RSS Post Importer - Options


Options

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To find the RSS Post Importer settings, navigate to Admin Dashboard → CM RSS Post Importer Pro → Options.

Navigation to the plugin options - RSS Feed Importer WordPress Plugin
Navigation to the plugin options

There are a few tabs.

Plugin Options

This tab consists of 2 sections.

General

General plugin options - RSS Importer WordPress
General plugin options
  • Processing batch size - Number of RSS feed items processed by WP-Cron job at once. Learn more about this option: RSS Post Importer - Limiting the Batch Processing size
  • Restart Processing CRON - Clicking on this button will restart the task responsible for processing the feeds. Learn more about using this option: RSS Post Importer / RSS Aggregator - CRON Troubleshooting
  • Run RSS Processing - Clicking on this button will run the task responsible for processing the feeds.
  • Keywords exact match - All capital letters will be taken into account during searching for keywords.
  • User agent - User agent used to fetch RSS feed. Some servers block access to theirs resources when queries are made by WordPress - you can try to fool them by changing user agent. Learn more about this option: RSS Post Importer - Changing User Agent
  • Delete Fetches - Click to delete fetches.This options does not delete already imported posts - only fetches. This option can be useful in case if there is some broken RSS, so you can use this clear the RSS queue. It can also be used to clear the database from time to time, to not overload it. Note: this option was introduced in version 1.5.6.
    • Choose the RSS - In this dropdown you can choose either to delete all fetches or only fetches of some definite RSS. Note: this option was introduced in version 1.5.9.

      Deleting all fetches from the chosen feed - WordPress RSS Multi Importer Plugin
      Deleting all fetches from the chosen feed
  • Delete Posts if they was deleted in RSS Source - When the option is enabled, imported posts will be removed from your feed if they were removed in the RSS source. Note: this option was introduced in version 1.5.7.
  • Remove quotes from the title - If option is enabled, quoter marks that wrap the title will be automatically removed when creating posts. Note: this option was introduced in version 1.7.8.

Proxy

Note: the Proxy feature was introduced in version 1.7.9.

The plugin supports an option to fetch RSS feeds using a proxy server. This can help bypass content restrictions, access geo-blocked sources, or avoid IP-based rate limiting.

The options are:

Proxy settings - RSS Post Importer
Proxy settings
  • Use the proxy for fetching feeds - Choose On to enable the feature.
  • Proxy server - Enter the full proxy server URL, including protocol and port. Example: http://123.123.123.123:8080
  • Proxy username - Enter the username for proxy authentication. Used only if the proxy requires login.
  • Proxy password - Enter the password for proxy authentication. Used only if the proxy requires login.

Plugin Diagnostics

Second tab is Plugin Diagnostics.

Plugin diagnostics - RSS Feeds Importer Plugin
Plugin diagnostics

The plugin depends on WordPress Cron - a service that schedules events to be executed at regular intervals, so make sure it's running correctly. You can retrieve advanced log information by choosing the problematic feed in the dropdown list and clicking the Fetch button.

ChatGPT

Note: the ChatGPT integration settings were introduced in version 1.7.0.

Next tab is Chat GPT. This feature allows you to generate posts with unique content based on the RSS feed content using ChatGPT.

ChatGPT integration settings - RSS Importer WordPress
ChatGPT integration settings
  • Enable Chat GPT - Turn on this option to activate ChatGPT feature.
  • Chat GPT API Key - Enter here the API key obtained from OpenAI site.
  • Chat GPT Model Chat - This option allows you to choose a ChatGPT model. This option is inactive until you enter your API key in the option above and save the changes. Once it's done, you will be able to choose any model supported by your API in the dropdown. Note: this option was updated in version 1.7.4.

    Choosing ChatGPT model - RSS Post Importer
    Choosing ChatGPT model
  • Chat GPT Reply Length - Set the maximum length of the reply requested from the ChatGPT. This value is set in tokens. Warning: longer replies use more tokens, so you can reach limit faster. Learn more about Pricing Plans.
  • Chat GPT AI Temperature - This option allows to define how accurate the generated content will be. This value ranges from 0 to 2. Higher values like 0.8 will make the output more random, while lower values like 0.2 will make it more focused and deterministic.
  • Chat GPT AI Role - Here you can define the role for the Chat GPT assistant to make your content more specialized. This way, if you define the assistant as an expert in some certain area, it will generate the content related to your main topic.
  • Chat GPT Prompt Title Template - Specify the request which the plugin will be sending to ChatGPT for generating new title for the article. Important: this template must contain the following placeholder: {rss_title}.
  • Chat GPT Prompt Content Template - Specify the request which the plugin will be sending to ChatGPT for generating new content for the article. Important: this template must contain the following placeholder: {rss_content}.

These settings are the default ones. For each added RSS feed you can enable or disable the ChatGPT integration and override some of the default settings.

Learn more about the ChatGPT integration in this use case guide:

Gemini

Note: the ChatGPT integration settings were introduced in version 1.7.1.

Next tab is Gemini. Similarly to the previous section with options, this feature allows you to generate posts with unique content based on the RSS feed content using Gemini AI assistant.

Gemini integration settings - WordPress RSS Multi Importer Plugin
Gemini integration settings
  • Enable Gemini - Turn on this option to activate Gemini feature.
  • Gemini Key - In order to make the feature work, you need to add here Gemini API key. It's simple - head to the site Google AI Studio, sign up and follow the instructions.
  • Gemini Model - The plugin supports two versions of Gemini which you can choose - Gemini Pro and Gemini Pro 1.5. Have a note that currently the version Gemini Pro 1.5 is a beta version, so it can give unexpected results.
  • Gemini Reply Length - Set the maximum length of the reply requested from the Gemini. This value is set in tokens. Have a note that Gemini Pro replies are limited by 2048 tokens, while Gemini Pro 1.5 can be unlimited.
  • Gemini Temperature - This option allows to define how accurate the generated forum answer will be. This value ranges from 0 to 2. Lower temperatures are good for prompts that require a more deterministic and less open-ended or creative response, while higher temperatures can lead to more diverse or creative results.
  • Gemini Prompt Title Template - Specify the request which the plugin will be sending to Gemini for generating new title for the article. Important: this template must contain the following placeholder: {rss_title}.
  • Gemini Prompt Content Template - Specify the request which the plugin will be sending to Gemini for generating new content for the article. Important: this template must contain the following placeholder: {rss_content}.
  • Gemini Safety Level - The Gemini API blocks content based on the probability of content being unsafe. By default, safety settings block content (including prompts) with medium or higher probability of being unsafe across any dimension. You can change safety level to the one is appropriate for your use case:
    • Always show regardless of probability of being harmful
    • Block low, medium or high probability of being harmful
    • Block medium or high probability of being harmful
    • Block high probability of being harmful

These settings are the default ones. For each added RSS feed you can enable or disable the Gemini integration and override some of the default settings.

Learn more about the Gemini integration in this use case guide:


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