RSS configuration

Overview

This section provides guidance on undertaking the following:

• Creating an application in FeedPress. Note: this requires an existing FeedPress account

• Validating a FeedPress feed alias

• Updating feed settings after a new RSS feed has been published

• How to logout from FeedPress

Create application in FeedPress

1. In a web browser, browse to https://feed.press/ to log into your FeedPress account.

2. Navigate to https://feed.press/api/ and then click New app under the Your apps tab.

   

3. The New application form is displayed.  Enter the desired name and description for the app then click Create my app.

   

4. The details of the newly-created app are displayed.

   

5. Take note of the account name and the API key as you will need this to configure the RSS channel plugin.

Validate FeedPress feed alias

Before creating an RSS offer, you need to make sure that the feed alias you use is owned by you. To check, follow these steps:

1. In a web browser, browse to https://feed.press/ to log into your FeedPress account.

2. Select My feeds.

   

3. A list of your feeds will be displayed (the list will be empty for a newly-created account).

4. Under Feeds management, click Add A Feed to open the form to create a new feed.

   

5. In the Choose an alias setting, enter the desired alias and FeedPress will validate if this is already taken.

   

Update feed settings after a new RSS feed has been published

When a new feed is published by RPI, it is imperative to update the feed settings in FeedPress to facilitate push notification to and track the feed’s readers.

1. In a web browser, browse to https://feed.press/ to log into your FeedPress account.

2. Navigate to https://feed.press/feeds/.

3. Click Admin in respect of the desired feed.

4. Click Settings.

5. Under Feed customization:

   1. Check Activate Push notifications (PubSubHubbub).

   2. Uncheck Display your actual feed URL and not FeedPress.

   3. Check Enable click tracking and entry opening.

6. Click Update settings.

Logging Out from FeedPress

1. In your web browser settings, find the cookie called feed.press. 

2. Click clear to delete the content of this cookie.