Key Features
Displays image, headline, and ingress for each news story
Supports any feed using RSS or Atom standard
Easy self-service activation
Automated content updates
Advanced configuration options available
How to Activate the RSS News Feed App
Go to the Valotalive Dashboard and find the RSS News Feed app icon
Click Create New
👉 For a full activation walkthrough, see: Valotalive Content App – Activate and Go Live RSS News feed app
Configuration
RSS or Atom Feed URL
Enter the URL of your RSS or Atom feed — for example:
http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml⚠️ The feed must be properly formatted. Validate your feed at validator.w3.org/feed
Article view time
Set how many seconds each article is shown on screen per cycle.
Logo Position
Choose where your logo appears:
Call to Action Text
Add a call-to-action text shown in the bottom right corner. Use[b]to bold parts of the text.
Advanced settings
Click Show Advanced to access:
Setting | Description |
Number of latest posts to fetch | How many recent posts to pull from the feed |
Max age of posts | Maximum post age in days - only shows posts newer than this value |
Show author | Display author name and photo if provided in the feed data |
News in one show cycle | How many news stories appear per cycle |
Top logo size | Adjust the size of the top logo |
Posts must be newer than | Maximum post age - filters out older posts |
Number of latest posts to follow | How many of the most recent posts to display - a large number may hide the latest posts |






