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Using Social Feeds

This guide is for editors who show cached social posts on the site and owners deciding which RSS-compatible feeds to use. Every step uses the labels you see on screen.

  1. Open Growth > Social feed connections.
  2. Create a connection, give it a name, choose the provider, and enter its Feed URL.
  3. Use an RSS or Atom URL. Providers named after social networks use this same RSS-compatible URL path today; they do not connect a native account or start OAuth.
  4. Save the connection, then use Sync now to fetch and cache its items.
  1. Edit the page where you want the feed.
  2. Add the Social feed block.
  3. Choose the connection or provider and set the item limit.
  4. Save the page.
  1. Open Growth > Social feed connections and select the connection.
  2. Use Sync now to pull the latest posts.
  3. Check the Sync status, Last synced, and any Last sync error, then confirm posts appear in Growth > Cached social feed items.

An administrator verifies an RSS feed is connected and producing cached social feed items.

  1. Open Growth > Social feed connections and edit the connection.
  2. Check the selected provider and Feed URL, then save any correction.
  3. Select Sync now and review Last sync error if the result is not successful.
  • One active feed. Add the RSS or Atom URL you update most and confirm it produces cached items before adding others.
NeedEnable
Show more than one feedAdditional Social feed connections
Keep the page tidyA small post count per feed
  • Don’t add feeds you rarely update. An empty or stale cached feed looks worse than none.
RoleFirst useful screen
EditorThe Social feed block on the page
Site ownerGrowth > Social feed connections
What you seeWhat it meansWhat to do
The feed is emptyNo posts have been cached yet, or the last sync failedUse Sync now, then check Last sync error and the configured Feed URL
The feed stopped updatingThe feed URL is unavailable or scheduled sync is not enabledCorrect the URL and use Sync now; ask your developer to enable the optional scheduled sync if needed
Too many posts on the pageThe post count is highLower how many posts the widget shows