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RSS Retriever Lite — WordPress RSS Feed Plugin

by Cyber Plugins · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.3.2 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 7.4+

RSS Retriever Lite has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 4,292 downloads all time. It was downloaded 921 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 23, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

RSS Retriever Lite at a glance

Active installs
200+
Total downloads
4,292
Downloads, last 30 days
921
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is RSS Retriever Lite well maintained?

Support threads resolved
0 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 Lite reviews and ratings

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

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

Download and install history

1,157 downloads over the last 50 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
RSS Retriever Lite downloads per day050100150200Sep 5Sep 29Oct 24Downloads per day
Active installs
RSS Retriever Lite active installs050100150200Sep 5Sep 29Oct 24Active installs
Rating out of 5
RSS Retriever Lite rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 29Oct 24Rating out of 5
Reviews
RSS Retriever Lite review count00.30.50.81Sep 5Sep 29Oct 24Reviews

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 #69 by tag, #27 in search #23 ▼4

Details

RSS feed importer and autoblogging plugin: turn RSS, Atom, YouTube, Google Product and YML feeds into WordPress posts or WooCommerce products.

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

Rankings RSS Retriever Lite competes in

Tags

  • autoblog
  • news aggregator
  • rss
  • rss import
  • woocommerce
Version
1.3.2
Last updated
Oct 23, 2026
First published
Sep 13, 2025
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1.3
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 October 24, 2026.

Is RSS Retriever Lite still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on October 23, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Does RSS Retriever Lite have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 0 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 #23 in the WordPress.org RSS Feed Plugins ranking.