Why can't I see all my RSS Feed articles?
Why can't I see all my RSS Feed articles?
Publer's RSS Feed service provider returns on average the 10 most recent articles, when you first connect your RSS Feed to Publer. Sometimes it might return more or less, depending on your feed's settings.
If your RSS Feed returns very few articles, i.e. one or two, there's a high chance they won't get picked up my RSS Service we use. This would mean that there is an issue with your Feed. In this case, we recommend that you change your RSS Feed settings to return more articles.
However, there are a few other reasons why you could not be seeing your RSS Feed articles on Publer:
- The missing articles are not new articles.
You have to keep in mind that Publer cannot return any articles unless they are unique. More specifically, the articles need to have a unique **** or ****, that has not been used before. Sometimes, the **** or **** are similar to that of another article. In such cases, these articles will not be synced on Publer.
- The articles have not been published on your site yet.
Ensure that the articles are live on your site. Publer only syncs articles that are available online.
- Your site has no new articles that were created after you added the RSS Feed to Publer.
Publer automatically syncs only the articles that are published after you've connected your RSS Feed. If nothing new has been posted since then, no additional articles will appear.
- Incorrect pubDate Format in the RSS Feed.
If the pubDate format in your RSS Feed is incorrect, Publer might not recognize the articles as new. An incorrect date format may cause Publer to interpret the article's publish date as "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000," a default time for invalid dates (very old). This results in the articles not being picked up as new.
In this case you should contact your RSS Feed developer to correct the pubDate format. The proper format should follow the standard here
Syncing RSS Feeds
The RSS Feed will pick up all of your new articles and store them in Publer's library automatically, however, sometimes some of the new articles might not be synced yet. You can also pull them manually by hard syncing the feed.
The frequency at which articles from RSS Feeds are synced to Publer is managed entirely by our third-party RSS service provider, not by Publer itself. As a result, Publer does not directly control how often a feed is checked for new entries.
The RSS provider uses an adaptive polling system that automatically adjusts the sync frequency based on how active a feed is:
- High-volume feeds: Websites that post multiple articles a day (like news sites) are checked frequently throughout the day.
- Low-volume feeds: Websites that post less often (like weekly blogs) are checked less frequently to optimize server performance and prevent source server overloads.
For example, a blog that publishes one article per week may be checked once per day, while a news website that publishes many articles throughout the day may be checked as often as every 5 minutes.
To sync RSS Feeds:
- Go to Explore tab on Publer.
- Choose RSS Feeds
- Select the RSS Feed you want to sync from the dropdown menu.

- Then, click on the Sync Feed icon on the right.

- Finally, allow a few minutes for Publer to sync all the new articles.
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Written by: Brikena Cani
Updated on: 16/07/2026
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