WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub)
slug: pubsubhubbub
WordPress plugin by joshfraz · detected on 20 sites in our index (0.38% 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 #408 most-detected WordPress plugin in our scan index of 5,328 sites — appearing on roughly 0.38% 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.