Who should use Software News?

Software News is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners.

Does Software News have a free plan?

Yes — Software News is free to use.

What platforms does Software News run on?

Software News runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Software News still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What are alternatives to Software News?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include News – WordPress plugin, WordPress plugin, and Ultimas Noticias.

Who makes Software News?

Software News is developed by mganss.

When did Software News launch?

Software News first shipped in 2019.

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Software News

Name: Software News
Author: mganss

wordpress.orgAggregators & RSS readers

Software News is a WordPress plugin that adds a configurable widget for displaying software-related news. Site owners can set the item count, title, author, date, and content visibility, then place the widget in their theme.

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Overview

7 features

In the Aggregators & RSS readers space, Software News takes a focused approach. It focuses on displaying software-related news on a WordPress site without building a custom news widget. Software News is a B2B product aimed at wordPress site owners. Software News is free to use. Software News is available on the web and embeddable surfaces.

mganss builds and maintains Software News, and it first shipped in 2019. Key capabilities include news widget, custom title, and item limit. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

News widget
Custom title
Item limit
Author display
Date display
Content display
Theme integration

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed7 Sept · 11:13 UTC
Software News verified via WordPress Plugins
Source: WordPress Plugins · Open

Frequently asked questions about Software News

What does Software News do?: Software News focuses on displaying software-related news on a WordPress site without building a custom news widget. It is catalogued under Aggregators & RSS readers on PulseGate.
Who should use Software News?: Software News is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners.
Does Software News have a free plan?: Yes — Software News is free to use.
What platforms does Software News run on?: Software News runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Software News still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What are alternatives to Software News?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include News – WordPress plugin, WordPress plugin, and Ultimas Noticias.News – WordPress plugin WordPress plugin Ultimas Noticias
Who makes Software News?: Software News is developed by mganss.
When did Software News launch?: Software News first shipped in 2019.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
First seen: 7 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners
Model: B2B
Solves: Displaying software-related news on a WordPress site without building a custom news widget.

Registered as

WordPress.org: software-news

Developer

mganss

Index record

Indexed: 7 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 7 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: software-news-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 7 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 7 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/software-news

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