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News by RSS

The News by RSS block allows editors to pull in external content through RSS feeds. This can be an RSS feed generated by another GU WordPress site or an external feed or blog.

To add the News by RSS block, click the “+” symbol and search for “RSS”. Then, select the RSS block icon.

The News by RSS block in the WordPress block inserter.

Editing a News by RSS block

In the block tab of the inspector panel, enter the URL for the RSS feed.

The inspector panel for the RSS block with the RSS feed URL field highlighted in a red box.

The block within the page editor will not display a preview of the RSS feed, but it will still appear on the published page.

Example RSS Block

A horizontal RSS feed with three posts.