MailUp allows creating content sources that, automatically and on a regular basis, retrieve external content and make it available into the platform. This content can be used to create automated Campaigns or directly in the drag&drop editor while creating a new message.
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You can now choose if you want to create a new source using an RSS/ATOM feed (URL) or by uploading a .csv, .json or a .zip (FILE).
Select URL to import contents, automatically and on a regular basis, from a URL.
To set a new source:
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Once all parameters are set, select save. The page will automatically refresh showing the number of content retrieved and when the next update will be.
If the URL inserted is not valid, an alert will warn you to check if it is correct.
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In the Edit page, you are able to stop Source update. If you stop the update, any automated campaigns generated from this source will not be sent. |
What content does MailUp look for?
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Below two examples of RSS and ATOM feeds:
RSS:
Summary: item-description
Image: "first image" item-description > "first image" item-content:encoded > channel-image-url
<channel>
<image><url>http://example.org/logo.jpg</url></image>
<item>
<description>... <img src="http://example.org/logo.jpg"> ...</description>
<content:encoded>... <img src="http://example.org/logo.jpg"> ...</content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
...
</item>
</channel>
ATOM:
Summary: entry-summary
Image: "first image" entry-content > "first image" entry-summary > "first image" entry-content:encoded > feed-logo
<feed>
<logo>http://example.org/logo.jpg</logo>
<entry>
<content>... <img src="http://example.org/logo.jpg"> ...</content>
<summary>... <img src="http://example.org/logo.jpg"> ...</summary>
<description>... <img src="http://example.org/logo.jpg"> ...</description>
<content:encoded>... <img src="http://example.org/logo.jpg"> ...</content:encoded>
</entry>
<entry>
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</entry>
</feed>
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You can import the following items:
- Title: content title
- Summary: content short description
- Image: link of the image, hosted on your website, to be retrieved
- LinkURL: main URL, where is the content itself
- LinkText: text in the URL
- ContentDate: publishing date or a date you want to associate to the content
- ContentKey: keyword to identify each content (it can be used to update an existing content or in the search bar in the page View contents)
- Category: content category
How to build an RSS feed
The content retrieved are:
- Title: item -> title
- Summary: item -> description
- Image: prima immagine in item -> description oppure item -> content:encoded oppure channel -> image-url
- LinkURL: item -> link
- LinkText: item -> title
- ContentDate: item -> pubDate
- ContentKey: item -> guid
- Category: item -> category
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<item>
<title>Does summer make open rates drop? 5 ideas to avoid it</title>
<link>https://blog.mailup.com/2018/07/summer-email/</link>
<comments>https://blog.mailup.com/2018/07/summer-email/#respond</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 09:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Giulia Ganassini]]></dc:creator>
<category><![CDATA[Email Marketing]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[Summer]]></category>
<guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.mailup.com/?p=6121</guid>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Summer is a beautiful season and many businesses are slowing down the performance of their summer emails. There are effective remedies to prevent these declines. Let us discover them together.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://blog.mailup.com/2018/07/summer-email/">Does summer make open rates drop? 5 ideas to avoid it</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://blog.mailup.com">MailUp Blog</a>.</p>
]]></description>
</content:encoded>
<wfw:commentRss>https://blog.mailup.com/2018/07/summer-email/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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Final output:
MailUp blog feed (RSS): https://blog.mailup.com/feed/
How to build an ATOM feed
The content retrieved are:
- Title: entry -> title
- Summary: entry -> summary
- Image: prima immagine in entry -> content oppure entry -> summary oppure entry -> content:encoded oppure feed -> logo
- LinkURL: entry -> link
- LinkText: entry -> link.title
- ContentDate: entry -> published
- ContentKey: entry -> id
- Category: entry -> category
Final output:
MailUp blog feed (ATOM): https://blog.mailup.com/feed/atom/
Now that you have created a new content source, you can use it:
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