RSS block to show my recent blog posts
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Kevin Gilbert
I've been using Shorby before I found Beacons. I want to switch to Beacons because it has much more capability overall. But Shorby has an RSS block that Beacons doesn't have. This allows me to "connect" my blog so that I can show recent blog posts. I'd like to see Beacons add this functionality and it would probably be enough to make me switch.
Kat Tung
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Adding blogging/news update functionality to Link in Bio
huelessvision
A block to add latest updates and news for our audience.
huelessvision
As far as for how often I would post updates, probably 3 to 4 times a week and possibly more.
For the content it would most likely we for content releases and in the works and updates to what I provide.
And lastly. For feeds to be included, Direct Facebook & X Feeds would be nine.
Jacob Choi-Durham
Hiya huelessvision, thanks for this post! I have a few more questions for you:
- What type of content do you envision displaying in the news block?
- How frequently do you plan to update the news content?
- Do you have any specific sources or feeds you would like to integrate into the news block?
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Jacky Zhu
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Jacob Choi-Durham
Hello sobas Mann! I have a few more questions for you:
- Could you please clarify how you would like the RSS feature to function on the Beacons blog?
- Are there specific content types from the blog that you would like to see in the RSS feed?
- Would you like the RSS feed to update in real-time or at specific intervals?
Jacob Choi-Durham
Thank you for posting, Kevin Gilbert! I have a few more questions for you:
- Can you provide more details on how you use the RSS block feature in Shorby? For example, how often do you update your blog posts?
- What specific information from your blog posts do you want to be displayed in the RSS block?
- Are there any additional features related to the RSS block that you would find useful?
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Kevin Gilbert
Jacob Choi-Durham, you can view my Shorby page here: https://shor.by/kevingilbert. The "My Blog" section is toward the bottom. It's set to show the featured image with title overlaid in a 2-column grid with 4 total posts (most recent) showing.
- I'm trying to post a new article at least once per week, but my goal is to post 2-3 times per week.
- I think my description above, and the link to my page, should answer this question.
- At present, I can't think of any additional features to an RSS block that I would find useful. Well, maybe an RSS subscribe link, for anyone who might still use that, but ultimately, I would still be pushing people to an email signup.