Frequently Asked Questions
PressForward is a free plugin that provides an editorial workflow for content aggregation and curation within the WordPress Dashboard. It is designed for bloggers and editorial teams who wish to collect, discuss, and share content from a variety of sources on the open web.
PressForward uses RSS and Atom feeds, and a bookmarklet, to aggregate content and then allows you to read, discuss, select, and republish items on your own WordPress site.
Here’s a list of frequently asked questions about the plugin:
Will PressForward aggregate all types of content?
Who can see my feed subscriptions?
Can I choose what to publish?
How does PressForward compare to other plugins?
Will PressForward work with my theme?
Can I change the way the item looks on my site?
Am I allowed to republish content created by other people?
How can I attribute content to the original author and source?
Can you point me to some publications that use PressForward?
Will PressForward work on a multisite or network site?
How often does PressForward refresh and check for more sources?
Why isn’t my site retrieving content from a feed?
Why do I see short excerpts from some articles and the full content of others?
Where can I find more extensive documentation?
Who built PressForward?
I’ve got a question not listed here. How can I get an answer?