This widget will submit your wordpress RSS feed to feedvalidator.org, and check the results to verify your feed is valid.
As of April 2026, RSS Feed Checker is a WordPress rss plugin with 60 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 9.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: RSS Importer.
This is a very simple dashboard widget that will load every time your dashboard loads. It will submit your feed to an online feed validator, grab the response and update your dashboard with the results.
It’s best to know immediately that your RSS feed is invalid. Sites such as Bloglovin’ and Google Reader will not add your posts to their sites if your RSS feed is invalid. Knowing there is an issue is the first step in resolving the issue!
Most invalid RSS feeds are caused by some html you’ve used in your post. This widget is not intended to fix your feed, it is just a notification that there may be an issue with your feed.
This plugin requires cURL to work. cURL is a php library that allows HTTP requests to be sent. This is a core feature of the plugin. The good news is,…
| WordPress | 3.3.1+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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