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Connect Your Blog or Website to FeedMansion

Find your blog's RSS feed and connect it to FeedMansion. Every new post becomes social media drafts in your voice, ready for review.

You publish articles on your blog or website. Your readers find them there. Then the content sits silent while social media keeps moving. Connect your site to FeedMansion and your ghost writers turn each new post into social media drafts in your voice. You review, approve, and publish across every platform you've connected.

Finding your feed

Most blogs and websites publish an RSS or Atom feed automatically. You just need to find it.

Look for a feed icon

Check your site for an RSS or feed icon. It usually appears in the browser address bar, footer, or near social media links. The icon looks like a square with radio waves or three curved lines.

Click the icon. Your browser shows the feed URL. Copy it.

Try common URL patterns

Add these to your site's domain and test in your browser:

/feed
/rss
/atom.xml
/feed.xml

For example, if your site is https://example.com, try:

https://example.com/feed
https://example.com/rss
https://example.com/atom.xml

If you see XML with post titles and descriptions, you found it.

Note: Use https:// for secure feeds. If your site only supports http://, the feed will still work, but https:// is preferred to encrypt data in transit.

Platform-specific patterns

  • WordPress: /feed/ or ?feed=rss2
  • Squarespace: /feed?format=RSS or /?format=RSS
  • Wix: /feed.xml or /blog-feed.xml
  • Substack: https://yoursubstack.substack.com/feed
  • Blogger: /feeds/posts/default

Check the page source

If the above doesn't work, view your page source (Ctrl+U / Cmd+U) and search for application/rss+xml or application/atom+xml. You'll see a link tag with your feed URL in the href attribute.

Category and tag feeds

Many sites have separate feeds for categories or tags. Use these when you only want FeedMansion to pick up certain content.

  • WordPress categories: https://example.com/category/your-category/feed/
  • WordPress tags: https://example.com/tag/your-tag/feed/
  • Ghost tags: https://example.com/tag/your-tag/rss/
  • Blogger labels: https://yourblog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default/-/your-label

Connecting to FeedMansion

Once you have your feed URL, connecting takes seconds:

  1. In FeedMansion, open Manage in the left sidebar
  2. Click Add Source
  3. Select Feed as the source type
  4. Paste your feed URL
  5. Give the source a name (like "My Blog" or your site name)
  6. Click Add Source

FeedMansion detects the feed type automatically and fetches your latest posts.

You can manage all your sources later under Manage > Sources.

After adding the feed, link it to a ghost writer if you want new posts turned into drafts automatically.

  1. Open Auto-Drafts in the sidebar
  2. Create a new ghost writer or select an existing one
  3. In the source section, select your feed
  4. Save your changes

You can link the same feed to multiple ghost writers. Each ghost writer uses a different format template, so you can maintain different formats for different platforms.

If you prefer a user-directed AI workflow, the same source is also available in Remix once your brand voice is set.

What gets imported

FeedMansion reads your RSS or Atom feed and creates social media drafts based on:

  • Post title - used in draft headlines
  • Post content or excerpt - used to generate draft content
  • Publication date - used for chronology
  • Post URL - included in drafts so readers can click through
  • Featured images - attached to drafts for image-based platforms

Your ghost writers use this content to create platform-specific posts. They never publish without your approval. You review every draft before it goes live.

What's not included

  • Static pages - RSS feeds typically only include blog posts, not static pages like "About" or "Contact"
  • Password-protected content - If your site requires login, FeedMansion cannot access the feed
  • Members-only content - Gated or subscription-only posts don't appear in public RSS feeds

Security note: Before connecting your feed, paste the URL into a browser and verify it doesn't contain any content you don't want shared. Some sites accidentally include draft posts or private content in their public RSS feeds.

Sync frequency

FeedMansion checks your RSS feed automatically. You don't need to refresh manually. New posts appear in your drafts within an hour of publishing on your site.

Need to sync immediately? Open the feed in Manage > Sources and click Refresh Feed.

Best practices

Write social-friendly headlines

Your ghost writers work from your headlines. Clear, specific headlines create better drafts.

Good: "How we built a landing page that converted 3x better" Less clear: "Some thoughts on landing pages"

Use excerpts when available

If your CMS lets you add excerpts or meta descriptions, use them. Your ghost writers read these to understand what your post is about.

Keep excerpts to one or two sentences. Highlight what readers will learn or take away.

Publish consistently

FeedMansion works best when you publish regularly. Regular publishing gives your ghost writers more examples to work from and keeps your drafts aligned with your current topics.

Troubleshooting

Feed not updating

If new posts don't appear in FeedMansion:

  1. Check that your post is Published, not just draft status
  2. Open the feed in Manage > Sources and click Refresh Feed
  3. Verify the feed URL hasn't changed
  4. Wait up to an hour for the next automatic sync

Wrong content appearing

If drafts don't match your blog content:

  1. Open the feed in Manage > Sources to see what FeedMansion imported
  2. Check that the correct feed URL is connected (some sites have multiple feeds)
  3. Ensure you're looking at the right site or publication

Feed URL not working

If FeedMansion can't fetch your feed:

  1. Paste the URL into a browser. You should see XML content with post titles and descriptions
  2. Check that the URL doesn't require authentication (login or password)
  3. Verify the feed is publicly accessible
  4. Try https:// instead of http:// (or vice versa)
  5. Check that the URL is complete and not missing any characters

Empty feed or old content

If your feed exists but shows no posts or only old posts:

  • Check your CMS settings. Some platforms let you limit how many posts appear in the RSS feed. Increase this limit if needed.
  • Verify posts are published. Drafts and scheduled posts don't appear in RSS feeds until you publish them.
  • Check feed generation. Some sites only regenerate the feed periodically. New posts may take time to appear.

Feed parsing errors

If FeedMansion can't read your feed:

  • Check the feed URL. Paste the URL into a browser and confirm it loads without errors. If you see validation errors in the browser, FeedMansion will see the same errors.
  • Check for special characters. Unusual characters in post titles or content can sometimes break RSS feeds.
  • Try a different format. If your site offers both RSS and Atom feeds, try the other format.

Private or password-protected content

FeedMansion can only read publicly accessible feeds. If your site requires login or membership:

  • Use a public teaser feed if your platform supports it
  • Publish separate public posts for social media promotion
  • Use Remix: add post URLs in FeedMansion as saved links or direct source material

Need more help?

If you're having trouble finding or connecting your feed, reach out to the FeedMansion team through the in-app help or contact support.

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