External RSS Feed

You can configure an external RSS feed and display its items as external promos on your Brightspot site. After the feed is published, you can insert it into a News RSS Feed List module. For details, see News RSS Feed List module.

To configure an external RSS feed:

1. In the header, click .

2. From the Create list, select External RSS Feed.

3. Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.

4. Complete your site's workflow and publish the asset.

   

   Note

   Once the feed is published, Brightspot displays the RSS Feed Viewer widget in the right rail. Click View Feed to view the XML markup of the RSS feed.

External RSS Feed fields

Click each tab below to see a description of the associated fields.

Main

Field	Description
Internal Name	Enter an internal name for this asset. Brightspot uses this name internally, such as in the search panel and recent activity widget. This name is not visible to visitors to your site.
Feed URL	The external URL that provides the feed.

Advanced

Field	Description
Cache Settings	Configure cache settings. For details, see Configuring external RSS feed's cache settings.

Analytics

The information on this tab presents a graphical or tabular representation of this asset's analytics. For information about configuring analytics ingestion and presentation, see Brightspot Analytics and Google Analytics.

Translations

Field	Description
Locale	Sets the content's locale. This setting can also be used to auto-localize content based on the users requested locale.