WP News – WordPress News / Magazine Plugin

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

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 · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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.

1. ★★★★★ Developer zahir

   3.9y ago

   This plugin is not working properly, I tried to use Astra, OceanWP theme it breaks the website layout after installing it

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2. ★★★★★ da5id

   6.1y ago

   The only option in the settings was an apikey which I don’t have and not easy to get one of these days. why an apikey is mandatory to run a news plugin with your own news is puzzling.

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3. ★★★★★ thefalse9

   7.1y ago

   There is conflict with Elementor and elementor doesn’t load.

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4. ★★★★★ Kevin Steve

   7.2y ago

   I recommend this plugin for Elementor users

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1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 WP News <= 1.1.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Plugin Activation ↗
   2023-02-28 CVE-2023-0502 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.1.9 Patched in 1.2.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-03-30 400+ → 300+ down after 19 days in tier
2. 2025-03-11 300+ → 400+ up after 234 days in tier
3. 2024-07-20 400+ → 300+ down after 323 days in tier
4. 2023-09-01 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2023-08-31 400+ → 500+ up after 31 days in tier
6. 2023-07-31 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2023-07-30 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
8. 2023-07-28 500+ → 400+ 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).

• Gum Addon for Elementor 50K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• AF Companion – Starter Sites, Speed Booster & Growth Suite for Professional Publishing 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Flex Posts – Responsive Posts Block 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A

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