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Cerrito Substack Importer

WordPress plugin to import posts from Cerrito's Substack RSS feed

by Lou Griffith · github.com/lougriffith/cerrito-substack · website

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v1.1latest · 8mo ago

Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/lougriffith/cerrito-substack/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Updates itself. It ships its own updater, so new versions appear under Dashboard → Updates.
Readme github.com/lougriffith/cerrito-substack ↗

A WordPress plugin that automatically imports posts from cerrito.substack.com into your WordPress site via RSS feed.

Features

  • Fetches the Substack RSS feed on a configurable schedule (hourly, twice daily, or daily)
  • Prevents duplicate imports using Substack's GUID
  • Optionally sideloads featured images into your Media Library
  • Strips Substack subscribe/footer boilerplate from post content
  • Stores the original Substack URL as post meta for reference
  • Manual Import Now button for on-demand runs
  • Shortcode to display imported posts anywhere on your site

Installation

  1. Download the latest ZIP from Releases
  2. In WordPress, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
  3. Upload the ZIP and click Activate
  4. Go to Settings → Substack Importer to configure

Configuration

Setting Description
Import Frequency How often the feed is checked (hourly / twice daily / daily)
Post Status Import as Published, Draft, or Pending Review
Assign Category Automatically assign a WordPress category to imported posts
Post Author WordPress user credited as the post author
Import Featured Images Sideload the post's image into the Media Library

Shortcode

Display imported Substack posts anywhere using:

[cerrito_substack_posts]

Shortcode Attributes

Attribute Default Description
count 5 Number of posts to display
category (all) Filter by category slug or ID
show_excerpt 1 Show post excerpt (1 = yes, 0 = no)

Example:

[cerrito_substack_posts count="3" category="news" show_excerpt="1"]

Post Meta

Each imported post stores two custom meta fields:

  • _csi_substack_guid — The Substack GUID used to prevent re-importing
  • _csi_substack_url — The original Substack post URL

Requirements

  • WordPress 5.8+
  • PHP 7.4+

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md

Author

Lou Griffith

License

GPL v2 — see LICENSE

Releases

1 release.

Tag
Published
v1.1 latest
Feb 20, 2026 8mo ago

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