RSS Retriever Lite
by Cyber Plugins · Content & Feeds
RSS feed importer and autoblogging plugin: turn RSS, Atom, YouTube, Google Product and YML feeds into WordPress posts or WooCommerce products.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈270 estimated
Momentum
+119%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “woocommerce” and “rss” for “rss aggregator” and “atom”. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rss aggregator” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “rss” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “atom” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 64 average across 1,193 Content & Feeds plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.4%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 4.5K 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 9 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 8 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| retriever | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| wp rss retriever | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| yml | #4 | #13 | up 1 |
| autoblog your tag | #5 | #8 | 0 |
| rss import your tag | #7 | #22 | down 2 |
| news aggregator your tag | #8 | #21 | 0 |
| rss aggregator | #5 | #13 | 0 |
| limit autoblog posts | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| autoblogging | #8 | #11 | down 2 |
| rss post importer | #5 | #20 | down 1 |
| wp rss aggregator | #5 | #18 | 0 |
| rss your tag | #15 | #24 | down 9 |
| wp rss aggregator feed to post | #6 | #16 | 0 |
| posts per rss | #8 | #23 | down 1 |
| manage rss feed | #8 | #24 | down 4 |
| atom | #21 | #24 | down 4 |
| rss feed | #21 | #23 | down 2 |
| woocommerce product rss | #9 | #23 | 0 |
| youtube rss | #9 | #24 | down 1 |
| hide rss feed | #11 | #23 | down 6 |
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
71 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 37 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “woocommerce” and “rss” for “rss aggregator” and “atom”. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rss aggregator” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “rss” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “atom” sits at #21 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 #15. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 14 Jul 2026 · 110 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
9
releases in the last 12 months
11d ago
latest release · v1.3.2 · 20 Oct 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 13 Jul 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ 0mnipresent10mo ago
Surprisingly, this small 1-file plugin for importing RSS into WordPress posts turned out to be the most powerful in terms of functionality.
Read on wp.org ↗
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 Retriever Lite 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
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "RSS feed importer and autoblogging plugin: turn RSS, Atom, YouTube, Google Product and YML feeds into WordP..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 13 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, WPML, Polylang, OpenAI and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,525 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "rss import" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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 Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
RSS Feed Retriever 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag B
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