Plugin profile · observed daily since 02 Aug 2026
Apple – News, rumors & reviews
Active installsfewer than 10 rounded
Current authorrunejensen
Owner changesNone while we have been watching
Last release16 years ago 06 Sep 2009
Support— no recent threads
Releases on record1
Rating— no ratings yet
Added to directory04 Sep 2009
Requires WP2.7
Requires PHPfalse
Version lag4.3 behind
Tested up toWP 2.8.4 WordPress is now on 7.1
PluginPedia reports published data and observable changes. It does not rate plugin quality or safety, infer intent, or make recommendations. These are observations rather than a verdict. How this works
Ownership
Held by runejensen throughout, with no change of ownership observed since daily tracking began on 02 Aug 2026.
Adoption
How widely the plugin is installed, and what the people running it think of it. WordPress.org rounds install figures to one significant digit, so they describe an order of magnitude rather than a headcount.
Very early-stage: fewer than 10 active installs. Too few installs to read anything into adoption. That is a gap in the evidence, not a mark against the plugin.
0 downloads a day over the last 7 days, falling 100% against the 7 days before. Downloads are counted exactly and without a ceiling, so they show movement the rounded install figure cannot.
08 Aug 2026peak 11/day27 Aug 2026
No ratings on record, so there is no sentiment to report.
Daily record
Every field we record, one column per observation. Fields that never moved are named once rather than repeated across every column. A row of identical numbers would be padding.
Unchanged throughout: downloads that day (0) · ratings total (0) · active installs (0+) · version (0.8.2) · support threads (0) · threads resolved (0)
26 days of observation, most recent 14 shown.
Maintenance
When it was last released, and how far its declared compatibility has drifted from current WordPress.
Added to directory16 years ago 04 Sep 2009
Requires WP2.7
Requires PHPfalse
Version lag4.3 behind
Is anyone still maintaining this?
- No release in 6,200 days (17.0 years). The last was 06 Sep 2009.
- Declares compatibility only up to WordPress 2.8.4, while 7.1 is current. The author has not confirmed it runs on the last 43 releases.
- The same account maintains 1 other plugin, and none has been updated in over a year, the most recent on 28 Dec 2009.
A plugin that does one thing correctly may need no changes for years; a long gap is not, by itself, evidence of neglect.
History
Everything dated that this registry holds about the plugin, most recent first. Releases carry the author’s own release date; everything else is dated to when it was observed.
- 02 Aug 202626 days agoFirst observed by PluginPediaDaily snapshots of this plugin’s directory record begin here. Everything above this line is observed; anything before it comes from fields the API itself reports.
- 28 Feb 201115 years agoDormancy threshold crossed540 days since the last release (2009-09-06). Dormancy is a maintenance observation, not a judgement about the owner.
- 06 Sep 200916 years agoVersion 0.8.2 released
- 04 Sep 200916 years agoAdded to the WordPress.org directoryReported by the plugin API as the date this plugin was added.
What we know, and what we don’t
Everything on this page in one place, including the gaps, so that nothing here is mistaken for a clean bill of health.
What we know
- It has been held by runejensen for all 26 days we have observed it.
- It was last released 16 years ago (06 Sep 2009).
- Its author declares it tested up to WordPress 2.8.4; WordPress is now on 7.1.
- WordPress.org reports fewer than 10 active installs.
What we don’t know yet
- Nobody has rated it. The first rating that arrives shows up here.
- No forum threads were open in the two months we measure, so how responsive its support is cannot be said. One new thread starts answering that.
What can’t be known
- Whether the quiet is neglect or a finished plugin. That is the author’s intent, which no dataset records, and a stable plugin can need no changes for years.
Every record on this site, this one included, works under the same limits. We read what WordPress.org publishes about a plugin, never the plugin’s own code, so nothing here says whether a plugin is well built or safe. Install counts reach us already rounded; a change smaller than a band step doesn’t show. We don’t track security advisories yet. For anything older than our first observation we rely on the plugin’s public release log, where one exists. What this registry can and cannot see
Similar plugins
This plugin has not been updated in a long time. These carry the same tags and describe themselves in the same terms, so they are a starting point for a replacement, not a recommendation. Check them yourself.
GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds
GN Publisher makes RSS feeds that comply with the Google News RSS Feed Technical Requirements for including your site in the Google News.
20,000+ installs4.9★ (29)updated 28 Jul 2026
Compare side by side Super RSS Reader – Add attractive RSS Feed Widget
Display any RSS feed(s) in widget with news ticker effect in multiple tabs, thumbnails, customizable color themes and more.
9,000+ installs4.6★ (66)updated 02 Aug 2026
Compare side by side Publish To Apple News
Enables journalistic outlets already approved by Apple News to send content directly to the app.
4,000+ installs3.8★ (25)updated 29 Jul 2026
Compare side by side RSS Includes Pages
Modifies RSS feeds so that they include pages and not just posts.
10,000+ installs3.9★ (17)updated 20 Aug 2026
Compare side by side DaazSync – RSS News Aggregator
Add unlimited RSS/Atom feeds and display beautiful news sections anywhere on your site — 5 layouts, shortcodes, auto-import. No coding required.
60+ installs5.0★ (1)updated 24 Jul 2026
Compare side by side Import XML and RSS Feeds
Import content from any XML or RSS file or URL. Very useful for importing content from Wix websites.
2,000+ installs3.8★ (24)updated 26 May 2026
Compare side by side Grouped from the tags each author chose for their own plugin, so the grouping is only as good as those tags.
Reach out about this record
Corrections, missing context, or anything else about Apple – News, rumors & reviews: a person reads every submission, and corrections get a reply within 5 business days.