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RSS Blocks

An RSS Block will merge in content from an RSS feed (such as your blog) when an email is sent. You can control the layout of the block by placing and formatting mergefields. RSS Blocks can also be told to repeat, for example to get the last five blog posts.

RSS content can be merged into broadcast emails, autoresponders, or you can create RSS Automations that will watch your RSS feed and sent emails automatically when new content is available.

Enable an RSS Block

Before you can merge RSS content into a block, you must first enable this feature from Layout Mode.

  1. Go to Layout Mode
  2. Click the cog button in the block's header
  3. Click RSS Settings

RSS Block Settings

In the modal that appears, complete the form to provide Sentori with details of your RSS feed, how many times the block should be repeated, and how far we should look back to find content.

Field Description
Feed URL The URL of your feed; e.g. for Wordpress the default would be http://yourwebsite.com/feed.
Item Node The node in your RSS feed that contains the repeatable content; e.g. Wordpress blog posts are contained in the item node.
Item Date Node The name of the node inside the Item Node that contains a suitable date; e.g. for Wordpress this is pubDate. The Item Date Node is used to determine which items should be merged into this email.
Maximum Items The maximum number of items or stories to show (up to 25).
Look Back Period Determines how far we should look back for items to repeat. Works with the Item Date Node.