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Content Fetcher

Fetch content from any website with simple shortcode

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Tested up to WordPress 6.6
Current version1.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.6
Minimum stackWP — · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update11 Oct 20251y ago
Active installations200Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating3.2 / 5 from 6 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Content Fetcher version 1.1 as active, updated 1y ago and tested up to WordPress 6.6.

Overview

About this plugin

This plugin allows users to fetch content from any website and display it effortlessly on their WordPress site using a simple shortcode. It’s perfect for adding external information, like news headlines, product details, or informative snippets, directly into posts or pages.

Sample Shortcode:

To fetch content from a Wikipedia page and display the infobox about Earth, use the following shortcode:

infobox’]

Shortcode Attributes:

url: The URL of the website from which you want to fetch content.

infobox for Wikipedia infoboxes).

limit (optional): Limits the number of elements fetched and displayed. For example, limit=”3″ will show only the first three matching elements.

How It Works: After activating the plugin, simply use the [get_content_from] shortcode with your desired parameters. The plugin will automatically replace all URLs in images and links with absolute URLs to ensure they load correctly from the source website.

This plugin is plug-and-play, requiring no additional setup—just add the shortcode to your content, and you’re ready to go!

If you need to customize this plugin, you can checkout our WordPress Maintenance Services.

Features:

  • simple shortcode
WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

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

  • content fectcher
  • content fetching
  • content scraper
  • data scrape
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.6

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.6.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.6
Minimum requirementsWordPress not listed · PHP not listed
Update activity11 Oct 20251y ago

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