10 Best RSS Feed Widget Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
RSS Feed Widget sits at #6 in the WordPress.org RSS Feed Plugins ranking. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to RSS Feed Widget
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RSS Includes Pages
Closest match3.9 (17) 10,000+ active installsModifies RSS feeds so that they include pages and not just posts.
#4 in the WordPress.org RSS Feed Plugins ranking. About 5 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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Super RSS Reader – Add attractive RSS Feed Widget
4.6 (66) 9,000+ active installsDisplay any RSS feed(s) in widget with news ticker effect in multiple tabs, thumbnails, customizable color themes and more.
#3 in the WordPress.org RSS Feed Plugins ranking. About 4.5 times the installs, last updated August 2, 2026.
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WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher
4.8 (514) 10,000+ active installsWPeMatico is autoblogging in the blink of an eye! On complete autopilot, WPeMatico delivers fresh content to your site regularly!
#1 in the WordPress.org RSS Feed Plugins ranking. About 5 times the installs, last updated 23 days ago.
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3.8 (24) 2,000+ active installsImport content from any XML or RSS file or URL. Very useful for importing content from Wix websites.
#7 in the WordPress.org RSS Feed Plugins ranking. A similar number of installs, last updated May 26, 2026.
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GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds
4.9 (29) 20,000+ active installsGN Publisher makes RSS feeds that comply with the Google News RSS Feed Technical Requirements for including your site in the Google News.
#2 in the WordPress.org RSS Feed Plugins ranking. About 10 times the installs, last updated July 28, 2026.
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5.0 (7) 10,000+ active installsDisables all RSS/Atom/RDF feeds on your WordPress site.
#8 in the WordPress.org RSS Feed Plugins ranking. About 5 times the installs, last updated May 29, 2026.
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4.3 (12) 2,000+ active installsAdds the featured image attached to posts to the beginning of the post content and excerpt in RSS feeds.
#5 in the WordPress.org RSS Feed Plugins ranking. A similar number of installs, last updated June 26, 2026.
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5.0 (1) 2,000+ active installsAdds MRSS namespace to the feed and uses post-thumbnail as media element in the feed. Settings available under Settings -> Reading.
#10 in the WordPress.org RSS Feed Plugins ranking. A similar number of installs, last updated July 17, 2026.
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Podcast Player – Your Podcasting Companion
4.8 (113) 10,000+ active installsShowcase your podcast only using podcasting feed url. Use widget, shortcode or editor block to display podcast player anywhere on your site.
#9 in the WordPress.org RSS Feed Plugins ranking. About 5 times the installs, last updated 15 days ago.
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4.6 (145) 20,000+ active installsСоздание RSS-ленты для сервиса Яндекс.Турбо.
Shares the rss tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since May 19, 2025.
RSS Feed Widget against each of them
Head to head on installs, ratings, reviews and updates. Each measure names its own leader; there is no overall winner.
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RSS Feed Widget vs RSS Includes Pages2,000+ vs 10,000+ installs · 3.9 vs 3.9
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RSS Feed Widget vs Super RSS Reader2,000+ vs 9,000+ installs · 3.9 vs 4.6
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RSS Feed Widget vs WPeMatico2,000+ vs 10,000+ installs · 3.9 vs 4.8
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RSS Feed Widget vs Import XML and RSS Feeds2,000+ vs 2,000+ installs · 3.9 vs 3.8
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RSS Feed Widget vs GN Publisher2,000+ vs 20,000+ installs · 3.9 vs 4.9
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RSS Feed Widget vs Disable Feeds WP2,000+ vs 10,000+ installs · 3.9 vs 5.0
Switching from RSS Feed Widget: common questions
What is the best alternative to RSS Feed Widget?
RSS Includes Pages is the closest match: it shares the RSS Feed Plugins top 10 with RSS Feed Widget and has 10,000+ active installs with a 3.9 out of 5 rating.
Which RSS Feed Widget alternative has the most users?
GN Publisher, with 20,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which RSS Feed Widget alternative is rated highest?
WPeMatico, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 514 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these RSS Feed Widget alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with RSS Feed Widget score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against RSS Feed Widget on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
RSS Includes Pages is the closest match to RSS Feed Widget by the data we track, and GN Publisher has the widest reach with 20,000+ active installs. Podcast Player shipped the most recent release, on August 23, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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