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.
New Source
To create a new Source follow this path: Automation > Content > Sources and finally click on the button "New Source".
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:
- Insert Source name
- Add the RSS/ATOM feed URL from which you want to retrieve content from
- Set content update frequency, choosing among:
- When new content is available (checked every 10 minutes)
- every N minutes
- every N hours
- Decide how to handle existing content: you can replace existing ones or simply add new contents.
Once all parameters are set, select save. The page will automatically refresh showing the number of content retrieved and when next update will be.
If the URL inserted is not valid, an alert will warn you to check if it is correct.
What content does MailUp look for?
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>
...
</entry>
</feed>
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.
Now that you have created a new content source, you can use it:
- to build an automated Campaign,
- in the drag&drop editor while creating a new message.