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RSS Retriever — WordPress RSS Feed Plugin

by Cyber Plugins · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.3.1 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 7.4+

RSS Retriever has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 3,928 downloads all time. It was downloaded 673 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 16, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

RSS Retriever at a glance

Active installs
200+
Total downloads
3,928
Downloads, last 30 days
673
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is RSS Retriever well maintained?

Support threads resolved
1 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3

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 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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4★
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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

Download and install history

793 downloads over the last 43 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
RSS Retriever downloads per day050100150200Sep 5Sep 26Oct 17Downloads per day
Active installs
RSS Retriever active installs050100150200Sep 5Sep 26Oct 17Active installs
Rating out of 5
RSS Retriever rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 26Oct 17Rating out of 5
Reviews
RSS Retriever review count00.30.50.81Sep 5Sep 26Oct 17Reviews

Where RSS Retriever ranks on WordPress.org

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

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best RSS Feed Plugins #69 by tag, #25 in search #21 ▼2

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 competes in

Tags

  • autoblogging
  • polylang
  • rss
  • woocommerce
  • wpml
Version
1.3.1
Last updated
Oct 16, 2026
First published
Sep 13, 2025
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

RSS Retriever FAQ

What does RSS Retriever do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, RSS Retriever 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 have?

WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for RSS Retriever as of October 17, 2026.

Is RSS Retriever still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on October 16, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Does RSS Retriever have good support?

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

Is RSS Retriever free?

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

Where does RSS Retriever rank among RSS Feed Plugins?

RSS Retriever is #21 in the WordPress.org RSS Feed Plugins ranking.