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uriweb/uri-rss-reader
=====================

A RSS Reader that displays news feeds.

v1.2.3(1y ago)1463GPL-3.0-onlyPHPPHP >=7.4

Since Feb 11Pushed 1y agoCompare

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URI RSS Reader
==============

[](#uri-rss-reader)

The URI RSS Reader plugin displays an RSS news feed via a shortcode.

What's New in 1.2.3?
--------------------

[](#whats-new-in-123)

This release fixes an error in PHP 8.3.

How do I use the shortcode?
---------------------------

[](#how-do-i-use-the-shortcode)

Paste the shortcode into a page to display the news feed.

Parameters:
-----------

[](#parameters)

### url

[](#url)

The url of the rss feed.
default: null
Ex: `[uri-rss-reader url="https://www.uri.edu/news/tag/college-of-arts-and-sciences/feed"]`

### display

[](#display)

How many posts to display.
default: 20
Ex: `[uri-rss-reader url="{url}" display="5"]`

### exclude

[](#exclude)

Any posts to exclude from display.
default: null
Ex: `[uri-rss-reader url="{url}" exclude="{first_url}, {second_url}"]`

### cache

[](#cache)

Cache time-out.
default: 1 hour
Ex: `[uri-rss-reader url="{url}" cache="30 minutes"]`

### include\_excerpt

[](#include_excerpt)

Display the excerpt.
default: true
Ex: `[uri-rss-reader url="{url}" include_excerpt="false"]`

### include\_date

[](#include_date)

Display the date.
default: true
Ex: `[uri-rss-reader url="{url}" include_date="false"]`

### include\_image

[](#include_image)

Display the thumbnail image.
default: true
Ex: `[uri-rss-reader url="{url}" include_image="false"]`

### style

[](#style)

Choose a display style: "default" or "ticker".
Note: The "ticker" style doesn't display the date or excerpt. It only displays 3 headlines.
default: "default"
Ex: `[uri-rss-reader url="{url}" style="ticker"]`

### title

[](#title)

Title for the ticker style.
default: 'Latest News'
Ex: `[uri-rss-reader url="{url}" style="ticker" title="Research News"]`

### heading level

[](#heading-level)

Heading level for the title on the ticker style.
default: 2
Ex: `[uri-rss-reader url="{url}" style="ticker" title="Research News" heading_level="3"] `

Plugin Details
--------------

[](#plugin-details)

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URI RSS Reader Plugin
An RSS reader plugin that displays a news feed via shortcode.

Contributors: Alexandra Gauss
Tags: plugins
Requires at least: 4.0
Tested up to: 6.7.2
Stable tag: 1.2.3

###  Health Score

31

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LowBetter than 66% of packages

Maintenance46

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity46

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~18 days

Total

6

Last Release

405d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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