News - Import with RSS

OpenScholar allows you to collect news items from an external RSS feeds and turn them into actual news posts on your site. This feature provides a way to keep your news content fresh without having to write each article yourself. To do this, make sure the News App is enabled and follow these steps:

Go to the News section of your site and choose Add New > Import

Add new import

Choose the RSS option, and enter the Title and URL, then click "Submit".
NOTE: You can manage existing imported content by clicking the MANAGE tab

import feed
Select the news items that you want to include on your site by clicking "Import". After clicking "Import", the news items will become posts on the site.

News feed import

Imported News post will appear in the News section automatically.

imported news posts

Try it out

If you are looking for a feed to try using this feature, NASA offers a variety of RSS feeds:
https://www.nasa.gov/content/nasa-rss-feeds

Updated: 20Apr18