<p>This plugin will display an image showing the number of comments on a post at the bottom of each feed item (RSS|Atom|etc) that links to the comments section of that post.<br />
You are able to choose which colors to use for the background of the image and the color of the text as well.<br />
The reason you would want to use an image instead of plain text is because RSS feeds are generally only updated if the build-date or modification-date components are changed, which does not happen if someone leaves a new comment. This will allow the comment number to update dynamically, regardless of when it’s been first viewed by a user.</p>
<p>You’re able to set the colors of the text and the background in the standard 6 character hex format.<br />
You may also supply formats for what will show if there are zero comments on your post or more.<br />
I just added the option to include the image link in the feed excerpts as well. (called by <code>the_excerpt_rss</code> function)</p>
<p>Two Font files are included with the plugin, Arial and SenateBold. You can set which of the two you would like to use, or optionally upload your own .ttf font file to use to render the text on the image.</p>
<p>This requires the GD Image library extension in PHP to function. To check whether or not your server has this use the <code><?php php_info(); ?></code> function and it should be listed.</p>


Feed Comments Number

Add an image that displays the number of comments to your feed items.

Matthias Pfefferle

IndieWeb

joshfraz

<p>This plugin implements the <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/websub/" rel="nofollow ugc">WebSub</a> protocol (formerly known as PubSubHubbub) for WordPress. It enables real-time notifications when your blog is updated and provides a subscriber API for other plugins to consume WebSub-enabled feeds.</p>
<h3>Publisher Features</h3>
<p>When you publish or update a post, this plugin automatically notifies WebSub hubs, which then distribute the update to all subscribers in real-time.</p>
<ul>
<li>Sends realtime notifications when you update your blog</li>
<li>Supports multi-user installations (WordPress MU)</li>
<li>Supports multiple hubs</li>
<li>Supports all feed formats used by WordPress (Atom, RSS2, RDF)</li>
<li>Adds <code><link rel="hub"></code> and <code><link rel="self"></code> declarations to feeds and HTML</li>
</ul>
<h3>Subscriber Features</h3>
<p>The plugin provides a subscriber API that allows other plugins (like feed readers) to subscribe to WebSub-enabled feeds using WordPress hooks.</p>
<ul>
<li>REST API callback endpoint for subscription verification and content delivery</li>
<li>Hub discovery from topic URLs (HTTP Link headers and feed content)</li>
<li>HMAC signature verification (SHA1, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512)</li>
<li>Full lifecycle hooks for integration with other plugins</li>
</ul>
<h3>Supported Specifications</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/websub/" rel="nofollow ugc">WebSub W3C Recommendation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://pubsubhubbub.github.io/PubSubHubbub/pubsubhubbub-core-0.4.html" rel="nofollow ugc">PubSubHubbub 0.4</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Default Hubs</h3>
<p>By default this plugin will ping the following hubs:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Demo hub on Google App Engine</a></li>
<li><a href="https://pubsubhubbub.superfeedr.com" rel="nofollow ugc">SuperFeedr</a></li>
<li><a href="https://websubhub.com" rel="nofollow ugc">WebSubHub</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Please contact us if you operate a hub that you would like to be included as a default option.</p>


WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub)

Best Update Plugin

A WebSub plugin for WordPress that enables real-time publishing and subscription capabilities.

Feed Comments Number vs WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub)