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FeedPress is an RSS feed hosting service. Outpost integrates with FeedPress to give every paid subscriber a unique, private RSS feed URL they can plug into their feed reader. No public paywalled feed: each member gets their own URL, and access ends when their subscription ends.

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How it works

  1. Outpost connects to FeedPress using your API key.
  2. When a member becomes a paid subscriber, Outpost generates a unique private feed URL on FeedPress for them.
  3. The private URL is stored on the member’s record (MemberMeta::PRIVATE_FEED) and exposed to your email templates via the %PRIVATE_RSS_FEED_URL% merge tag.
  4. The welcome email — and any subsequent autoresponder template that uses the merge tag — sends each paying member their personal feed URL.
  5. When a subscription ends, the private URL stops resolving.
Each URL is keyed to a single member, so subscribers can’t share or repost their feed without giving away their personal access.

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Setup

1

Generate a FeedPress API key

In FeedPress, go to Account → API and generate an API key with access to feed management.
2

Connect FeedPress in Outpost

Go to the FeedPress integration in Outpost and enter your API key plus the feed ID you want to manage.
3

Update your welcome email

Add the %PRIVATE_RSS_FEED_URL% merge tag to your paid welcome email template so new paid subscribers automatically receive their private feed URL.

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Merge tag

TagInserts
%PRIVATE_RSS_FEED_URL%The current paid member’s unique private FeedPress URL. Renders as a clickable link in HTML emails.
Use this tag in any Autoresponder template you want a paid subscriber to receive — typically the welcome flow, but also useful in renewal reminders or “you’re back” emails after retention.

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FeedPress vs. podcast integrations

FeedPressTransistor / Megaphone / etc.
PurposePer-member private RSS for written contentPrivate podcast feeds for paid members
Content typeWritten articlesAudio episodes
Access controlUnique URL per paying memberUnique URL per paying member
FeedPress is for written content delivered via RSS. Use Transistor.fm or Supercast if you need to gate audio content by subscription tier.

Email Flows

Add the %PRIVATE_RSS_FEED_URL% merge tag to your welcome and renewal templates.

Stripe Integration

Subscription state in Stripe drives whether a member’s private feed remains active.

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FAQ

No. Private FeedPress URLs are generated when a member becomes a paid subscriber.
The private URL stops resolving once the subscription ends, so the feed reader simply stops getting new content.
Technically they can copy the URL, but each URL is keyed to one member — sharing it gives someone access linked to that subscription. Treat the URL like a password and avoid surfacing it outside emails.
Outpost ships templates that include the %PRIVATE_RSS_FEED_URL% tag in the paid welcome email. Audit your own templates to be sure the tag is present where you want the URL to appear.