Filters in RSS.app allow you to refine and customize your feeds by showing only relevant posts.
Basic filters
Our platform offers 7 basic filters to optimize your content.
No Images hides posts that do not include any images.
No Description hides posts that lack a description.
No Dates hides posts missing a publication date.
No Secure Links hides posts that do not contain secure (HTTPS) links.
Duplicate Description hides posts with descriptions identical to others.
Duplicate Titles hides posts with titles that are duplicates of other posts.
Clean Title removes extraneous content (e.g., website names or irrelevant terms) from post titles.
Usage Options:
Auto-Cleaner: Automatically removes unwanted keywords.
Manual: Allows you to specify custom keywords for cleaning.
Extra Functions
We also provides extra functionalities within the Filters tab to further tailor your content:
Manual Hiding & Domain Blacklisting:
You can manually hide individual posts that do not meet your criteria.
Easily add specific domains to your blacklist with one click
Pinning Posts:
Promote important posts by pinning them to the top of your feed.
Advanced filters
Whitelist filter
Include only posts that contain one or more specified keywords.
How It Works:
Add Whitelist Keyword: Enter the keyword(s) using the "Add whitelist keyword" option.
Exact Match: Toggle on to match the full keyword or off to match any part of the keyword.
Apply To: Choose which parts of the post should be filtered, whether it's the title, description, link (URL), or image URL.
Examples:
Title/Description: If you whitelist "Bitcoin" and apply the filter to the title and description, only posts that include "Bitcoin" in either their title or description will be displayed.
URL: If you whitelist "example.com" and apply the filter to the link, only posts with URLs containing "example.com" will appear in your feed.
Blacklist Filter
Automatically exclude posts that contain any of the specified keywords.
How It Works:
Add Blacklist Keyword: Enter the unwanted keyword(s) using the "Add blacklist keyword" option.
Exact Match: Toggle on to match the full keyword or off to match any part of the keyword.
Apply To: Choose which parts of the post should be filtered, whether it's the title, description, link (URL), or image URL.
Examples:
Title/Description: If you blacklist "sponsored" and apply the filter to the title and description, any post containing "sponsored" in those areas will be removed from your feed.
URL: If you blacklist "example.com" and apply the filter to the link, posts from URLs containing "example.com" will be hidden.
Automatically Hide Older Posts
Automatically hide posts that exceed a specified age.
How It Works:
Enable the Feature: Turn on the "Automatically hide posts older than" option.
Configure the Time Period:
Choose the unit of time (Days or Hours).
Set the desired threshold (e.g., 7 days or 24 hours).
Posts that are older than the specified time frame will be hidden from your feed.
Example:
If you set the parameter to "7 Days," any post older than 7 days will automatically be hidden from view (you can show it manually from filters), ensuring that your feed only shows recent and relevant content.
Replace Text
Automatically replace text within titles and descriptions.
How It Works:
Enter source text: Input the text you want to replace in your posts.
Enter New Text: Input the text that will replace the source text.
Apply to Fields:
Apply to Title: Modify the text in the post title.
Apply to Description: Modify the text in the post description.
Configuration: You can select one or both options depending on where you want the changes to occur.
Example:
You want to replace the word "CompanyName" from all post titles.
Setup:
Enter Source Text:
CompanyNameEnter New Text:
NewCompanyApply to Title: Checked
Outcome: The word CompanyName will be replaced to NewCompany in every title.
Remove Text
Automatically remove text within titles and descriptions.
How It Works:
Enter Source Text: Input the text you want to remove in your posts.
Apply to Fields:
Apply to Title: Remove the text in the post title.
Apply to Description: Remove the text in the post description.
Configuration: You can select one or both options depending on where you want the changes to occur.
Example:
You want to remove the word "sponsored" from all post titles.
Setup:
Enter Source Text:
sponsoredApply to Title: Checked
Outcome: The word "sponsored" will be removed from every title.
💡Advanced Tip
Both Replace and Remove filters supports Regex. For more detailed information on using regular expressions, check out our comprehensive guide on How to use Regular Expression in filters.
Add Prefix / Add Suffix
Automatically prepend or append specified text to your post titles or descriptions.
How It Works:
Enter Prefix Text: Input the text you want to add at the beginning of your posts.
Apply to Fields:
Apply to Title: Add the prefix or suffix to the beginning or end of the title.
Apply to Description: Add the prefix or suffix to the beginning or end of the description.
Remove URL
Eliminate all URLs from your post titles or descriptions
How It Works:
Select the Removal Option: Choose the "Remove URL" feature.
Apply to Fields:
Apply to Title: Remove URLs present within the post title.
Apply to Description: Remove URLs present within the post description.
Replace URL
Standardize the URLs in your post titles by replacing Title URL with a single, specified URL.
How It Works:
Enter New URL:
Description: Input the uniform URL that you want to appear in feed titles.
Apply to Title:
Description: Ensure the "Apply to Title" option is enabled so that only the URLs within the post titles are replaced.
Entering a new URL replaces all the URLs in titles, regardless of their original content.