RSS Feed Retriever

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ hmmcrunchy

   3.0y ago

   Excellent works a dream – simple and efective Be very handy if there was a default message to display if there is nothing on the RSS feed – rather than just displaying an error

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2. ★★★★★ vampyris

   3.4y ago

   Considering this plugin is free, I think it’s a great alternative to the many other RSS display plugins out there that charge money for displaying images.

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3. ★★★★★ mediasmia

   3.9y ago

   Has not been updated for over 1 year and is not compatible with PHP 8.

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4. ★★★★★ Marty

   4.2y ago

   The shortcode provided does an ample job of importing RSS feeds. There are two things that would improve this plugin: 1) Make it clear the plugin alters your site’s RSS feed and adds thumbnails to it. Then offer an option to disable that function. Better yet, don’t mess with the site’s RSS feed at all as the purported purpose of this plugin is to display RSS feeds on the frontend of your site, not alter your site’s RSS feed. It took me awhile to track this down and now I’ve replaced the plugin entirely due to this. 2) Offer a Block to be used with the Block Editor Finally Gutenberg users will get a good chunk of the functionality you need for bringing in RSS feeds through the Core RSS Feed block now provided in WP.

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5. ★★★★★ hammersmithsociety

   4.5y ago

   Does what it says, perfect for our needs – thanks

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6. ★★★★★ Khubaib Mehmood

   5.8y ago

   I tried almost 10 to twelve free plugin’s versions, but this plugin is best ever. The best thing is that you can manage feed layout according to your requirement with a little bit of coding. Thanks for making this plugin.

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7. ★★★★★ akingbenga

   7.0y ago

   tx

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8. ★★★★★ ninebyte

   7.0y ago

   huh, last version killed standards … if i could i would take this one star also. do you never test your plug on other systems too? with other feeds ? good idea, but no success .. links on images without images .. timingproblems, not cool .. no way to override the new feature with link on image .. This topic was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by ninebyte. Reason: more bugs

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.6.0 Add additional methods for retriving thumbnail images 1.6.0
2. — Version 1.5.5 Fix a bug where dofollow option was not working with thumbnails 1.5.5
3. — Version 1.5.3 Add more details to RSS errors Fallback to original RSS fetch method if feed is invalid 1.5.3
4. — Version 1.5.2 Increase performance with built-in caching system for all feeds Disable ajax for feeds already cached 1.5.2
5. — Version 1.5.1 Fix an issue causing some sources to block SimplePie requests 1.5.1
6. — Version 1.5.0 Defer loading feeds via JavaScript (solves slow page loading issue) Add ajax option (true or false) to disable deferred loading Fix an issue where some feeds would not fetch Hide images that contain broken or blocked lin 1.5.0

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

1. Medium · 4.3 WordPress RSS Feed Retriever <= 1.6.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2023-01-04 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.6.7 Patched in 1.6.8
2. Medium · 5.4 WordPress RSS Feed Retriever <= 1.6.7 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2023-01-04 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.6.7 Patched in 1.6.8

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2

Translated into 11 languages, 6 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-05-21 8K+ → 7K+ down after 154 days in tier
2. 2025-12-18 9K+ → 8K+ down after 3 days in tier
3. 2025-12-15 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-12-14 9K+ → 8K+ down after 184 days in tier
5. 2025-06-13 10K+ → 9K+ 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).

• RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• Content Pilot – Autoblogging & Affiliate Marketing Suite 800+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• WP RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, Feed to Post, Autoblogging, AI Content 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• W WP Autoblog 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• RSS Feeds News Blocks 100+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
• A AnyFeed Retriever 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D

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RSS Feed Retriever: 7K+ active installs, 4.7★ (38 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-rss-retriever