# Only Include Recent Posts in Feeds

> Limits your feeds to posts published in the last few days, which keeps them short for busy news sites and stops readers re-importing old items.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Run everywhere
- Category: [RSS Feeds](https://wpide.com/library/category/rss/)
- Tags: rss, dates, limit
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/limit-feed-to-recent-days/

## Code

```php
// Only posts from the last this many days appear in feeds.
$wpide_feed_days = 30;

add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function ( $query ) use ( $wpide_feed_days ) {
    if ( is_admin() || ! $query->is_main_query() || ! $query->is_feed() || $query->is_comment_feed() ) {
        return;
    }

    $query->set( 'date_query', array(
        array(
            'after'     => absint( $wpide_feed_days ) . ' days ago',
            'inclusive' => true,
        ),
    ) );
} );
```

## Notes

Change the number of days at the top. A feed can be empty if nothing was published in that time.

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find "Only Include Recent Posts in Feeds" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new PHP snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/