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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Google News

12 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Google News

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for google news comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 12 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 12 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. XML Sitemap & Google News Best overall 86/100
  2. 2. GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds 86/100
  3. 3. Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google 85/100
  4. 4. WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML with News, Image, and Video Sitemap 79/100
  5. 5. AutoWP 78/100
  6. 6. RSS Chimp 76/100
  7. 7. Lightweight Newscast XML Sitemap For Google News 76/100
  8. 8. RSS Control 72/100
  9. 9. Lightweight Sitemap Generator 68/100
  10. 10. Lana Sitemap 48/100
  11. 11. Simple Google News DE 48/100
  12. 12. Google News Sitemap Feed With Multisite Support 38/100
5 AutoWP
Free by Basar Ventures

AutoWP

AI Content Writer & Rewriter. Write content with AI from zero. Import content from RSS, Wordpress, Google News and rewrite with AI.

3.8★
from 15 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
78

WPScore

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6 RSS Chimp
Free by kerosindigital

RSS Chimp

Add featured images to RSS feeds for Mailchimp, Google News, Feedly and email newsletters. Enhance WordPress RSS feed with thumbnails for better email …

2★
from 1 ratings
400+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
76

WPScore

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8 RSS Control
Free by Matt Pramschufer

RSS Control

Control your sites RSS feeds with additional query param options.

5★
from 1 ratings
300+
active installs
Updated
Mar 2026
Tested to
WP 6.7.7
72

WPScore

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11 Simple Google News DE
Free by baynado

Simple Google News DE

Donate link: https://internet-pr-beratung.de/ Author URI: https://internet-pr-beratung.de/ Plugin URI: https://internet-pr-beratung.

4★
from 6 ratings
30+
active installs
Updated
Dec 2019
48

WPScore

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