Quick Start Guide

Welcome to LoopFeed! This guide will help you get started with creating your first topic, managing content, and embedding widgets on your website.

Overview

LoopFeed follows a simple three-step workflow:

1. Create Topics

Set up content sources and filtering rules

2. Manage Queues

Curate and organize your aggregated content

3. Create Widgets

Build embeddable components for your website

Your First Topic

1. Access the Dashboard

   Log into your LoopFeed account: https://app.loop-feed.com

   

2. Create a New Topic

   Navigate to Topics menu and click the “Create Topic” button. Give your topic a name and save it.

   

3. Configure Sources

   Navigate to “Bulk Import” tab and add one or more content sources to your topic. Each source type has specific configuration options. This is an optional step and you can add sources later.

   

4. Configure Filters

   Navigate to “Filters” tab and configure filters to automatically curate content. This is an optional step and you can add filters later.

   

   Note

   LoopFeed will start aggregating content immediately, but it can take up to 5 minutes to start showing up in your queue. You can always edit your topic later to add/remove sources and filters.

Managing Your Queue

Once your topic is created, you can manage the aggregated content in the queue:

1. Access the Queue

   Navigate to your topic by clicking on the topic name in the topics list and click “View Queue” button to see all aggregated content.

   

   Note

   You can also click the “Queue” button on the side navigation to see all queues corresponding to your topics. Clicking on a queue will show you the aggregated content in that queue.

2. Manual Curation (Optional)

   For each feed item, you can:

   • Show/Hide: Control visibility in widgets and the API
   • Pin Items: Pin up to 10 important items. Pinned items will always appear first in your widgets and the API.
   • Reorder: Drag and drop pinned items to change their order.

   

   

   Tip

   Pinned items always appear first in your widgets, with the configured order in the queue making them perfect for highlighting important or featured content!

Creating Your First Widget

1. Navigate to Widgets

   Go to the Widgets section from the main menu.

   

2. Create New Widget

   Click “Create New”, give your widget a name and choose your widget type:

   • Vertical: Stacked layout for sidebars
   • Horizontal: Row layout for headers/footers
   • Full Page: Complete page layout
   • YouTube Specific: Video-optimized display

   

3. Attach Topics

   Click on the “Topics” tab and select one or more topics to include in your widget. Content will be aggregated from all selected topics. You can select multiple topics to create a widget that shows content from multiple topics.

   

4. Get Your Embed Code

   Save the widget and open it by clicking on the widget name in the widgets list. Copy the generated JavaScript snippet and paste it into your website’s HTML.

   

Embedding Widgets

Add the widget to any HTML page:

<!-- Basic embed example -->
<div data-loopfeed-widget='<widget-id>'>
    <script
      src='https://q.loop-feed.com/v1/widget/<widget-id>/loader'
      async='true'
    ></script>
</div>

Note

The widget will automatically load and display your curated content. The JavaScript snippet handles all the heavy lifting!

Using the JSON API

For custom integrations, you can access your topic data directly via JSON API:

1. Get API URL

   Go to a specific topic by clicking on the topic name in the topics list and copy the API URL.

   

2. Make API Calls

   fetch('https://q.loop-feed.com/v1/topic/<topic-id>/content')
     .then(response => response.json())
     .then(data => {
       // Use your aggregated content
       console.log(data);
     });

Next Steps

API Integration

Build custom integrations using the LoopFeed REST API.

API Reference →

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Having trouble? Check out our detailed API documentation for more comprehensive information.