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RSS Retriever Lite — WordPress RSS Feed Plugin

by RSS Retriever Team · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.2.3 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

RSS Retriever Lite has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 3,157 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 12, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

RSS Retriever Lite at a glance

Active installs
200+
Total downloads
3,157
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is RSS Retriever Lite well maintained?

Support threads resolved
1 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • Full support for RSS and Atom feeds
  • YouTube video feeds (channels and playlists)
  • Google Product Feed import
  • YML (Yandex Market Language) feed import
  • Support for compressed feeds (ZIP, GZIP, BZ2)
  • Automatic feed updates
  • Advanced post filtering
  • Scheduler with flexible intervals and delayed publication
  • Feed translation via Google, Yandex and DeepL APIs
  • Support for Polylang and WPML multilingual plugins
  • Support for custom post types and taxonomies (e.g. WooCommerce products)
  • XML tag mapping to WordPress custom fields

RSS Retriever Lite reviews and ratings

1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

1 reviews

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  • Recommended

    Surprisingly, this small 1-file plugin for importing RSS into WordPress posts turned out to be the most powerful in terms of functionality.

    0mnipresent

Where RSS Retriever Lite ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that RSS Retriever Lite appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best RSS Feed Plugins #71 by tag, #17 in search #19 –

Details

Lightweight feed importer for WordPress with support for RSS, Atom, Google Product Feed, Yandex feeds, YouTube and more.

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

Rankings RSS Retriever Lite competes in

Tags

  • autoblogging
  • polylang
  • rss
  • woocommerce
  • wpml
Version
1.2.3
Last updated
Aug 12, 2026
First published
Sep 13, 2025
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

RSS Retriever Lite FAQ

What does RSS Retriever Lite do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, RSS Retriever Lite offers Full support for RSS and Atom feeds, YouTube video feeds (channels and playlists), Google Product Feed import, YML (Yandex Market Language) feed import and Support for compressed feeds (ZIP, GZIP, BZ2).

How many active installs does RSS Retriever Lite have?

WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for RSS Retriever Lite as of September 7, 2026.

Is RSS Retriever Lite still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 12, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Does RSS Retriever Lite have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for RSS Retriever Lite are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is RSS Retriever Lite free?

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

Where does RSS Retriever Lite rank among RSS Feed Plugins?

RSS Retriever Lite is #19 in the WordPress.org RSS Feed Plugins ranking.