RSS Retriever documentation

RSS Retriever is a WordPress plugin that imports RSS, Atom and other XML feeds and turns every new item into a WordPress post, page or product. On the way, it can extract the full article, rewrite and translate it with AI, add images and videos, fill custom fields and SEO meta, and publish it on a schedule.

How RSS Retriever works

You add a feed (a content source) on the Syndicator page and give it its own settings. Every feed is checked for new items on its own interval. Each new item goes through the same steps, and every step is controlled by the settings of that feed:

Fetch. The feed is downloaded, through a proxy, with a custom user agent, referrer and headers if needed. Blocked content can be retrieved from the Wayback Machine.
Duplicate check. Items that were already imported (same link, same title, or both) are skipped.
Full-text extraction. If enabled, the complete article is fetched from the source page.
Filtering. The item must pass your keyword, tag, date and length rules.
Post templates. Title, slug, content, excerpt, meta title and meta description are built from templates with placeholders, Spintax and AI shortcodes.
Translation. The post can be translated with AI, DeepL, Google Translate or Yandex Translate.
Synonymizer and spinner. The text can be rewritten with the built-in synonymizer and an external or AI spinner.
Media. AI-generated images, Pixabay and Google images and YouTube videos are added.
Publishing. The post is saved with its status, author, date, categories, tags, custom fields and featured image.

When a required step fails (the full text cannot be extracted, the translation fails, an AI request returns nothing), the item is not published. Details are written to the Syndicator log.

The plugin pages

After activation, the plugin adds the RSS Retriever menu to the WordPress dashboard with these pages:

SyndicatorAdd feeds, run them on demand, edit them in bulk, export and import. General SettingsPull mode, default AI model, runtime link and image options, proxies. AccountsAPI keys, request limits and custom AI endpoints. Synonymizer/RewriterYour synonym table for the built-in synonymizer. Syndicator logWhat happened during the last feed pulls.

Feed settings

Each feed has six tabs of settings. The same tabs are used for the default settings that are suggested for every new feed.

BasicSchedule, post type, status, author, dates, categories, tags, languages. Post templatesHow title, slug, content, excerpt and SEO meta are built. AdvancedFull text, HTML cleanup, translation, spinners, custom fields, connection. Media enrichmentAI image generation, Pixabay, Google Images, YouTube. Media handlingLocal images, WebP conversion, attachments, videos, thumbnails. Content filteringKeywords, tags, age and length rules.

Where to start

New to RSS Retriever? Follow Installation and activation, then Quick start to publish your first posts in a few minutes. The Recipes page shows complete setups for common tasks: AI rewriting, translation, product feeds and video sites.

Can’t find an answer? Ask on the support forum.