Add guide: RSS email campaigns

docs.json

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                   "guides/media",
                   "migration",
                   "guides/navigation",
+                  "guides/rss-email-campaigns",
                   "guides/seo",
                   "guides/style-and-tone",
                   "guides/understand-your-audience"

guides/rss-email-campaigns.mdx

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+---
+title: "Set up email notifications from your changelog RSS feed"
+sidebarTitle: "RSS email campaigns"
+description: "Send automatic email notifications to subscribers when you publish changelog updates using your RSS feed with Zapier, Make, or other automation tools."
+keywords: ["RSS", "email", "changelog", "Zapier", "Make", "notifications", "campaign"]
+---
+
+Mintlify generates an [RSS feed](/create/changelogs#subscribable-changelogs) for any page that uses `Update` components. You can connect this feed to an automation tool like Zapier or Make to send email notifications whenever you publish a new changelog entry.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- A Mintlify changelog page with `Update` components
+- A [Zapier](https://zapier.com) or [Make](https://www.make.com) account (free tiers available)
+- An email service or mailing list (Mailchimp, SendGrid, or the built-in email options in Zapier/Make)
+
+## Find your RSS feed URL
+
+Your RSS feed URL is your changelog page URL with `/rss.xml` appended. For example, if your changelog is at `https://docs.example.com/changelog`, your RSS feed is at:
+
+```text
+https://docs.example.com/changelog/rss.xml
+```
+
+To verify, open the URL in your browser. You should see an XML document with your changelog entries.
+
+<Tip>
+  Add `rss: true` to your changelog page frontmatter to display an RSS icon button that links to the feed. See [subscribable changelogs](/create/changelogs#subscribable-changelogs) for details.
+</Tip>
+
+## Set up email notifications
+
+<Tabs>
+  <Tab title="Zapier">
+
+Use Zapier to connect your RSS feed to an email action.
+
+<Steps>
+  <Step title="Create a new Zap">
+    1. Log in to [Zapier](https://zapier.com) and click **Create**.
+    2. Select **Zaps** to start a new automation.
+  </Step>
+  <Step title="Set up the RSS trigger">
+    1. Search for **RSS by Zapier** as your trigger app.
+    2. Select **New Item in Feed** as the trigger event.
+    3. Paste your RSS feed URL (for example, `https://docs.example.com/changelog/rss.xml`) into the **Feed URL** field.
+    4. Click **Test trigger** to confirm Zapier can read your feed.
+  </Step>
+  <Step title="Set up the email action">
+    Choose one of these options:
+
+    **Option A: Send a simple email notification**
+    1. Search for **Email by Zapier** as your action app.
+    2. Select **Send Outbound Email** as the action event.
+    3. Fill in the email fields:
+       - **To**: The recipient email address (or a distribution list)
+       - **Subject**: Use the RSS item title from the trigger data, for example: `New update: {{title}}`
+       - **Body**: Use the RSS item description or link, for example: `We just published a new update. Read it here: {{link}}`
+
+    {/* TODO: Verify this Mailchimp flow in Zapier. "Send Campaign" may not be the right action event — Zapier's Mailchimp integration more commonly uses "Add/Update Subscriber". Consider replacing this option with a more reliable step or removing it entirely. */}
+    **Option B: Send to a mailing list (Mailchimp)**
+    1. Search for **Mailchimp** as your action app.
+    2. Select **Send Campaign** as the action event.
+    3. Connect your Mailchimp account and select your audience.
+    4. Map the RSS item title and link to your email template fields.
+  </Step>
+  <Step title="Turn on the Zap">
+    Click **Publish** to activate your Zap. Zapier checks your RSS feed periodically and sends an email whenever a new entry appears.
+  </Step>
+</Steps>
+
+  </Tab>
+  <Tab title="Make">
+
+Use Make to connect your RSS feed to an email action with a visual workflow builder.
+
+<Steps>
+  <Step title="Create a new scenario">
+    1. Log in to [Make](https://www.make.com) and click **Create a new scenario**.
+  </Step>
+  <Step title="Add the RSS module">
+    1. Click the **+** button to add a module.
+    2. Search for **RSS** and select **Watch RSS feed items**.
+    3. Paste your RSS feed URL into the **URL** field.
+    4. Set the **Maximum number of items** to a reasonable limit such as `5`.
+    5. Click **OK** and then **Run once** to test the connection.
+  </Step>
+  <Step title="Add the email module">
+    1. Click the **+** button after the RSS module.
+    2. Search for your email service:
+       - **Email**: Use the built-in **Send an email** module for simple notifications.
+       - **Mailchimp**, **SendGrid**, or **Brevo**: Use the respective module for mailing list campaigns.
+    3. Connect your email account.
+    4. Map the RSS fields to the email fields:
+       - **Subject**: Map the item `title`
+       - **Content**: Map the item `description` or `link`
+  </Step>
+  <Step title="Activate the scenario">
+    1. Set the schedule (for example, every 15 minutes).
+    2. Toggle the scenario to **On**.
+  </Step>
+</Steps>
+
+  </Tab>
+</Tabs>
+
+## Test your setup
+
+1. Add a new `Update` component to your changelog page and deploy the change.
+2. Wait for the automation tool to check your feed (or trigger a manual run).
+3. Confirm the email arrives with the correct content.
+
+{/* TODO: The `rss` prop takes an object `{ title, description }`, not just plain text. Consider updating this note to show the shape or link to /components/update for full prop details. */}
+<Note>
+  RSS feed entries contain pure Markdown only. Components, code blocks, and HTML elements are excluded. Use the `rss` property on your `Update` components to provide alternative text for subscribers. See [subscribable changelogs](/create/changelogs#subscribable-changelogs) for details.
+</Note>
+
+## Alternative tools
+
+Other automation platforms that support RSS-to-email workflows:
+
+| Tool | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+| [IFTTT](https://ifttt.com) | Simple RSS-to-email applets with a free tier |
+| [Mailchimp RSS campaigns](https://mailchimp.com/help/share-your-blog-posts-with-mailchimp/) | Native RSS-to-email feature within Mailchimp |
+| [n8n](https://n8n.io) | Self-hosted or cloud automation with RSS and email nodes |
+| [Buttondown](https://buttondown.com) | Newsletter tool with built-in RSS feed import |
+
+The setup process is similar across all tools: point the tool at your RSS feed URL and configure an email action for each new item.
+
+{/* TODO: Manually test all external links in the Alternative Tools table before publishing: IFTTT, Mailchimp RSS campaigns URL, n8n, Buttondown. */}