What Are the Key Benefits and Differences Between RSS Subscription, Premium Feeds, Page Cloning, and Page & Blog Syndication?

What Are the Key Benefits and Differences Between RSS Subscription, Premium Feeds, Page Cloning, and Page & Blog Syndication?

What Are the Key Benefits and Differences Between RSS Subscription, Premium Feeds, Page Cloning, and Page & Blog Syndication?

Info This article is for:

  • All clients
  • Applicable to all themes

This article outlines the key benefits and differences between several SoCast features for content sharing and management:

If you have questions or would like to purchase Premium Feeds, please contact the support desk.

ProductUse CasesNotes
RSS Subscription
  • Ideal for decentralized companies where stations operate independently and want to pull in their own third-party RSS feeds or internal blog feeds (for example, small or local stations sharing sports news).
Premium Feeds
  • For stations with no content or those looking to supplement existing content.
  • Premium add-on.
  • Configured using the RSS Subscription Settings feature.
Blog Syndication
  • Best for centralized companies that want to push news content from a single source (for example, large clients sharing national or regional news such as Pattison or Stingray).
  • The syndicated version automatically updates from the original.
  • The syndicated version cannot be edited or deleted (but can be hidden).
  • All widgets and custom HTML are synced from the original.
  • Sidebar and sticky blog post display cannot be synced from the original blog posts and must be configured separately in the destination account(s).
Page Syndication
  • For centralized companies that want to push informative or promotional content from a single source. Examples include syndicated DJ/show program pages or contest pages.
  • The syndicated version automatically updates from the original.
  • The syndicated version cannot be edited or deleted (but can be hidden).
  • All widgets and custom HTML are synced from the original.
  • Sidebar and menu location on the website or mobile app cannot be synced and must be configured separately in the destination account(s).
Page Cloning
  • Great for building websites or creating templates.
  • Can clone to your own site or to sites you have access to within the same company.
  • The cloned version is not synced from the original and is updated independently.
  • The cloned version can be edited and deleted.
  • All widgets and custom HTML are cloned from the original (note: some widgets will be empty and require manual content addition). See a list here.
  • Sidebar and menu location on the website or mobile app cannot be cloned and must be configured separately in the destination account(s).