Webyapp: RSS News Grid

Description

Webyapp: RSS News Grid is a powerful WordPress plugin to display external content on your website. Whether you want to curate industry news, showcase podcast episodes, or display a portfolio from another platform, this plugin turns any standard RSS feed into a fully responsive grid.

With an intuitive visual configuration panel, you can design modern grids without touching a single line of CSS. Just paste your RSS feed URL, tweak the colors, and drop the shortcode anywhere on your site.

🔥 CORE FEATURES (FREE VERSION)

  • Unlimited Posts: Display as many items as you want.
  • Unlimited Grids: Create as many different RSS feeds as you need.
  • Classic Card Layout: Display up to 4 external posts per grid in clean, responsive cards.
  • Essential Style Builder: Control over card background colors, borders, and title typography.
  • Smart Image Extraction: Automatically extracts images from <enclosure> tags or post content.
  • Shortcode Powered: Easily embed your feed anywhere using our simple shortcode widget.

🚀 PREMIUM FEATURES (PRO VERSION)

Upgrade to PRO to unlock the full potential of your news grids:
* AJAX “Load More”: Add a sleek button with Skeleton loading animations to fetch older items dynamically.
* Live Search (AJAX): Instantly filter and search through loaded feed posts without reloading the page.
* Advanced Layouts: Unlock the beautiful “Edge-to-Edge” and “Magazine” grid designs.
* Full Typography & Design Control: Customize HTML tags, margins, font weights, hover shadows, and image object-fit.
* Metadata Toggles: Hide or show dates, authors, and excerpts.

Screenshots

  • Visual Configuration: Customize visual aspects easily.
  • Premium Layouts Preview: See what you can unlock.
  • Easy Shortcode: Get your shortcode directly from the sidebar.
  • Frontend Result: Beautiful, responsive news cards on your site.

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
  3. Go to RSS News Grid > Add New Grid to create your first feed.
  4. Paste your RSS URL, customize the colors, and publish.
  5. Copy the shortcode [webyapp_grid id="X"] and paste it on any page, post, or widget.

FAQ

Can I use it with Elementor or Gutenberg?

Absolutely! It generates a standard shortcode that works perfectly with any page builder (Elementor, Divi, Gutenberg, etc.).

Does it affect site performance?

No. The plugin fetches content using native WordPress caching mechanisms to ensure fast loading times.

Why are some layout options disabled?

The Free version includes the Classic Card layout. Advanced layouts (Magazine, Edge-to-Edge) and AJAX features (Load More, Live Search) are part of the PRO version.

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Contributors & Developers

“Webyapp: RSS News Grid” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.0.0

  • Initial release.
  • Added Classic Card Layout.
  • Added visual style builder (colors, typography).
  • Freemius SDK integration.