How to Use RSS to Subscribe to Free WordPress Plugin Updates?

December 9, 2024 / RSS

Follow is a powerful tool that helps you stay updated by subscribing to any RSS feed. It allows you to track the latest changes from websites, blogs, or plugins, all in one place. Whether you’re monitoring WordPress plugin updates or other sources, Follow makes it easy to stay informed.

To stay updated with WordPress plugin changes, Follow requires an RSS feed link. After some research, I found this URL:
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cookiebot/?limit=1&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss

This link connects to the WordPress Plugin Repository (plugins.trac.wordpress.org) and provides the latest change logs for a specific plugin.

Key Parameters:

  1. ?limit=1:
    This limits the log to the most recent change.
  2. mode=stop_on_copy:
    This controls the log’s behavior. “Stop_on_copy” means it stops logging when the code branch is copied.
  3. format=rss:
    This ensures the output is in RSS format.

Finding the Plugin’s Slug:

In the URL, cookiebot is the plugin’s slug. You can find the slug in the plugin’s page URL, like this one: https://wordpress.org/plugins/cookiebot/. By replacing the slug, you can subscribe to updates for any plugin in the WordPress repository.