FeedWordPress
FeedWordPress syndicates content from feeds you choose into your WordPress weblog.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.2★ from 61
- Active installs
- 9k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 18 May 2026
- Added
- Nov 2007
- Requires WP
- 4.5
- Tested up to
- WP 7.0.4
- Downloads
- 1,331,508
Our analysis
AI-assistedFeedWordPress is a WordPress plugin that acts as an Atom/RSS aggregator. It allows you to syndicate content from selected feeds into your WordPress site, creating special posts in your posts database. This can be useful for building aggregation websites or 'planet' sites, leveraging WordPress’s existing features for content management.
Designed for flexibility and ease of use, FeedWordPress offers various configuration options accessible through the WordPress Dashboard. It is suitable for users with a working WordPress installation and those who may have SFTP or FTP access to their web host.
Best for: This plugin is best for users looking to create content aggregation websites using WordPress.
What it does well
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Syndicates content from multiple feeds
- ✓Integrates with WordPress’s posts database
- ✓Flexible configuration options
- ✓Easy to use for creating aggregation sites
Where it falls short
- •Requires a working WordPress installation
- •Cron job creation is helpful but not mandatory
Verdict
FeedWordPress provides a straightforward solution for syndicating feeds into WordPress, making it a viable option for those interested in content aggregation.
From the developer
C. Johnson's own description of FeedWordPress, lightly tidied.
- Author: C. Johnson
- Project URI: http://fwpplugin.com/
- License: GPL 2. See License below for copyright jots and tittles.
FeedWordPress is an Atom/RSS aggregator for WordPress. It syndicates content from feeds that you choose into your WordPress weblog, and then the content it syndicates appears as a series of special posts in your WordPress posts database. If you syndicate several feeds then you can use WordPress’s posts database and templating engine as the back-end of an aggregation (“planet”) website. It was developed, originally, as a utility/hobby project, because I needed a more flexible replacement for Planet for aggregator sites that I administered.
FeedWordPress is designed with flexibility, ease of use, and ease of configuration in mind. You’ll need a working installation of WordPress (version 4.5 or later), and it helps to have SFTP or FTP access to your web host. The ability to create cron jobs on your web host is helpful but not required.
Using and Customizing FeedWordPress
FeedWordPress has many options which can be accessed through the WordPress Dashboard, and a lot of functionality accessible programmatically through WordPress templates or plugins. For further documentation of the ins and outs, see the documentation at the FeedWordPress project homepage.
License
The FeedWordPress plugin is copyright © 2005-2021 by Charles Johnson. It uses code derived or translated from:
- wp-rss-aggregate.php by Kellan Elliot-McCrea
- SimplePie feed parser by Ryan Parman, Geoffrey Sneddon, Ryan McCue, et al.
- MagpieRSS feed parser by Kellan Elliot-McCrea
- Ultra-Liberal Feed Finder by Mark Pilgrim
- WordPress Blog Tool and Publishing Platform
according to the terms of the GNU General Public License.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.