RSS Via Shortcode for Page & Post
by Susanta K Beura · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 240+ installs across the portfolio →
Donate link: http://susantaslab.com/ Tags: rss, post, page, shortcode, rss to post, feed to post, auto blogging, App, atom, atom feed, atom reader, f …
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+18%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Update recency scores 0/100. Last updated 3262 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 15.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,781 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
51/100Maintenance 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.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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 3262 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
4.3★ over 9 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
0 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3262 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 |
|---|
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 205 · 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
11.7y ago
latest release · v1.2.b · 11 Mar 2015
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 months ago; the previous band took 14 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ zeeshanx7.3y ago
Nice plugin but it needs to be updated. It doesn’t support PHP 7. This topic was modified 6 years, 12 months ago by zeeshanx.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bubbles9.7y ago
After looking at various other RSS feed plugins, I tried this one, even though it hadn’t been updated in 2 years. Something SIMPLE can be timeless, and though I can’t vouch for every WP version, I’m very happy with this plugin because of its simplicity. It’s perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tatwa Technologies Limited10.5y ago
RSS feeds on post with just a single short code, WoW simply best.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DeepBlue11.2y ago
Hi This plugin is what we have been looking for for so long ! simple, not buggy, works with any feed, highly customizable just pasting shortcode anywhere Tx for your job !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pastorjim11.9y ago
Inserts feed summary lines as <h3> titles, which is not acceptable for me. Does not allow retrieval and display of feed source.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jlogo12.0y ago
Simple and effective.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gruntlord612.1y ago
Works as described, but example code would have made configuring slightly easier. Plugin is simple to figure out either way.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Adyesha Aditi12.1y ago
Best and simplest WordPress plugin ever I used to display Amazon.com best selling products on my website. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,009 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text No tags set.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-29 300+ → 200+ down after 407 days in tier
- 2024-05-18 400+ → 300+ down after 220 days in tier
- 2023-10-11 500+ → 400+ down after 220 days in tier
- 2023-03-05 600+ → 500+ down after 130 days in tier
- 2022-10-26 700+ → 600+ down after 220 days in tier
- 2022-03-20 1K+ → 700+ down after 512 days in tier
- 2020-10-24 4K+ → 1K+ down after 1316 days in tier
- 2017-03-18 2K+ → 4K+ up after 281 days in tier
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