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Better RSS Feeds
Better RSS Feeds improves the appearance of your RSS feeds.
The facts
- Rating
- 2.9★ from 19
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 6 Sep 2019
- Added
- Jul 2014
- Requires WP
- 4.0.0
- Tested up to
- WP 5.2.26
- Downloads
- 41,731
Our analysis
AI-assistedBetter RSS Feeds is a WordPress plugin designed to enhance the default RSS feed functionality. It adds post thumbnails to the RSS feed, including them as 'media:content' and 'enclosure' tags, and integrates images into the HTML part of the 'description' and 'content:encoded' tags. Additionally, it allows access to a full-text RSS feed even when the site is set to 'Excerpt only' mode.
This plugin is suitable for users who want to improve the visual appeal of their RSS feeds by including images and providing full content options. It may be particularly useful for bloggers and content creators looking to enhance their feed presentation.
Best for: This plugin suits bloggers and content creators wanting to enhance their RSS feed appearance.
What it does well
- ✓Adds post thumbnails to RSS feeds
- ✓Includes images in the HTML description
- ✓Allows access to full-text RSS feeds
Where it falls short
- •Has a low rating of 2.9 out of 5
- •Limited active installs at 100
- •Last updated in September 2019
Verdict
Better RSS Feeds offers specific enhancements for RSS feeds, but its low rating and limited updates may be a concern for potential users.
From the developer
Waterloo Plugins's own description of Better RSS Feeds, lightly tidied.
You can improve the default WordPress RSS feed to include:
- This plugin will add post thumbnail to RSS feed as “media:content” and “enclosure” tags.
- Image is also added to HTML part of “description” and “content:encoded” tags.
- Make RSS Feeds look pretty.
Post thumbnail
Add post thumnail to each post’s excerpt and full text (if enabled in WordPress configuration).
Image will be added just before text of each post in RSS feed.
Post thumbnail is also added as media:content and enclosure tag to RSS feed.
Full-text RSS Feed when accessed via special URL
You can access RSS Feed with full content posts even when WordPress is set to RSS “Excerpt only” mode.
Tagged as
purpose
RSS, Feeds & Aggregation
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