Pretty RSS Feeds
Pretty RSS Feeds
Description
This plugin improves the default in-browser view of feeds to make them user-friendly. It makes it easier for human readers and adds a link to Aboutfeeds.com to introduce new users to feeds.
The plugin uses pretty-feed.xsl to transform the feeds.
Credits
- The XSL file is based on pretty-rss v3 by Matt Webb.
- Darek Kay has a great article on styling feeds using this method on their blog.
- CSS insperation from Dave Rupert’s feed.
- This plugins uses the ArrayToXML class by Spatie
Installation
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Screenshots
Faq
It adds a stylesheet to apply a visual transformation to the default feed view. The stylesheet adjusts the default in-browser feed view to provide information about what a feed is and how they work.
From the developer of the pretty-feed stylesheet:
Styling the feed prevents the browser from automatically opening a newsreader application. This is a trade off, but it’s a benefit to new users who won’t have a newsreader installed, and they are saved from seeing or downloaded obscure XML content. For existing newsreader users, they will know to copy-and-paste the feed URL, and they get the benefit of an in-browser feed preview.
Reviews
Just what i was looking for!
By tommiq on March 19, 2025
Great addon. Works just as i wanted.
Only improvement i could think of is that i wish i could modify the texts, since my page is not in English so none of the texts work for me from the get-go.
Changelog
2.0.2
- Add license to plugin header
- Indicates compatibility for WordPress v6.9
2.0.1
- Adds fix for feeds on WordPress.com
- Indicates compatibility for WordPress v6.8.x
2.0.0
- Added basic style options Under Settings > Reading
- Changed the default styles and added an external stylesheet
- Refactored the codebase
1.0.0
- Initial release


