WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub)
A better way to tell the world when your blog is updated.
Overview
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Installation instructions
Customer support & learning resources
Changelog
Main benefits
Realtime update notifications
Supports multi-user installations
Compatible with multiple hubs
Supports all WordPress feed formats
Announces hubs in headers
About this plugin
Author: Matthias Pfefferle
Categories: Integration and APIs
Version: 3.2.1
Last updated: 17-07-2024
WordPress version: 4.5
Tested up to: 6.6
PHP version required: false
Languages: English (UK), Deutsch (Sie) [+8]
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Overview
This WordPress plugin, leveraging the PubSubHubbub/WebSub protocol, enables real-time notifications for blog updates, ensuring subscribers receive instant updates. Widely recognized and utilized by services like Google Alerts, the plugin routes subscription requests through hubs that validate them and subsequently distribute new content upon availability. It supports multi-user installations, various hubs, and all WordPress feed formats beyond just ATOM and RSS2. The plugin adheres to the latest specifications, including PubSubHubbub Version 0.4 and W3C WebSub Version. It automatically announces active hubs by adding link declarations to your template header and Atom feed, and by default, it pings hubs such as Google's Demo Hub, SuperFeedr, and WebSubHub. Users can also request to add their own hubs as default options.
Realtime Notifications
- Sends realtime notifications when you update your blog
- Ensures subscribers are immediately informed of new content
Multi-User Support
- Supports multi-user installations (WordPress MU)
- Allows multiple users to benefit from the plugin on the same WordPress installation
Multiple Hub Support
- Supports multiple hubs
- Enables flexibility in choosing which hubs to use for content distribution
Comprehensive Feed Format Support
- Supports all of the feed formats used by WordPress, not just ATOM and RSS2
- Ensures compatibility with various feed formats for broader reach
Rating and reviews
totalgaz
03 May, 2023
Just learnt more on the benefits of using WebSub a.k.a PubSubHubbub and love that this plugin did the necessary code to the feed instantly. I can see it worked as a newly published blog was discovered instantly by Googlebot after publish using the marked up feed url that I had submitted to search console sitemaps.
upgradeorid
20 Feb, 2023
Good and simple plugin
dmsr
22 Jul, 2022
Je l’installe systématiquement depuis bien longtemps sur tous mes sites!
Adebowale Adekoya
05 Feb, 2020
This is the best update plugin so far.
fredhead
02 Nov, 2013
I needed pubsubhubbub, whatever that is, as part of my WordPress install and this plugin made it brain dead easy to add that capability to my online magazine. So thanks! Now I have to work on figuring out what it does beyond handling behind the scenes notifications of new content through Superfeedr. 😎