Pieter Bos

<p>On websites we develop for clients we always add this widget to their WordPress Dashboard to keep them informed on general updates regarding their websites. We thought it would be a handy tool for other developers, so we turned the widget into a plugin.</p>
<p>The default settings are:</p>
<ul>
<li>the standard title of the widget box is “Recent Updates”</li>
<li>as we needed a default feed URL we use the feed of WP TIPS, one of our own websites</li>
<li>the default number of RSS items is 3</li>
<li>do not open link in new tab (since 2014.07.27)</li>
<li>yellow background color of the widget (<code>#FFFF99</code>)</li>
</ul>
<p>We have decided to only support this plugin through <a href="https://github.com/senlin/so-dashboard-feed-widget/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">Github</a>. Therefore, if you have any questions, need help and/or want to make a feature request, please open an issue over at Github. You can also browse through open and closed issues to find what you are looking for and perhaps even help others.</p>


Dashboard Feed Widget

The Dashboard Feed Widget shows the latest Posts from a site of your choice in the top of the WordPress Dashboard.

Moove Agency

<p>Import content from any XML or RSS file or URL.</p>
<p>You can import the content to any post type in your WordPress install. You can also import taxonomies.</p>
<p>Our plugin is especailly useful for importing content from Wix websites.</p>
<h3>Step by Step process</h3>
<ul>
<li>Select the source ( URL or FILE UPLOAD ).</li>
<li>Select your repeated XML element you want to import – this should be the node in your XML file which will be considered a post upon import.</li>
<li>Select the post type you want to import the content to.</li>
<li>Match the fields from the XML node you’ve selected (step 2) to the corresponding fields you have available on the post type.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Supported files and URLs</h3>
<ul>
<li>The XML source file should be a valid XML file. <a href="https://validator.w3.org/feed/" rel="nofollow ugc">You can check your feed validation here.</a></li>
<li>JSON feeds needs to be first converted to RSS or XML file <a href="https://www.convertjson.com/json-to-xml.htm" rel="nofollow ugc">using tools such as this.</a></li>
<li>The plugin will then check if the URL source or the uploaded file is valid before the import and processing starts</li>
<li>If you use  URL source for import, please ensure the URL is not password protected</li>
<li>Supported formats: XML 1.0, XML 2.0, Atom 1, RSS</li>
</ul>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>XML Preview</strong> – After successfully uploading an XML file or reading an external URL, the plugin will present you with an XML preview of the selected node. This can be used to check if you’ve selected the correct node and ensure that the data are read correctly by the plugin. The preview presents one item from the selected node but it is paginated so you can navigate back and forward between the elements.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Linking Taxonomies to Posts</strong> – You can import categories and taxonomies from the XML file and link the imported posts to these taxonomies. First you need to have the taxonomies created in WordPress to allow the plugin to import into these taxonomies. By default WordPress has two taxonomies: categories and tags.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Limit posts</strong> – In the “Import Settings” area you can set limits for the import. You can use multiple patterns to include posts in the import. Use semicolon to separate the values, for example: 1-8;10;14-</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Importing and linking multiple taxonomies to one post</strong> – To import and link one post to multiple taxonomies, you need to have an XML element in your selected node with a list of categories separated by commas. These elements will be recognized and imported separately as taxonomy terms.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Save & Load templates</strong> – Once the fields are matched, you can save the matching as a template, and use it again for another import.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Support for tag attributes</strong></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Custom Fields & ACF support</strong></p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Demo Video</h3>
<div class="embed-vimeo" style="text-align: center;"><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/305452075" width="750" height="422" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<h3>Testimonials</h3>
<p>★★★★★</p>
<blockquote>
<p>“Excelent” – <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excelent-995/" rel="ugc">mediadocena</a></p>
</blockquote>
<p>★★★★★</p>
<blockquote>
<p>“Works as expected, smooth process” – <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-as-expected-smooth-process/" rel="ugc">Sunfire</a></p>
</blockquote>
<p>★★★★★</p>
<blockquote>
<p>“Excellent! Finally a plugin that does exactly what I need” – <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-finally-a-plugin-that-does-exactly-what-i-need/" rel="ugc">golfinsa</a></p>
</blockquote>


Import XML and RSS Feeds

I wanted to convert an RSS feed into posts. This plugin lets you precisely map how you want meta data imported and even integrates with Advanced Custom Fields.

Huge help!

Import content from any XML or RSS file or URL. Very useful for importing content from Wix websites.

Dashboard Feed Widget vs Import XML and RSS Feeds