If you've looked for a way to import RSS feeds as WordPress posts, you've probably noticed that most "RSS importer" and "auto post from RSS feed" plugins are either abandoned, locked behind a paid tier, or only pull a title and a snippet.

I took an older plugin, RSS Post Importer (last tested on WordPress 4.7 back in 2017), and brought it up to date for current PHP and WordPress 6.x. It's free, GPLv2, no upsell, no account, and the source is on GitHub:

https://github.com/guylouzon/interq-rss-posts-importer

a ready to install zip file to download, is here:

https://github.com/guylouzon/interq-rss-posts-importer/raw/refs/heads/main/interq-rss-posts-importer.zip

What it does:

- Imports items from one or several RSS feeds as regular WordPress posts, with the full article content or titles only

- Runs on WP-Cron, with per-feed settings and custom scheduling

- Maps each feed to a category, author and number of posts, and can auto-assign categories and tags to your existing ones

- Imports featured images, and has a template tag to put the image inline

- Simple templating for the post body: append your own HTML or text, add a link back to the original item (the source link is saved)

- Duplicate protection, plus pause/resume per feed

- Optional nofollow on outbound links, and an option to noindex imported posts

- Import/export your feed list and settings as OPML or CSV, so you can move between sites

What changed in this version:

- Works on current PHP versions

- jQuery replaced with vanilla JS in the admin

- Tested against WordPress 6.x

Who it's for: a niche news page, a company blog that republishes its own feeds, a deals or curated-links site, or moving content between your own sites. Please only import feeds you own or have permission to republish, and keep the original link on the post.

I'm still working on it and I'd like real feedback: what breaks on your feeds, which settings are confusing, what's missing. Issues and PRs on GitHub are welcome, or reply here.