| Content Source | Official Dynamicontent.net API (getmonthlyarticles.php / getarticles.php) | Any external RSS feed (up to 5 URLs) |
| Scheduling | Auto-pulls on the 2nd of every month at 2 AM (wp_cron) + manual “Post Articles” / “Post From Start Date” buttons | Same monthly cron + manual “Refresh Counts & RSS Now” button |
| Article Retention | Free: Deletes articles older than 3 months Full: Never deletes articles older than 30 days (archive kept) | Current-month articles only (old articles are never pulled) |
| Images & Media | Full images/videos imported into WordPress Media Library | Hot-linked by default (original URL) Optional: Save to Media Library via per-feed toggle |
| Category Handling | Fixed Dynamicontent.net categories + alias_map + saved_cats persistence | Per-feed choice: Map to any of your own WP categories or Auto-create from domain name (Dynamicontent.net categories are hidden) |
| Post Status | Always “publish” | Per-feed selectable (publish / draft / pending review) |
| Disclaimer | Automatically added to bottom of every API article | Not added (RSS posts are treated as normal content) |
| Version Checking | Full API only – checks version number in current month and replaces older versions | Not applicable (RSS has no version field) |
| Customization Level | Global (same for all API articles) | Per-feed (each of the 5 feeds can have its own settings) |
| Historical / Archive | Full API: “Post From Start Date” button retrieves everything back to start date | No historical archive – only current month |
| SEO / Schema | Full JSON-LD schema + Yoast/Rank Math/AIOSEO hooks + auto alt text | Same JSON-LD and Yoast hooks (RSS posts are normal WP posts) |
| View Counters | Reads Now (current month) + Reads All (lifetime) | Same counters (RSS posts count toward Reads Now / Reads All) |
| Safety Features | Circuit breaker, transients, no endless loops | Same circuit breaker + 5-minute processing lock |
| Use Case | Automatic, high-quality financial/tax/business articles from a trusted source | Bring in external news (Bloomberg, Reuters, etc.) alongside your Dynamicontent.net articles |