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STI RSS Feed Reader

A simple and lightweight RSS feed reader plugin to display feeds in list or grid layouts, with optional post storage and cleanup.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.0
Current version1.2.4
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.0
Minimum stackWP 5.9 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update26 May 20265mo ago
Active installations10Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records STI RSS Feed Reader version 1.2.4 as active, updated 5mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.0.

Overview

About this plugin

STI RSS Feed Reader is a modern, lightweight plugin that makes it easy to display RSS feeds beautifully in your WordPress site.

It includes image fallback support, flexible layouts (list or grid), an optional “Store as Posts” feature, and automatic cleanup for stored posts.

Key Features:

* Display RSS feeds in responsive list or grid layout.

* Store feed items as WordPress posts (optional).

* Choose custom post status: publish, draft, or pending.

* Built-in cleanup system to automatically expire old items.

* Fallback image support for feeds without featured images.

* Works with multiple feed profiles (create and manage different feeds).

* Breaking news ticker shortcode with live admin preview.

* No theme lock-in: inherits your theme’s styling.

Shortcodes

Display a feed profile:

[stirfr_rss_feed id=”1″]

Breaking news ticker:

[stirfr_breaking_news]

Site-wide RSS feed button:

[stirfr_rss_links]

RSS button with custom colors:

[stirfr_rss_links label=”Subscribe” color=”#fff” bg=”#e11d48″]

All category feeds as buttons:

[stirfr_rss_links type=”categories”]

Single category RSS button:

[stirfr_rss_link category=”your-category-slug”]

Single category with custom colors:

[stirfr_rss_link category=”tech” color=”#fff” bg=”#2563eb” label=”Tech Feed”]

Development Notes

All JavaScript files included in this plugin are human-readable source files.

No minified or obfuscated JavaScript is used.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • feed
  • import
  • posts
  • reader
  • rss
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 7.0

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 7.0.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.0
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.9 · PHP 7.4
Update activity26 May 20265mo ago

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