Send Images to RSS vs SentWatch –

Send Images to RSS bridges the gap between large websites and small emails, by replacing images in your feed with smaller, email friendly images, and attempting to add markup which email clients can handle. Between larger monitors, retina screens, and better image optimization, the images we serve up on our websites are larger than they’ve ever been. RSS to email services such as MailChimp, however, are constrained to what email clients can display, which is small, small, small. And although it’s possible to try to style images with a max-width in your emails, not all clients will honor it (I’m looking at you, Outlook). Send Images to RSS makes it easy to create beautiful, email friendly RSS campaigns, with minimal setup required, regardless of your feed setup. Full Text RSS Feeds If your site’s RSS feed is set to Full Text, this plugin makes sure your emails look more like your website: Replace overly large images with email friendly size images. Convert galleries from thumbnails to full width images. Add email friendly styling/alignment to your images. Summary Text Feeds If you’ve used Summaries as your RSS feed settings, this plugin has not been for you. Until now. As of 3.0.0, Send Images to RSS brings the awesome to you, too. Here’s the magic for your Summary feed: Add the post’s featured image to your excerpt. Choose the size and alignment. If no featured image is set, the plugin will use the first image uploaded to the post. Set a custom length for your RSS summary/excerpt. Pick the number of words you want your summary to have, and the plugin will aim for that, but with the added bonus of making sure the final sentence is complete. If you add a manual excerpt to your post, because you like to have full control, the plugin will properly use that instead. Automatically add a custom “read more” link to the end of every post summary, to keep your feed pointed back to your site. Known (non)Issues This plugin should work with any theme. Some themes and plugins do modify the feed for their own purposes. Where possible, I’ve tried to account for them: For summary feeds, the Yoast SEO RSS link is removed (the full text feed and front end output are not changed). For summary feeds, the excerpt filter added by the Woo Canvas theme is removed (the full text feed and front end output are not changed). For summary feeds, this plugin will replace the image settings for Display Featured Image for Genesis for versions 2.3.0 and later (because this plugin is smarter). If you’re using Display Featured Image for Genesis 2.2.2 or lower, this plugin will concede graciously. But you should update, please. For full text feeds, this plugin will not duplicate featured images if they are being added by Display Featured Image for Genesis–you will want to disable that feature in Display Featured Image for Genesis. NOTE: it is up to you to check that your feed output is still working, especially in your email system of choice, once it’s installed. I’ve attempted to set it up to handle XHTML or HTML5, and function even if your feed is wonky, but please double check, and let me know if you have issues, and if so, what specifically they are. Props Special thanks to Gretchen Louise for her summary feed contributions. Spanish translation offered by Web Hosting Hub

SentWatch monitors WordPress email delivery reliability with instant notifications when problems occur. The plugin sends periodic “heartbeats” to our monitoring service. If these signals stop arriving, it means your site has stopped sending emails (SMTP issues, plugin conflicts, server problems), and we notify you immediately. Key Features: Hybrid Heartbeat System – Uses HTTP API with email fallback for maximum reliability Automatic Time Sync – Plugin synchronizes with server time to prevent false alarms Instant Notifications – Get alerts immediately when email delivery fails Zero Configuration – Just enter your API key and you’re done Lightweight – No performance impact on your site (runs in background) Smart Scheduling – Heartbeats are automatically aligned with server expectations How It Works: Plugin sends a “heartbeat” signal at regular intervals Our server tracks when heartbeats arrive If a heartbeat is missed, we verify your site is reachable If the issue persists, you receive an instant email notification Subscription Plans: Free – 1 site, 24-hour monitoring interval Silver – 10 sites, 12-hour interval Gold – 50 sites, 6-hour interval Platinum – 200 sites, 3-hour interval Note: This plugin requires a free account on SentWatch. External Services This plugin connects to the SentWatch monitoring service to provide email delivery monitoring functionality. Service Provider: SentWatch (operated by PianoWeb) Service URL: https://panel.sentwatch.com What data is transmitted: During initial setup – When you connect the plugin with your API key: Site URL Site name WordPress version PHP version Plugin version During periodic heartbeats – Sent via email at intervals determined by your plan (every 3-24 hours): Timestamp Site URL Plugin version During status checks – When you view the plugin settings page or when the plugin syncs configuration: Site UUID (unique identifier) API Key (for authentication) When data is sent: – On initial plugin activation and setup – Periodically via scheduled email heartbeats (frequency depends on your subscription plan) – When you manually test email delivery – When the plugin checks for configuration updates (daily) Why this data is sent: This data is necessary for the monitoring service to track whether your WordPress site is successfully sending emails. If heartbeat emails stop arriving, the service alerts you that your site’s email functionality may be broken. Legal: – Terms of Service: https://panel.sentwatch.com/terms.php – Privacy Policy: https://panel.sentwatch.com/privacy.php By using this plugin, you acknowledge that your site will communicate with the SentWatch service as described above.