Allow your readers to enjoy NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day on your blog with this easy to use and setup plugin.
As of April 2026, NASA Picture of the Day is a WordPress APOD plugin with 20 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Curiosity POTD.
This simple plugin will grab the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day and create a new post with it. You can choose which username it will post under as well as whether or not to go ahead and publish on creation.
Using this plugin will required you get an API Key from NASA, which is very easy to get. This does not utilize an RSS feed and does not post duplicates.
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 4.2.39 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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