RSS Image Widget
Display images from an RSS or Atom feed as a widget or block with a lightweight lightbox gallery.
3(2 reviews)
·60 active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, RSS Image Widget is a WordPress rss plugin with 60 active installations and a 3/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 32K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: RSS Importer.
3/52 reviews
60active installs
32K+total downloads
18 yearssince 2008
Overview
RSS Image Widget fetches images from any RSS/Atom feed that uses enclosures and displays them in a responsive grid with a built-in lightbox. Works as both a classic widget and a Gutenberg block.
Features:
- Widget + Block — Use in sidebars (classic widget) or anywhere in the block editor
- Lightweight — No jQuery, no external CDN. Just a tiny vanilla JS lightbox (~2 KB)
- Responsive grid — CSS Grid layout adapts to any container width
- Lazy loading — Images use native browser lazy loading
- Accessible — Lightbox supports keyboard navigation (Escape to close)
- Zero configuration — Just add a feed URL and go
Upgrading from v2.x:
The Bootstrap classes (row, col-xs-12) and external Lightbox2 CDN have been replaced with clean semantic HTML, a responsive CSS Grid layout, and a bundled vanilla JS lightb…
Ratings & Reviews
32 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
3.0.0
- New: Gutenberg block — “RSS Image Gallery” available in the block editor
- New: Responsive CSS Grid layout replaces Bootstrap classes
- New: Built-in vanilla JS lightbox replaces external Lightbox2 CDN dependency
- New: Lazy loading on all images
- New: Accessible lightbox with keyboard support (Escape to close)
…and 7 more changes
Contributors
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