STI RSS Feed Reader is a modern, lightweight plugin that makes it easy to display RSS feeds beautifully in your WordPress site.
It includes image fallback support, flexible layouts (list or grid), an optional “Store as Posts” feature, and automatic cleanup for stored posts.
Key Features:
* Display RSS feeds in responsive list or grid layout.
* Store feed items as WordPress posts (optional).
* Choose custom post status: publish, draft, or pending.
* Built-in cleanup system to automatically expire old items.
* Fallback image support for feeds without featured images.
* Works with multiple feed profiles (create and manage different feeds).
* Breaking news ticker shortcode with live admin preview.
* No theme lock-in: inherits your theme’s styling.
Shortcodes
Display a feed profile:
[stirfr_rss_feed id=”1″]
Breaking news ticker:
[stirfr_breaking_news]
Site-wide RSS feed button:
[stirfr_rss_links]
RSS button with custom colors:
[stirfr_rss_links label=”Subscribe” color=”#fff” bg=”#e11d48″]
All category feeds as buttons:
[stirfr_rss_links type=”categories”]
Single category RSS button:
[stirfr_rss_link category=”your-category-slug”]
Single category with custom colors:
[stirfr_rss_link category=”tech” color=”#fff” bg=”#2563eb” label=”Tech Feed”]
Development Notes
All JavaScript files included in this plugin are human-readable source files.
No minified or obfuscated JavaScript is used.
Screenshots
Pull beautiful, fast, image-rich RSS blocks into your site.
Example of RSS feed in grid layout with images.
Example of RSS feed in list layout with images.
Store items as posts, configure retention and run cleanup.
Create different feeds for different pages.
Choose card background, main text color, and Read more link color.