About Integration Platforms Poster
To start sharing content with integration platforms, you need to set up a
posting campaign in RSS Ground and then create a connection in one of integration platforms where RSS Ground service works as a trigger:
2. How to connect RSS Ground and Zapier
3. How to connect RSS Ground and Pabbly
Note: Paid user can connect a single posting campaign with all integration platforms simultaneously. Free Basic user can connect integration posting campaign only to one platform.
To be able to create an Integration posting campaign you need to sign up for any of RSS Ground membership plans.
You can have one or several posting campaigns running simultaneously depending on your membership level limits.
See the user guide on how to create a posting campaign.
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Content
In the Content section, you add your content feeds. Advanced settings will help to fine-tune the algorithm of selecting targeted content from the feeds for the next post.
To add content feeds to your posting campaign press Add content. Use the Import feeds option to manually add one or several content feeds. Your feeds will be added to this posting campaign and automatically saved to your Feeds Box.
If you already have your feeds saved in the Feeds Box, use the From Feeds Box option.
Note: you can use up to 10 content feeds in one posting campaign.
Advanced settings are optional.
Process feeds' items - here you set the order in which content from your feeds will be processed and selected for posting.
- Only new - only content appeared in the feeds after the previous campaign run will be used for posting.
- From newest to oldest - if there is no new content in the feeds, most fresh but not yet posted content will be used for posting.
- From oldest to newest - feeds' content will be posted starting from the oldest.
- Randomly - random content from specified feeds will be posted.
If you wish to post only recent news, you are recommended to use the Only new option.
If you wish to ensure gradual and continuous posting, you are recommended to use the From newest to oldest option.
If you make posts from content feeds where timestamp does not matter, for example, product feeds or affiliate feeds, you may use the Random option.
Note: posting campaign uses one feed item for one post at a time, and no matter what option was used in the Process feeds' items, duplicate content will never be used for posting, unless you use recycling.
Enable recycling - this option allows you to re-post already posted content over again.
Re-post items - you can set a limit to re-post the same content up to 5 times or choose Indefinitely - to re-post the same content an unlimited number of times.
The "recycling" option can be good for affiliate product feeds, or other content feeds where unique content is not a priority. Please use this option very carefully. Social networks don't like duplicate content.
Post only items with these keywords - specify one or several content filter keywords. Only content that mentions at least one of the specified keywords in its title or description will be posted.
Don't post items with these keywords - specify one or several content filter keywords. Content that mentions at least one of the specified keywords in its title or description will be excluded from posting.
Don't post items without images - some content feeds may contain items that don't have any images in them. This option will allow you to ignore such items.
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Posting
You create integration posting campaign before creating a connection with integration platforms. If your posting campaign is already connected, integration platform logo will be highlighted.
Posting section is optional, but you can use Advanced settings to customize your posts.
Use <category> as hashtag - some content feeds utilize <category> code tag that may contain original content tags and blog categories. You can apply this option to automatically use these tags as hashtags in your post.
Hashtags pool - here you can specify a pool of up to 100 hashtags that will be added to your posts. Up to 10 random hashtags can be added to each post at a time.
Use a random number of hashtags - set a range for the number of hashtags to be added to your posts. Maximum values 10-10. This range is also applied to the Use <category> as hashtag option.
With the help of hashtags pool and number randomization, you can set to add a random number of random hashtags to your posts. This can be useful for content promotion and optimization.
If you don't want to use randomization, just set the random number range equal to the number of hashtags used, like 3-3.
Please remember about the necessity to include an affiliate disclosure to any post that features affiliate products. Affiliate disclosure is a statement that makes it clear there is an affiliate relationship between a publisher and a brand. You can use #ad or #sponsored as a disclosure for your posts. Read more about affiliate disclosure
Add custom text to post - specify your custom text (call to action, slogan, "read more" link, or else) to add to each post. The same text will be added to each post as a final phrase.
Append post links - append any tag or parameter to links. This can be any affiliate ID, tracking tags, or anything else. For example: ?utm_source=feeds&utm_campaign=ifttt
You can append not only link parameters, but also link fragments. If you add a fragment (#your_fragment), make sure you enter it with the "hash" symbol (#), otherwise, it will be counted as a parameter (&your_fragment).
Read more about query strings and fragments.
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Automation
In the Automation section, you set your posting campaign timing: how often your posting campaign should make posts. Advanced automation settings allow the implementation of a more flexible schedule for your posting campaign.
Posting Frequency - how often you wish to make posts. The minimum time interval between posts depends on your membership level: from once "every 24 hours" for the Basic level, to "every 30 minutes" for the Business level.
Test post - use this option to test-run or simply make a manual post. Read more about test post option
Note: as soon as you hit Test run current campaign settings will be automatically saved.
Advanced settings are optional.
Run campaign - set the campaign to run continuously or on certain days.
Run campaign = Always – the campaign will run on every day of the week
Run campaign = Specific Days & Times – you can select days of the week and time periods for your posts.
Here you can set to run your posting campaign only on weekdays (Days to run campaign) or avoid making posts at night time (Time to run campaign).
You can also set a delayed start of your campaign and date to automatically stop it.
Pay attention to the time zone setting. By default, your local (set on your computer) time zone is selected. But you can choose any time zone to adjust your posting campaign timing.
Read more about posting campaign automation.
When you are done with settings, press SAVE. Now you can find your posting campaign in the Posting Campaigns section of your RSS Ground account. You can add or remove feeds, and edit your campaign when you need.
Your posting campaign will run on complete autopilot. You can view the posting camping log to monitor its performance. Also, you can set up an automated email notifications to receive instant or daily posting reports.
See the links below for more information.
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Useful articles:
How to create a posting campaign
Setting up a posting campaign the best way
Posting campaign automation settings