RSS news sources
How to add and manage RSS feeds for news article generation
The RSS news sources section lets you add, organise and manage the RSS feeds that the plugin uses as raw material for news-based article generation. A well-curated feed list is the foundation of a consistent and relevant news workflow.
When to open this screen
Use this section when setting up a new News mode campaign or when you need to add, remove or update the feed sources for an existing one. Feed management should be reviewed periodically to remove dead feeds and add new relevant sources.
RSS feeds are free and available from most news websites. The plugin reads the latest headlines from each feed, filters them by age and topic relevance according to the News mode settings, and uses them as the basis for content generation.
The correct approach is to add the most relevant feeds for your editorial niche first, then test by running a news preview to verify that the headlines fetched are appropriate for the campaign’s content strategy.
What’s on this page
Recommended procedure for managing RSS feeds
Good feed management is iterative: start with a small, focused list, test the output and expand or refine based on what the plugin produces.
1. Find relevant feeds
Search for RSS feeds from authoritative sources in your niche. Most sites have /feed or /rss.xml.
2. Add feed URLs
Enter one URL per line in the RSS URLs field inside the News mode metabox.
3. Run a preview
Click ‘Run news now’ (preview mode) to check the headlines the feeds return.
4. Refine the list
Remove feeds that return irrelevant headlines. Add feeds from additional sources if needed.
How to work with RSS feeds effectively
The quality of the news output is directly proportional to the quality of the feeds. Understanding feed characteristics helps you build a reliable source list.
Find feed URLs
Look for a feed link icon on news sites, or try appending /feed, /rss or /rss.xml to the homepage URL.
Single niche
A feed list focused on one topic produces more relevant articles than a mixed multi-topic list.
Source authority
Prefer feeds from authoritative publishers in your niche over aggregators or low-quality blogs.
Feed freshness
Check that selected feeds are updated regularly. A feed with no updates in weeks is not useful.
Number of feeds
3 to 8 focused feeds is usually optimal. More feeds increase variety but also noise.
Language matching
Ensure the feed language matches the content output language configured in the brief.
Duplicate headlines
Headlines appearing in multiple feeds are deduplicated automatically — no manual filtering needed.
Dead feed detection
If a feed URL stops returning content, the plugin continues with the remaining feeds without error.
How to find RSS feeds for different niches
Finding the right feeds is a research task, not a technical one. These approaches work across most editorial niches.
News publishers
Major newspapers and magazines always have RSS feeds. Check their website footer or /feed URL.
Industry blogs
Specialist blogs in your niche often provide focused feeds with high topical relevance.
Google Alerts
Google Alerts can export results as an RSS feed for any keyword — a useful complement to direct feeds.
Aggregator feeds
Platforms like Feedly or Inoreader let you build curated topic feeds you can export as RSS URLs.
Common mistakes to avoid
The most common mistake is adding too many feeds without testing: the plugin fetches headlines from all of them, which can produce a mixed and unfocused article queue. A second mistake is adding feeds in a different language from the campaign output language without enabling the translation mode.
Summary
A focused, well-tested RSS feed list is the foundation of a reliable News mode workflow. Start with 3 to 5 authoritative sources in your niche, verify the output with a preview run, and expand the list only when the existing feeds are producing consistently relevant results.