Best news feeds plugins for WordPress
The most popular news feeds plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. NewsPlugin leads with 400+ active installs, ahead of Better Press Newsfeed (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “news feeds” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 news feeds plugins
- 1.
NewsPluginThe most installed news feeds plugin, with 400+ active installs. Rated 3.3 from 7 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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Better Press Newsfeed10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
All 2 plugins tagged “news feeds”
NewsPlugin
Up in the last 7 days:24#9,737by newsplugin.com5 years ago
The ultimate FREE news plugin for WordPress. Create custom newsfeeds and watch the fresh relevant news headlines appear on your website.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 3.3(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Better Press Newsfeed
Down in the last 7 days:7,185#42,516by Andrew Norcross12 years ago
A plugin to provide a dashboard widget for WP Tavern and Post Status.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day