Creating RSS Feeds

What is RSS Feeds?

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It refers to files easily read by a computer called XML files that automatically update information. This information is fetched by a user's RSS feed reader that converts the files and the latest updates from websites into an easy-to-read format.

How does Hushly work with RSS Feed?

When you already have blogs but you want to create the content of it as Assets. Now creating each article and checking each article one by one will take forever. Imagine being able to add all the articles at once? With Hushly and RSS Feeds, it's possible!

All you have to do is copy the RSS feed URL from the blog's page source and create an RSS Feed which is provided in your Hushly account. Hushly will automatically add all the articles as Assets which can also be used in your Hub. Please note: Blog articles are not available in Experiences.

With Hushly's hourly Sync, New Assets would get created when there are articles added to the blog, and already synced assets will be updated when there are modifications made to an article automatically.

You can follow the below steps, to create RSS Feeds:

• From the Left Nav Menu, click Assets.
     
• On the Assets page, click RSS Feeds.   
• On the RSS Feeds page, click Add RSS Feed.   
• Enter the details on the Add RSS Feed page.
  •  Enter the RSS Feed Name.   
  • Enter or Paste the RSS Feed URL.   
  • Select the Asset Type from the drop-down list. Note: Asset Type fields are defined under Setup > Asset Types.
    
    
  • Select the Sync Category Field from the drop-down list. Note: Sync Category Fields are defined under  Setup > Field Management.
    
    
• Click Save.    
• The RSS Feed is created successfully, the sync job is initiated and displayed on the RSS Feeds listing page.   
• The RSS Feed is synced and displayed with the no. of entries successfully.   
• Once the RSS Feed is successfully synced, click on the number link under the No of entries column which would lead to the Assets that were created using the RSS Feed.  
• The Assets are filtered and displayed on the Assets page.
  
  

Viewing the Assets created by the RSS Feed:

To view the Assets created by the RSS Feed, you can follow the below steps:

• On the Assets page, click the drop-down arrow from the search field.   
• Select the RSS Feed name from the RSS Feed list and click Search.   
• The Assets created by RSS Feed are displayed. Click the Asset you would like to view.
     
• By default, the Metrics tab opens. This tab provides information about the performance of the Asset.   
• Click the Setup tab. This tab provides set-up information on the Asset that was created by RSS Feed. Important: All the fields in the above window are configured automatically and grouped into sections, as per usage namely,
  • Metadata: Name, Title, Description, Type, Language, and Fulfillment Url.    
  • Options: Ungated, Opt-in Message, Hidden, and Email Template.  Note: The Ungated button is set to Yes by default and cannot be toggled to No.  
       
  • Thumbnails: Thumbnail 1 and Thumbnail 2.Note: Thumbnail 1 would be created if there is an image tag in the feed's item either in the Content or Description section.
        
  • Catalog: The Categories would get added to Catalog fields automatically.
     Note: Catalog Fields will be created and defined under Setup > Field Management > Asset Fields.        
  • SEO: SEO Title, Canonical URL, and SEO Description.  
    Note: The article's page URL is created as the Canonical URL. 
       
    
  • Custom Fields: If you define custom fields using Setup > Field Management, the fields for the Asset show up in this section.    
• Click the Content tab to view the content of the item in the RSS Feed.  

Next Topics:

Editing RSS Feeds 

Sync, Pause, and Activate RSS Feeds.