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Adding a Blog to Your App

Adding a blog in your app for a newsletter, devotional, or bulletin is a great way to encourage your congregation throughout the week.

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Written by Logan Silver
Updated over a month ago

Here are four different ideas for incorporating blogs into your app!

Using SnapPages Blogs

Blog tab

This option is best if you have room for another tab in your app and would like the blog to be easily accessible no matter where the user is on your app.

  1. Start a blog using our Blog platform on SnapPages or another blog service. If you haven't set up your Blog on SnapPages yet, this article might be helpful.

  2. Once you've set it up, grab the RSS feed URL. If you are unsure how to find your RSS URL, please see this article.

  3. Next, create a Blog tab in your app by going to your Mobile App dashboard > "Manage tabs".

  4. Drag the Blog tab into the "Active" section and paste your RSS URL into it.

  5. Your new blog entries will now appear in your app automatically.

RSS item in a Build Your Own tab

This option is best if you have run out of tabs to use, or would rather place your blog in a list on a custom tab.

  1. Start a blog using our Blog platform on SnapPages or another blog service. If you haven't set up your Blog on SnapPages yet, this article might be helpful.

  2. Once you've set it up, grab the RSS feed URL. If you are unsure how to find your RSS URL, please see this article.

  3. Navigate to your Mobile App dashboard and click "Add item" on any custom tab.

  4. Select "RSS" and then choose "Most Recent RSS" as the link item.

  5. Save to your tab and paste in the RSS URL.

  6. Your new blog entries will now appear in your app automatically.

The only way to automate the process of your blog appearing in your app is to use Options 1 and 2. With Options 3 and 4, you will need to create new entries in the dashboard manually.

Using Fill In Notes

Link items in a Build Your Own tab

This option is best if you'd like to use Fill In Notes for your blog instead of the Blog platform on the SnapPages dashboard.

  1. Access Fill In Notes from your Subsplash Dashboard (Library > Fill In Notes).

  2. Create a new note in Fill In Notes.

  3. Select the Share icon and copy the link.

  4. Navigate to your Subsplash dashboard and go to Library > Links

  5. Create a new Link, and using a Page or App link type, paste in the Fill In Notes link.

  6. Place this new Link on a custom tab in your app.

For a more detailed walk-through, please see this article!

Media items in a Build Your Own tab

This option is best if you're using Fill In Notes for your blog and you'd like to connect your blog to a media item each week.

  1. Access Fill In Notes from your Subsplash Dashboard (Library > Fill In Notes).

  2. Create a new note in Fill In Notes.

  3. Select the Share icon and copy the link.

  4. Navigate to your Subsplash dashboard and go to Media > Library. Either create a new item or select one that already exists.

  5. Add the Link to the Note under the "PDF" or "Web Link" fields

For a more detailed walk-through, please see this article!

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