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Article RSS Feed Import: Format and Requirements

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RSS imports are exclusively available in our GROW and PRO plans.

This guide provides details on how to format RSS feeds for integration with our platform. Proper formatting ensures that articles are updated and displayed correctly, providing a seamless experience for users.

Preferred RSS Feed Format

To ensure compatibility and automatic updates of articles, use the following RSS feed structure. Keep the HTML content simple, as we will style and customize the articles in our app:

<rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/">
  <channel>
    <title>Top News</title>
    <link>https://brandsarelive.com/</link>
    <description>We are the number 1 independent news source!</description>
    <language>en-us</language>
    <copyright>Brands Are Live</copyright>
    <pubDate>Thu, 6 Oct 2022 15:25:14 +0100</pubDate>
    <item>
      <title>Here comes your title</title>
      <description>A longer description for the subtitle is possible here.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>html content comes here</div>]]></content:encoded>
      <item-image>https://brandsarelive.com/here/comes/the/url/to/the/article/thumbnail/image.jpg</item-image>
      <link>https://brandsarelive.com/here/comes/the/url/to/the/article/1234567/</link>
      <author>[email protected] (Editors)</author>
      <guid>https://brandsarelive.com/here/comes/the/url/to/the/article/1234567/</guid>
      <keywords>Traffic</keywords>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Oct 2022 15:14:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <updated>Thu, 6 Oct 2022 15:14:02 +0100</updated>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>

Alternative RSS Feed Format

If you cannot use the preferred format, the following alternative format is supported but does not allow for article updates:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
     xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
     xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"
     xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">
  <channel>
    <title>Top News</title>
    <description>We are the number 1 independent news source!</description>
    <link>https://brandsarelive.com/</link>
    <generator>https://rss.app</generator>
    <lastBuildDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:55:38 GMT</lastBuildDate>
    <atom:link href="https://rss.app/feeds/nRMmhlFefY7k9Bwe.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
    <language><![CDATA[en]]></language>
    <item>
      <title>Here comes your title</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>html content comes here</div>]]></description>
      <link>https://brandsarelive.com/here/comes/the/url/to/the/article/1234567/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">fee5ed8ecc011fa6c701e25a9a5a2923</guid>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[lfmlaradio]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:59:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <enclosure
        url="https://brandsarelive.com/here/comes/the/url/to/the/article/thumbnail/image.jpg"
        length="0" type="image/jpeg" />
      <media:content medium="image"
        url="https://brandsarelive.com/here/comes/the/url/to/the/article/thumbnail/image.jpg"
        width="1200" height="678" />
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>

Important Notes

  • Sample RSS Feed: Provide a sample RSS feed with some articles to customize our parsers for styling in advance. This helps avoid delays during the release.

  • Time Zone in pubDate: Ensure that the pubDate includes the correct time zone.

  • Image Resolution: Use high-resolution images, preferably 1200x678 pixels, for article thumbnails.

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