10 Best SmartFormat Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
SmartFormat has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. 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 SmartFormat
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FeedWordPress
Closest match4.2 (61) 9,000+ active installsFeedWordPress syndicates content from feeds you choose into your WordPress weblog.
Shares the rss tag on WordPress.org. About 9 times the installs, last updated May 18, 2026.
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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.
Shares the rss tag on WordPress.org. About 9 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!
Shares the rss tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 22 days ago.
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4.4 (44) 3,000+ active installsThe one and only next generation podcast publishing system. Seriously. It's magical and sparkles a lot.
Shares the rss tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, last updated 9 days ago.
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4.8 (58) 800+ active installsTracks your feeds and displays your feed count via shortcode.
Shares the rss tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 29 days ago.
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5.0 (26) 3,000+ active installsImprove your RSS: for full text feeds, replace large site images with email friendly images. Customize summaries with images and beautiful excerpts.
Shares the rss tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, no update since August 31, 2020.
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Go Fetch Jobs (for WP Job Manager)
4.5 (28) 700+ active installsInstantly populate your WP Job Manager database using RSS job feeds from the most popular job sites or load XML/JSON files (premium only).
Shares the rss tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated May 5, 2026.
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4.7 (30) 4,000+ active installsСоздание RSS-ленты для сервиса Яндекс.Дзен.
Shares the rss tag on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, no update since May 19, 2025.
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Mihdan: Yandex Turbo Feed
4.7 (31) 1,000+ active installsMihdan: Yandex Turbo Feed by mihdan – allows you to convert your site materials into Yandex.Turbo format.
Shares the rss tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since May 3, 2024.
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5.0 (23) 2,000+ active installsAdd the featured image into your RSS feed (in the media:content). Works nicely with Mailchimp (|RSSITEM:IMAGE|). Light and simple, no options, no clut …
Shares the rss tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, no update since October 12, 2023.
Switching from SmartFormat: common questions
What is the best alternative to SmartFormat?
FeedWordPress is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 9,000+ active installs with a 4.2 out of 5 rating.
Which SmartFormat alternative has the most users?
WPeMatico, with 10,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which SmartFormat 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 SmartFormat 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 SmartFormat 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 SmartFormat 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
FeedWordPress is the closest match to SmartFormat by the data we track, and WPeMatico has the widest reach with 10,000+ active installs. Podlove Podcast Publisher shipped the most recent release, on August 29, 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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