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RSS Feed Retriever — WordPress RSS Feed Plugin

by Travis · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.6.10 Tested up to WP 6.1.15

RSS Feed Retriever has 6,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 198,246 downloads all time. It was downloaded 964 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on January 6, 2023, tested up to WordPress 6.1.15.

RSS Feed Retriever at a glance

Active installs
6,000+
was 7,000+ 30 days ago
Total downloads
198,246
Downloads, last 30 days
964
30-day growth
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downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is RSS Feed Retriever well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.1.15, not yet with the current 7.1.3
One-star reviews
5%
2 of 38 reviews on WordPress.org

RSS Feed Retriever reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.7 out of 5

38 reviews

5★
34
4★
1
3★
1
2★
0
1★
2

Download and install history

1,399 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
RSS Feed Retriever downloads per day050100150200Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
RSS Feed Retriever active installs02.5k5k7.5k10kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
RSS Feed Retriever rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
RSS Feed Retriever review count012.52537.550Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Where RSS Feed Retriever ranks on WordPress.org

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

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best RSS Feed Plugins #13 by tag, not in search #35 ▼1

RSS Feed Retriever alternatives

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Details

The fastest RSS feeds plugin for WordPress. Includes excerpt & thumbnail image. Use as a news aggregator, autoblog, or RSS parsing.

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

Rankings RSS Feed Retriever competes in

Tags

  • news aggregator
  • rss aggregator
  • rss feed
  • rss import
  • rss parsing

More from Travis

Version
1.6.10
Last updated
Jan 6, 2023
First published
Jan 24, 2014
Requires WordPress
2.8
Tested up to
6.1.15
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

RSS Feed Retriever FAQ

How many active installs does RSS Feed Retriever have?

WordPress.org reports 6,000+ active installs for RSS Feed Retriever as of October 22, 2026.

Is RSS Feed Retriever still maintained?

The last release was on January 6, 2023, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is RSS Feed Retriever free?

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

Where does RSS Feed Retriever rank among RSS Feed Plugins?

RSS Feed Retriever is #35 in the WordPress.org RSS Feed Plugins ranking.