason: Fixed rating

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8. ★★★★★ chmars

   12.3y ago

   Plugin does not support current WordPress versions, quite a shame for an official WordPress plugin!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 0.3.2 Testing the plugin up to WordPress 6.4.2 Update link references from http to https. 0.3.2
2. — Version 0.3.1 Testing the plugin up to WordPress 6.2 0.3.1
3. — Version 0.3 Removed set_magic_quotes_runtime() for PHP 7 compatibility. Add support for WordPress 6.1 0.3
4. — Version 0.2 Update compat Add text domain headers 0.2
5. — Version 0.1 Initial release 0.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.3

Translated into 72 languages, 23 at 90% or more

Plus 48 more locales with partial translations.

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.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-10-19 30K+ → 20K+ down after 873 days in tier
2. 2024-05-29 40K+ → 30K+ down after 1305 days in tier
3. 2020-11-01 50K+ → 40K+ down after 1411 days in tier
4. 2016-12-21 40K+ → 50K+ up after 208 days in tier
5. 2016-05-27 50K+ → 40K+ down

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 Importer: 20K+ active installs, 2.0★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/rss-importer