What are filters in RSS.app, and how do they work?
Filters help you customize your feeds by allowing or blocking specific content based on various conditions. They can be applied to Feeds or Bundles.
Check out our guide on How to filter RSS feeds.
What is the Whitelist filter?
The Whitelist filter allows only posts that contain specific keywords to appear in your feed.
What is the Blacklist filter?
The Blacklist filter blocks posts that contain specific keywords from appearing in your feed.
Can I filter posts based on multiple keywords?
Yes! You can add multiple keywords in both Whitelist and Blacklist filters to refine your feed further.
Can I apply the Whitelist and Blacklist filters at the same time?
Yes, both filters are active, only posts that match the Whitelist and do not contain Blacklisted words will appear.
Can I remove duplicate posts from my feed?
You can use the Duplicate Filter to remove posts with:
Duplicate descriptions
Duplicate titles
How does the Auto-Hide feature work?
Auto-Hide lets you automatically remove posts that don’t meet certain conditions. You can hide posts that:
Have no images
Have no description
Have no date
Have no secure HTTPS links
Can I set a time limit for how old posts can be?
The Auto-Hide Older Posts filter allows you to remove posts older than a specified period.
You can adjust the period to days or hours.
Can I remove unnecessary text from post titles?
Clean Title filter removes extra content, such as:
Website names
Unwanted terms
You can use the Auto-Cleaner to do this automatically or add manually custom keywords.
Can I add or modify text in posts?
Yes! You can:
Replace text
Remove text
Add a prefix (text before the title)
Add a suffix (text after the title)
Replace URLs
Remove URLs
Do filters slow down feed updates?
No, filters do not affect feed update speed. The system processes filters instantly when fetching new posts.
How many filters can I add?
Adding too many filters may reduce the number of posts that appear in your feed. Also, depending on your plan, you can have up to 20/50/200 whitelist and blacklist keywords (each list can contain up to 20/50/200 keywords).
If you need more keywords, contact us, and we’ll see how we can help.
Can I apply filters to existing posts in my feed?
Yes, filters apply to all posts.
Can I filter posts based on a specific website in a bundle?
Yes! You can:
Whitelist a specific domain (only allow posts from a certain site).
Blacklist a specific domain (block posts from a certain site).