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RSS Feed Block (Gutenberg)

This is a WordPress plugin that registers a Gutenberg block. The block displays posts from an RSS feed.

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Tested up to WordPress 6.0
Current version0.3
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.0
Minimum stackWP 5.0.0 · PHP 5.6
Directory statusactive
Last directory update10 Jun 20224y 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 RSS Feed Block (Gutenberg) version 0.3 as active, updated 4y ago and tested up to WordPress 6.0.

Overview

About this plugin

This is a Gutenberg block that pulls posts from an RSS feed.

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Requirements

Gutenberg has to be installed on your WordPress instance in order to use this plugin.

Configuration

Once the plugin is installed, you’ll first need to enter the URL of your feed URL. There is a helpful button for validating the feed URL. If there is something wrong, an error will appear.

Here are the available feed options:

1. Number of posts to be shown on the front-end. The default number is 10.

2. Whether to show the descriptions of the posts on the front-end.

3. Whether to show the dates of the posts on the front-end.

4. Whether to show the content of the posts on the front-end.

WordPress Hooks

There are a few WordPress hooks that allows you to modify the output. All of them are related to the front-end.

Actions

grf_before_items -- called before displaying the feed on your site.

grf_before_item -- called before each feed entry.

grf_after_item -- called after each feed entry.

grf_after_items -- called after all listed entries.

Filters

<h3>Front-end error messages</h3>

In case, a feed isn’t configured or it isn’t a valid one, the following messages might appear on the page that uses the custom block:

– Missing feed URL: Please set the URL of the RSS feed through the WordPress dashboard.

– Incorrect feed: Please make sure the provided URL is a valid feed.

– No posts: No feed items found.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

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

  • block
  • feed
  • gutenberg
  • rss
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.0

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.0.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.0
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.0.0 · PHP 5.6
Update activity10 Jun 20224y ago

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