Feeds overview

Feeds is a module in the Finalsite platform where you can connect and showcase social media content on your website in real time, automatically integrating content posted from your school’s social channels onto your website.

In this Article

• How Feeds works
• The Feeds module
• Configure Feeds settings in the module
• The Feeds element

How Feeds works

Feeds uses advanced moderation and filtering options to ensure that the social media conversations displayed on your site are ones that support your school’s communication strategy. Feeds also gives you persistent analytics to evaluate the performance of your social media campaigns.

Site visitors click on an individual item to see more details where they can also find a link to the original source or simply be directed there immediately. Get the word out even more as visitors are given options for sharing on their own social media accounts. 

Users can click on an individual content item to see more details, as well as a link to the original source and options for sharing on their own social media accounts. Twitter posts will open directly on Twitter.

The Feeds module

To get started, locate Feeds in the module menu. Access to the Feeds module is handled via an SSO using your Finalsite account.

Configure Feeds settings in the module

In the left navigation area, Feeds admins can select individual posts to hide or share, adjust filters, and perform other operations to control what’s included on the website display.

Here are the settings you can configure to customize the way your Feeds will display on your site: 

• + Add social media source: Click this red button to add a new source. 
• Moderate and Filter: This menu allows you to moderate the content that will display.
  
  • Add words to Disallow posts with these words.
  • Limit posts by adding to the Only allow posts with these words box.
  • Toggle on to Send All Posts to Moderation to keep your Feeds extra safe and secure. 
  • The box next to Don't allow posts with profanity can be checked. 
  • You can even Prevent Duplicate Posts from displaying.
     
• Share your Feed: An easy way to capture the link to share and to link on your site. Click the button to view your public feed as visitors will view it. 
• Select individual posts to hide or share, adjust filters, and perform other operations to control what’s included on the website display.
  

The Feeds element

The Feeds element is how you display social feeds on a site page once you have configured everything in the Feeds module. For site visitors, configure your feeds to appear in different formats, including: Grid, Slideshow, List, or Custom format of your social media posts. 

Locate the Feeds element in the Social section of the Element Library.

Once you place a Feeds element on a page, click the settings gear to see the available configurations. Read our article to learn more about "Feeds element settings."