Automated blog content tracking with RSS feeds and time-based filtering
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This workflow has 12 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. It uses only n8n's built-in nodes.
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.
- max_content_age_days (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: max_content_age_days
- Client ID + Max Content Age + Blogs (Merge): merges the data from its input branches
- blogs to track (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: source_identifier
- Find Date & Time of Blogs (Date & Time): formats or calculates dates
- Merge: merges the data from its input branches
- Split Out: splits a list into separate items
- Filter Out Old Blogs (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Split RSS Feeds (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Rss feed link (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: source_identifier
- RSS → Items (RSS Read): reads an RSS feed
…plus 1 more step. See the full node list below.
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (8)
- Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - RSS Read
n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedRead - Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge - Date & Time
n8n-nodes-base.dateTime - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Split Out
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut
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