As you may know, we are also the team behind the popular WP RSS Aggregator plugin, and I’m also the Head of Support for the plugin.
Now, one of the questions that I’ve been asked on multiple occasions is whether it’s possible to create a website similar to Alltop, or whether it’s possible to create a fully-functional auto-blog website using WP RSS Aggregator.
The simple answer is YES.
In this great post from Rob Freeman you’ll find a quick and easy tutorial on how to create a website similar to Alltop that brings together all the latest news on a particular topic through the use of Google Alerts RSS feeds. It’s also a great way of creating your very own online side business through the use of advertisements.
It’s all possible using only the free core version of WP RSS Aggregator and any free WordPress theme out there, and you can have it all set up within a very short time-frame. Here’s the result from Rob’s project.
Should you wish to make the feed look more attractive you can always opt for the Templates feature in Basic or higher, and if you want to take it even further and create your very own auto-blog you can choose to work with the Feed to Post feature in Pro or Elite.
You can explore the current product tours to see how Aggregator displays feeds and curates posts.
Take a look at how Rob Freeman created his website and give it a go yourself.
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