RSS Chimp – Add Featured Images to WP RSS Feeds (Mailchimp, Google News, Feedly)
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Add featured images to RSS feeds for Mailchimp, Google News, Feedly and email newsletters. Enhance WordPress RSS feed with thumbnails for better email marketing and syndication.
RSS Chimp – Add Featured Images to WordPress RSS Feeds for Content Marketing & Marketing Automation
RSS Chimp automatically adds featured images to WordPress RSS feeds, ensuring compatibility with Mailchimp, Google News, Feedly & automation tools. Perfect for content marketers, bloggers, and businesses looking to enhance RSS feeds for newsletters, syndication & SEO.
This plugin is designed for content marketers, bloggers, and businesses who rely on RSS feeds for newsletters, content syndication, and marketing automation.
RSS Chimp offers maximum compatibility with feed readers and improves the experience of your users who use such programs.
RSS Chimp works instantly after activation and adds blog posts featured images in RSS feeds. It is easily set up and offers advanced users many customizations and settings to customize the RSS feed.
RSS Chimp is forever free and has numerous valuable features despite adding the featured image to the RSS feed. Unlock the premium version and enjoy more powerful features.
Who Uses RSS Chimp?
✓ Email Marketers – Enhance Mailchimp RSS campaigns with featured images
✓ News Publishers – Optimize feeds for Google News & Feedly with thumbnails
✓ Content Marketers – Improve content syndication with rich media feeds
✓ Newsletter Creators – Add post thumbnails to automated email newsletters
✓ Bloggers – Make RSS feeds more engaging with featured images
Free features
➜ Add featured images to the RSS feed with the and tag
➜ Choose between different image sizes to optimize the loading speed and enhance the usability of your WordPress RSS feed
➜ Include the title and description of featured images in your RSS feed
➜ Perfectly integrates with Mailchimp, Google News, Sendinblue, MailerLite, Hubspot, and other services for marketing automation and content marketing
➜ Enable/disable the default WordPress feed
➜ Validate your feed with a quick link directly from the backend
➜ Add an image as the logo of your RSS feed, which will be used by feed readers and marketing automation tools, so that users will quickly recognize your site
➜ Enhance your RSS feed with additional metadata such as copyright information and contact details for the editor or webmaster of the page
Why Upgrade to RSS Chimp Pro?
RSS Chimp Pro unlocks advanced features to enhance your WordPress RSS feed:
✔ Create an Additional Custom RSS Feed – Generate separate feeds for different purposes.
✔ Choose Any Registered Thumbnail Size – Get full control over image sizes in your RSS feed.
✔ Add Custom Text & HTML Before/After Each Post – Personalize your feed for marketing automation.
✔ Customize the Permalink of Additional RSS Feed – Set custom URLs for different feeds.
✔ Define Post Length (Full/Summary) in RSS Feed – Control how much content appears in RSS readers.
✔ Delay Publication of New Posts in RSS Feed – Schedule post delays for strategic syndication.
✔ Add URL Parameters to All Post Links – Track traffic sources with UTM tags.
✔ Hide WordPress Version in RSS Feed for Security – Prevent exposing WordPress version data.
✔ Premium Email Support – Get fast, priority support for troubleshooting.
🚀 Boost Your RSS Feed with Pro Features!
🔹 Advanced RSS customization
🔹 Extra feed control for newsletters & marketing
🔹 SEO-friendly enhancements
👉 Upgrade to RSS Chimp Pro & Get More Control!
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Support the development of RSS Chimp
You can support the development of the free version of RSS Chimp and make a contribution on Ko-fi.
Screenshots
RSS Chimp dashboard — your RSS feed is active the moment you install the plugin. Feed URL, W3C validator link, and quick-action cards for Feed Settings, Validate Feed, and Documentation.
Default feed settings (Free) — choose your image size, add the enclosure tag, and include the featured image title and description. Works instantly with Mailchimp, Kit, Brevo, and all major email platforms.
General options (Free) — add a channel logo, copyright info, managing editor, and webmaster details to your RSS feed. Includes lazy loading and thumbnail size options.
General options (Pro) — unlocks object cache, feed delay, RSS Chimp Medium image size, and the option to hide the WordPress version from your feed.
RSS Chimp Pro — create custom feeds with their own slug, image size, content length, custom HTML before/after each post, and UTM parameters for full click tracking.