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Purple Wires

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Summary

Purple Wires is a feature that allows you to import wire services, such as DPA and Reuters, in Purple Hub.

The import supports the data formats

  • XML,
  • RSS,
  • JSON,
  • and it's possible to specify the import mapping schema.

As an authentication method, it's possible

  • to write a custom service according to your needs,
  • or just pass simple Auth data.

Further configurations allow to

  • automatically publish imported articles,
  • assign imported articles to specific (custom) post types, and
  • automatically fetch articles on a schedule.


Preconditions

  • Purple Wires needs to be enabled and set up by the Purple Team. To request the activation of the feature, please open a ticket in our Purple Support Helpdesk. Within the the ticket, please let us know, which RSS sources you are aiming to include.
  • To configure Purple Wires, the role of a Super Admin is needed (a role for Purple staff only)


Using Purple Wires