RSS Just Better
by Stefi · Content & Feeds
Displays a list of RSS/Atom feed items given the feed URL and other parameters (optionals). Highly customizable.
46 health vs 60 average across 779 Content & Feeds plugins
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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3937 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
78
now · peak 114
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
10.8y ago
latest release · v1.4
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-11-20 · 1,393 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ AlwaysEnthusiast9.3y ago
The only RSS plugin I found so far that can sort according to title. Works fine.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ VMtech10.8y ago
It’s a simple plugin that works well. However, the design may need adjusting via CSS.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ camperxr11.5y ago
It’s a little bit old but it’s teh only one plugin to do this work: open in a new window the rss link! Great. Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Seb Alexander12.2y ago
A very good plugin only let down by the fact that you can’t play around with the display too much ie change colour scheme or display output. Or if you can It’s not easy for a beginner like me to figure out. Also there is no spacing between content on the feed. Overall easy to use and does the job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rocketman7k13.0y ago
Thanks for the plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hartmutnz13.4y ago
Installed easy, added the shortcode to a post page, tweaked the details, added my Feed URL and it’s all working fine, thanks for the plugin! View this in action here: http://www.artandcraftconnection.com/?p=1513
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ crabiet13.6y ago
Due to Filter_var function in the code, this plugin needs PHP 5.2+ 🙁 Can’t be use on Free.fr servers.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sleeplessinDC13.7y ago
Update — 20Oct2015 — Still works on WordPress 4.3.1. But the developer’s links to her site aren’t connecting to her database so there is no way to contact her. I’d like to delete the line about “Powered by RSS Just Better 1.3 because it links to a nonfunctioning site. I have a variety of RSS feeds and this one helps display some that other RSS feed displays can’t handle really well.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-25 300+ → 400+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 400+ → 300+ down after 236 days in tier
- 2025-12-14 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-13 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-11 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-10 400+ → 500+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-12-02 500+ → 400+ down after 226 days in tier
- 2025-04-20 600+ → 500+ down after 37 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).
- W WP Pubsubhubbub 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags D
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Simple Feed Copyright 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags D -
GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A - D Disable Feeds 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D
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RSS Includes Pages 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Disable Feeds WP 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
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