How to Set Up and Configure an Outbound Feed

You set up and configure Outbound Feeds through PageBuilder Editor running in a separate environment, so the process does not impact your production website. Outbound Feeds uses blocks, which are pre-configured out-of-the-box components for easy feed set-up and configuration management.

This guide walks you through creating a feed using a PageBuilder template and configuring a resolver.

Note

You can use this guide to create a page instead of a template, as most of the steps are the same. When you create pages, the URI must start with /arc/outboundfeeds/. The benefit of using a template instead of a page is the feed can respond to multiple URLs. For instance, a sections feed and an authors feed using the same template.

Configuring the standard feed type

To configure a standard feed type, take the following steps:

1. Select the outboundfeeds or outboundfeeds-sandbox environment.

2. Click the outbound feeds tile.

   

3. Click the Templates. tab.

4. Select one or more websites in the Filter by Website panel if you want to limit this feed to specific websites. Otherwise, leave All Sites selected.

5. Click the Create Template button.

   

6. Enter a name for the new feed in the Template Name text field.

7. Click the Create button to add the new template.

   

8. Click the Curate button.

9. Click the Add block button.

   The blocks list displays

10. Add a feed by selecting a block from the list.

    

    Note

    The PageBuilder template preview does not show anything because it does not support xml or JSON formats. Once you complete the setup you can view the template by making a separate browser request.

    The Block details panel displays.

11. Configure custom field under the Block details panel.

    Each feed has a set of custom fields that control how the feed displays. The custom fields load with default values, but you can change them to fit your needs. The following table contains links to the instructions for each feeds Custom Fields.

    RSS feeds	Arc XP feeds	Others
    Facebook Instant Articles RSS	Sitemap Index	Google News Sitemap
    Google News RSS	Video Sitemap	ALEXA
    Flipboard RSS	ANS
    MSN RSS
    MRSS

12. Click the globe (Publish) button.

13. Click Share & Publish to make the template available.

14. Add a resolver. See Setting up resolvers for Outbound Feeds.

Note

A published template must be linked to a URL (resolver) so that you can use a feed.

Third-party URL configurations

Additional URL configurations may be required by third-party syndication websites. Once your feed is set up and tested, update the URL on the third-party website as required for each site.