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Free Edition

Features and limits of the Ingestics free edition.

What is included

The free edition provides everything you need to test Ingestics and run basic API/RSS automation:

• 3 API providers
• 2 RSS providers
• Manual fetches (no scheduling)
• Basic field mapping (JSON-path notation)
• 4 authentication methods (None, API Key, Bearer, Basic Auth)
• All HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE)
• 6 response formats (JSON, XML, RSS, CSV, HTML, text)
• Offset pagination
• Basic retry handling
• Duplicate detection (source URL, external ID, title)
• RSS auto-discovery and full-text extraction
• AES-256-CBC encrypted credential storage
• SSRF protection
• Diagnostic masking
• Nonce verification
• Community support

Limitations

The free edition has these limits:

• No scheduling — Fetches are manual only
• No OAuth2 — Only None, API Key, Bearer, and Basic Auth
• No AI features — No rewriting, translation, or image generation
• No WooCommerce — Cannot create products
• No Polylang — No multi-language assignment
• No config portability — Cannot export/import configurations
• No page builder widgets — No Elementor, Bricks, or Gutenberg block
• No OPML import/export
• No RSS moderation queue

Upgrading

When you need more features, upgrade to a paid plan:

See the pricing page for a full feature comparison.

Installing the free edition

Install from WordPress.org:

1. Go to Plugins → Add New
2. Search for “Ingestics”
3. Click Install Now, then Activate

See the installation guide for more details.