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Blog Crosspost

Automatically add posts from another WordPress website using a shortcode like [blogcrosspost url="example.com"]

By laurencebahiirwa·Blog·Free
3.7(3 reviews)
·50 active installs·Updated 1 year ago
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As of April 2026, Blog Crosspost is a WordPress blog plugin with 50 active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle.

3.7/53 reviews
50active installs
4.7K+total downloads
6 yearssince 2020

Overview

Automatically add posts from another WordPress website using a shortcode.

Usage

Add the shortcode [blogcrosspost url="example.com"] to desired post/page/widget and save to have the code working.

Options

One can add some customization to the shortcode such as”:

  • Link to external website = [blogcrosspost url="example.com"]
  • Number of Posts to show = [blogcrosspost number="3"]
  • Name for the Readme link = [blogcrosspost readmoretext="Learn More"]
  • Image Size to Display = [blogcrosspost image_size="medium"]. Options can be medium, large, thumbnail, full or any custom size. Default is full.

or use all of them in one go as:

`[blogcrosspost url="example.com" number="3" readmoretext="Learn More" image_size="medium"]```

You can also change the HTML structure using apply_filters( 'blogcross…

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Ratings & Reviews

3.73 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress4.9+ requiredTested up to 6.6.5
PHP5.6+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.2.2

  • Tested to WP 6.6.1.
  • Fix image display using images from the rest API.
  • Add an attribute for the image size to shortcode.

0.2.1

  • Fix version issue.

** 0.2.0 **
– Fix Versioning issue.

** 0.2.0 **
– Bugfix for broken Image URL and Author Display Name.
– Added filters for all responses.
– Added class options.
– Bugfix for counter in loop display.

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View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

laurencebahiirwalaurencebahiirwa
Plugin Info
Version
0.2.2
Last Updated
Aug 6, 2024
WP Requires
4.9+
Tested Up To
6.6.5
PHP Requires
5.6+
Active Installs
50
Downloads
4.7K+
Added
May 7, 2020
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

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laurencebahiirwa
5 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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