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Forward — WordPress RSS Feed Plugin

Forward: Blogroll

by Forlæns · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.28 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Forward has fewer than 10 active installs on WordPress.org and 340 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 15, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Forward at a glance

Active installs
fewer than 10
Total downloads
340
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Forward well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Add blog URLs or direct RSS and Atom feed URLs from the WordPress admin
  • Discover feed URLs from site metadata and common feed paths
  • Validate feeds before importing
  • Choose how many recent posts are imported when a feed is first added
  • Check enabled feeds hourly with WP-Cron
  • Avoid duplicate imports using source, permalink, GUID, and publish date
  • Display imported posts with [forward_blogroll]
  • Includes bundled translation files for common languages

Details

Import selected RSS feeds into a local blogroll and display the newest external posts with a shortcode.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Forward competes in

Tags

  • blogroll
  • feeds
  • rss
  • shortcode
  • syndication

More from Forlæns

Version
1.0.28
Last updated
Aug 15, 2026
First published
May 31, 2026
Requires WordPress
5.8
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Forward FAQ

What does Forward do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Forward offers Add blog URLs or direct RSS and Atom feed URLs from the WordPress admin, Discover feed URLs from site metadata and common feed paths, Validate feeds before importing, Choose how many recent posts are imported when a feed is first added and Check enabled feeds hourly with WP-Cron.

How many active installs does Forward have?

WordPress.org reports fewer than 10 active installs for Forward as of September 7, 2026.

Is Forward still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 15, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Forward free?

Forward is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.