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Site Networks

Manage Content with Site Networks


With the RebelMouse Site Network, you can seamlessly connect your various properties for a cohesive and efficient content strategy. Our intuitive dashboard makes integrating your properties into a distributed site network incredibly easy. Once connected, you can initiate a content exchange for in-network content syndication.

Manage Permissions

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  • Navigate to the site networks from the Confeeds dashboard and open Manage Permissions, or go directly to /core/dashboard/content_feeds/site_network#manage_permissions.
  • Enable other sites to copy content from your site by selecting "Allow only these sites to copy content from my site." Add the domains one by one and click Save.

Connecting your properties in a distributed site network

  1. Select the destination site
  2. Select the source site
  3. Clarify your sync settings
    • Link behavior
    • Canonicals
    • Search results
    • Author management
    • Community Management
    • Layout Management

Destination Section Selection

You can select the destination sections next to the source section, so that articles from those sections go to the specified destination section.

Link Behavior Options

  • Set as Drafts, Full Duplicates: This brings in all content as drafts. Creates a full duplicate, meaning a separate post with a different post ID. The post won't be updated when the original changes in the source site.
  • Set as Independent Permalinks, Full Duplicates: Publishes the post directly to the section you choose. Creates a full duplicate, meaning a separate post with a different post ID. The post won't be updated when the original changes in the source site.
  • Set as Dependent Permalinks, Keep Tracking Changes From Original Source: Publishes the post directly to the section you choose. Creates a full duplicate, meaning a separate post with a different post ID but it is dependent on the source. The post won't be updated when the original changes in the source site.
  • Set Ingested Content to Link Out to Original Source: Publishes the post directly to the section you choose. Creates a full duplicate, but it directly links out to the original post when clicked on.

Canonical Options

  • Leave Separated : The ingested post will have its own canonical URL.
  • Reference Original Source in Duplicate: The canonical URL will be set to be the URL of the original post.

Search Result Options

  • Display Ingested Content in Search Results
  • Exclude Ingested Content From Search Results

Author Management

  • Create Replica Authors on Target Site : This replicates each author as ingested posts come in.
  • Use an existing author to create a replica on the target site.
  • Default All Entries to Author: In this drop-down menu, you get to choose any of the authors that the destination site already has.

Community Management

The posts are assigned to a specified community on the target site.

Layout Management

The posts are assigned the specified layout on the target site.

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