CUNY Academic Commons

Via Keeping, a request for WP RSS Aggregator

What's the name of the plugin/theme? *
WP RSS Aggregator (or, if this is not possible, then Feedzy)
In a few words, what does it do? *
Organizes RSS feeds into categories and fetches thumbnails for the items in the feed.
Please provide a link to the plugin on the WordPress theme repository or (https://wordpress.org/themes/) plugin repository (https://wordpress.org/plugins/) *
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-rss-aggregator/
Please research the release history and popularity of the plugin. How many times has it been downloaded? When was it last updated? *
Plugin launched in 2013. Last update was July 8, 2024. 1 million downloads.
How is the plugin/theme different from what's already provided on the Commons? *
While there are some existing Plugins that can do this, they are either not working or they are widgets that are not compatible with full block editor.
Please let us know who you are (include a link to your site) and who will use this tool? *
I am an Academic and Career Advisor for the CUNY Inclusive Economy Initiative based at Hunter College. Here is the site I built: https://hunterhumbio.commons.gc.cuny.edu/wp-admin/ Students of the Human Biology program will be using this site for academic and career preparation.