Kainoto Simple RSS Importer

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A simple and secure plugin to import posts from an RSS feed file with full date, category, and content cleaning support.

Author:DuĊĦan Vrban (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:5.0
WordPress version tested:6.8.3
Plugin version:1.7
Added to WordPress repository:06-10-2025
Last updated:06-10-2025
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Total downloads:202
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This plugin provides a straightforward interface for WordPress administrators to import posts from an RSS or XML file. It is designed to solve common import problems, such as content corruption from aggressive sanitization, by performing minimal processing.

Key Features:
* Import posts from an RSS/XML file.
* Correctly imports post publication dates.
* Option to import feed categories as either WordPress Categories or Tags.
* Option to overwrite existing posts with matching titles.
* Advanced content cleaning:
* Remove all style and class attributes from HTML.
* Remove specific tags (like span, a) while keeping the text inside them.
* Fixes unwanted line breaks and extra spaces.
* Securely built with WordPress coding standards, including nonce verification and capability checks.


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