WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub)
slug: pubsubhubbub
WordPress plugin by joshfraz · detected on 20 sites in our index (0.37% of WordPress sites scanned)
A WebSub plugin for WordPress that enables real-time publishing and subscription capabilities.
Where WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) sits in the WordPress plugin ecosystem
WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) is the #416 most-detected WordPress plugin in our scan index of 5,424 sites, appearing on roughly 0.37% of WordPress sites we've fingerprinted. Most sites running WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) are hosted on Kinsta (50% of identified hosts). The most common companion plugin is Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection, present on 75% of WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) sites. The most frequent theme is Bob Vila.
Every data point here comes from actual scans of public WordPress sites, not vendor case studies or curated showcases. We don't accept submissions; everything you see is detected automatically when a site is scanned through the tool.
Plugins commonly used with WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub)
From co-occurrence analysis across sites running WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) in our index.
- Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection75% of WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) sites · 15 sites
- Yoast SEO: Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI75% of WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) sites · 15 sites
- Redirection60% of WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) sites · 12 sites
- Jetpack: WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth55% of WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) sites · 11 sites
- Jetpack Boost: Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS55% of WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) sites · 11 sites
- my-jetpack55% of WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) sites · 11 sites
- wpcom55% of WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) sites · 11 sites
- elasticpress50% of WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) sites · 10 sites
Themes commonly running WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub)
Top themes on sites using this plugin.
- Bob Vila5% of WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) sites · 1 site
- diver_child5% of WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) sites · 1 site
- EnjoyBlog - noblogs patches5% of WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) sites · 1 site
- Face3 GFR5% of WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) sites · 1 site
- Futurism5% of WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) sites · 1 site
- G4Media Twenty Five5% of WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) sites · 1 site
Hosting providers running WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub)
Limited to sites where we identified the hosting provider.
Sites using WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub)
Most-recently-scanned sites detected with this plugin.
- finanzaonline.comtheme unknown · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- giantfreakinrobot.comFace3 GFR · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- jisin.jp女性自身 · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- outdoorlife.comOutdoor Life · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- tecnoblog.netTb3 · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- amny.comamNY | SchnepsTheme · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- taskandpurpose.comTask and Purpose · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- noblogs.orgEnjoyBlog - noblogs patches · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- log-lio.comdiver_child · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- geeky-gadgets.comMagazine Pro · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- motor-fan.jpmotorfan-theme · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- twz.comThe War Zone · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
How we detect WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub)
Five-vector detection: /wp-content/plugins/pubsubhubbub/ asset paths, /wp-json/ REST API namespaces, HTML signature patterns, sitemap XML comments, and asset-probe HEAD requests against the top-100 popular plugins on wordpress.org. Each detected plugin carries provenance pills showing which sources corroborated it; cross-vector matches indicate high-confidence detections. More on how detection works.
Data comes from real-time scans of public WordPress sites, not vendor case studies or curated showcases. Every claim on this page traces back to a specific detection in our scan corpus, observable via our methodology. Affiliate links are disclosed per the affiliate disclosure.