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Headlines Plus Widget

The Publisher Desk – Headlines Plus Widget

by PublisherDesk · WordPress.org page

v1.0.8 Tested up to WP 6.8.8 PHP 7.0+

Headlines Plus Widget has 10+ active installs on WordPress.org and 938 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 17, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

Headlines Plus Widget at a glance

Active installs
10+
Total downloads
938
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Headlines Plus Widget well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.8.8, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • Add the following shortcode to any post or page: [headlines_plus_shortcode lazy_load=”true” view_style=”grid” query=”your-query”]
  • similarity_top_k: Number of total articles to display
  • lazy_load: Enable lazy loading (true or false)
  • view_style: Display content in grid or list format
  • query: Custom search query to fetch specific content. Normally defaults to the post slug
  • logo_style: full-size-logo, short-logo
  • internal_articles: Number of internal articles to include in the recommendations

Details

Headlines Plus: Free plugin for WordPress to grow your audience with traffic sharing, syndication, and lazy-loading widgets or shortcodes.

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

Tags

  • content sharing
  • content syndication
  • traffic sharing
  • wordpress widget

More from PublisherDesk

Version
1.0.8
Last updated
Sep 17, 2025
First published
Feb 4, 2025
Requires WordPress
6.0.2
Tested up to
6.8.8
Requires PHP
7.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Headlines Plus Widget FAQ

What does Headlines Plus Widget do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Headlines Plus Widget offers Add the following shortcode to any post or page: [headlines_plus_shortcode lazy_load=”true” view_style=”grid” query=”your-query”], similarity_top_k: Number of total articles to display, lazy_load: Enable lazy loading (true or false), view_style: Display content in grid or list format and query: Custom search query to fetch specific content. Normally defaults to the post slug.

How many active installs does Headlines Plus Widget have?

WordPress.org reports 10+ active installs for Headlines Plus Widget as of September 7, 2026.

Is Headlines Plus Widget still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 17, 2025 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

Is Headlines Plus Widget free?

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