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# Auto-Post: Publish RSS Feeds Automatically

> Connect an RSS feed to Volta and automatically publish new entries as posts to your connected social channels.

Volta's auto-post feature lets you connect any RSS feed to your social channels so that new content is published automatically — without you lifting a finger. As soon as a new item appears in the feed, Volta picks it up and schedules or publishes it to the channels you've selected. It's the fastest way to keep your social presence active from a blog, podcast, news source, or any other RSS-enabled content stream.

## Setting up auto-post

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Auto-Post in the dashboard">
    Click **Auto-Post** in the left sidebar. If you haven't created any rules yet, you'll see an empty state with a button to add your first one.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add your RSS feed URL">
    Click **Add Rule** (or **New Auto-Post**). In the form that appears, paste the full URL of the RSS feed you want to monitor — for example, `https://yourblog.com/feed` or `https://feeds.example.com/podcast.xml`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select your target channel(s)">
    Choose one or more connected social channels from the list. New feed items will be published to all selected channels.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure the interval and content template">
    Set how often Volta should check the feed for new items (for example, every hour or every 6 hours). Then define a **content template** that controls how each RSS entry becomes a social post (see below).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enable the rule">
    Toggle the rule to **Active** and save. Volta will begin monitoring the feed on the next scheduled check.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Content templates

A content template lets you control what text is included in the auto-generated post. You can combine plain text with RSS field placeholders:

| Placeholder       | What it inserts                     |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| `{{title}}`       | The RSS item title                  |
| `{{description}}` | The RSS item description or summary |
| `{{link}}`        | The full URL of the item            |

**Example template:**

```
New post: {{title}}

{{description}}

Read more → {{link}}
```

This template produces a post that includes the article title, a short summary, and a link — suitable for most platforms.

## Enabling and disabling rules

You can pause any auto-post rule without deleting it. Toggle the **Active** switch on the rule's row in the Auto-Post list to disable it temporarily. The rule's configuration is preserved and you can re-enable it at any time. This is useful when you want to pause auto-posting during a campaign period or over a holiday without losing your setup.

## Running multiple rules

There's no limit to how many auto-post rules you can create. You can set up separate rules for different feeds targeting different channels — for example:

* Your company blog → LinkedIn and X
* Your podcast feed → Facebook and Instagram
* A curated industry news feed → Slack

Each rule runs independently on its own schedule.

<Tip>
  Apply a consistent **tag** (such as `auto-post` or `rss`) in your content template or rule settings to all auto-generated posts. This makes it easy to filter them out in the calendar view, analytics, and the post list — so you can quickly distinguish curated content from automated content at a glance.
</Tip>