{"id":280913,"date":"2026-06-30T08:44:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T08:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/newshound-lite\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T08:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T08:47:07","slug":"newshound-lite","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/ary.wordpress.org\/plugins\/newshound-lite\/","author":12933763,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"1.5.3","stable_tag":"1.5.3","tested":"6.9.4","requires":"5.5","requires_php":"7.4","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"NewsHound Lite","header_author":"Business Game Changer Magazine","header_description":"News search and WordPress draft creation (Lite version).","assets_banners_color":"","last_updated":"2026-06-30 08:47:07","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"","header_plugin_uri":"https:\/\/www.businessgamechanger.biz\/","header_author_uri":"https:\/\/www.businessgamechanger.biz","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":0,"downloads":201,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":{"1.5.3":{"tag":"1.5.3","author":"kizzinkwocha6","date":"2026-06-30 08:47:07"}},"upgrade_notice":{"1.5.3":"<p>Security improvements recommended for all users.<\/p>\n\n<p>Minor update to readme.txt to trigger SVN commit for deployment check<\/p>"},"ratings":[],"assets_icons":[],"assets_banners":[],"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.5.3"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":[],"screenshots":[]},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[529,2871,1248,269555,850],"plugin_category":[],"plugin_contributors":[],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-280913","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-content","plugin_tags-drafts","plugin_tags-news","plugin_tags-newsapi","plugin_tags-rss","plugin_committers-kizzinkwocha6"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/newshound-lite.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[],"raw_content":"<!--section=description-->\n<p>NewsHound Lite lets you search for the latest news stories using your NewsAPI.org API key and instantly create WordPress draft posts from the results.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Search for news by keyword using the NewsAPI.org service<\/li>\n<li>Preview results directly in your WordPress admin<\/li>\n<li>Create a formatted draft post from the latest stories with one click<\/li>\n<li>Test your API key from within the plugin settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Upgrade to Premium<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>NewsHound Premium unlocks more results per search (up to 25), advanced filters and presets, improved draft formatting and templates, multi-keyword sets, and priority support. 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