Adds the featured image attached to posts to the beginning of the post content and excerpt in RSS feeds.
Alternatives to Hetjens MediaRSS
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Feed Post Thumbnailv3.0.0
Adds MRSS namespace to the feed and uses post-thumbnail as media element in the feed. Settings available under Settings -> Reading.
Local WebP optimizer for WordPress. Free converts images to WebP; Pro adds AVIF and site-wide image tools.
Import blog posts from ANY XML feed into WordPress with full control over mapping, scheduling, and duplicate handling.
FeedWordPressv2026.1030
FeedWordPress syndicates content from feeds you choose into your WordPress weblog.
Add unlimited RSS/Atom feeds and display beautiful news sections anywhere on your site — 5 layouts, shortcodes, auto-import. No coding required.
ActivityStream extensionv1.3.9
ActivityStrea.ms feeds for WordPress (Atom and JSON(-LD))
Disable all RSS, RDF, and Atom feeds on your WordPress site with the option to control behavior such as redirection or issuing a 404 error.
Adds the post thumbnail to the RSS feed using the XML tag specified in the Media RSS Specification, as well as an IMG tag in the RSS content.
Adds a copyright notice and a link to the original article at the end of every post in your feed, so copied feeds still credit you.