Description
External Blog Collection
V1.3.8 – dec 2025
External Blog Collection allows you to automatically fetch, organize, and display content from external blogs directly inside WordPress — while keeping full editorial control.
Perfect for tourism sites, media hubs, partners networks, or content aggregators, this plugin collects external articles and turns them into native WordPress content.
🔹 Key Features
🔄 Automated External Content Import
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1 click fetch content from article such as title, image and excerpt.
- Duplicate detection to prevent importing the same article twice
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Manual refresh option for instant updates
🧱 Native WordPress Integration
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Imported content is stored as a Custom Post Type
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Fully compatible with WordPress search, archives, and themes
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Supports categories, tags, and taxonomies
🎨 Design & Color Customization
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10 designs of colors patterns
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Control text, background, hover, and accent colors
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Designed to adapt seamlessly to any theme or brand identity
🧩 Elementor Compatibility
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Fully compatible with Elementor
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Use imported posts inside Elementor layouts
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Style and position content visually without coding
🗂 Multiple Layout Types
Display external posts using several built-in layouts:
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Grid layout
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Masonry layout
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List layout
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Timeline layout
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Responsive design for desktop, tablet, and mobile
🖼 Featured Image & Media Support
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Automatically retrieves featured images from external sources
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Smart fallback if no image is available
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Optimized for modern WordPress themes
🔗 Original Source Attribution
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Automatically stores the original article URL
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Displays source links to credit original publishers
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Ideal for ethical and transparent content aggregation
⚡ Performance & Reliability
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Lightweight and optimized for speed
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Uses WordPress best practices and native APIs
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No external libraries or third-party dependencies
🎯 Use Cases
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Tourism destinations aggregating partner blogs
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Media organizations curating external content
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Corporate websites highlighting press or partner articles
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Content hubs and editorial platforms
🚀 Why External Blog Collection?
✔ Keeps content fresh automatically
✔ Saves editorial time
✔ Maintains SEO-friendly structure
✔ Respects original authorship
✔ Simple, efficient, and scalable