Blog Post RSS Automation

This workflow is ideal for:

• Bloggers who want to automate the extraction of posts from their websites.
• Developers looking to integrate RSS feeds into their applications.
• Content Managers who need to keep track of updates and releases efficiently.
• Marketers interested in automating content distribution through RSS feeds.

This workflow addresses the issue of manually fetching and formatting blog posts into an RSS feed. It automates the extraction of relevant data (like titles, links, dates, and descriptions) from a specified webpage, significantly saving time and reducing the risk of human error. By generating an RSS feed, it allows users to keep their audience updated with the latest content effortlessly.

1. Trigger the Workflow: The workflow starts when the 'execute' button is clicked or via a webhook request.
2. Set Base URL: The base URL for the blog is set to https://baserow.io.
3. Fetch Website: An HTTP request retrieves the HTML content from the blog's release category page.
4. Extract Posts: The HTML content is parsed to extract the relevant post data using specified CSS selectors.
5. Item Lists: The extracted posts are organized into a list format for further processing.
6. Extract Fields: Each post's details (date, title, link, and description) are extracted from the list of posts.
7. Complete Link: The full URLs for the posts are constructed by combining the base domain with the post links.
8. Format Date: The publication dates of the posts are formatted into YYYY-MM-DD format.
9. Create RSS Items: Each post is formatted into an RSS item structure, ready for inclusion in the feed.
10. Prepare Response: An XML structure for the RSS feed is created, wrapping all the individual RSS items.
11. Respond to Webhook: Finally, the generated RSS feed is sent back as a response to the webhook request.