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Best feed reader plugins for WordPress

The most popular feed reader plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. SimplePie Rss Reader leads with 20+ active installs, ahead of Flash Feed Scroll Reader (10+) and Random Feeds (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “feed reader” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 4 feed reader plugins

  1. 1.
    SimplePie Rss Reader

    The most installed feed reader plugin, with 20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago.

  2. 2.
    Flash Feed Scroll Reader

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.7.1.

  3. 3.
    Random Feeds

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.

  4. 4.
    Heckl Tools

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.

All 4 plugins tagged “feed reader”