Google News feeds and the PRO features

GN Publisher PRO extends GN Publisher, which creates RSS feeds designed to comply with Google News RSS Feed Technical Requirements. Its feed handling addresses common issues such as incomplete articles, duplicate or missing images, missing media or social embeds, missing or repeated titles, slow updates from cached feeds and delayed crawling.

The PRO features add content scraping protection intended to protect published content, let publishers exclude selected categories from the main feed and provide compatibility for a Google News sitemap.

Publishing tools and distribution

GN Publisher PRO supports processes involving Flipboard, PublishPress Authors, TranslatePress and Yandex Turbo. GN Publisher also includes compatibility with Apple News publishing and Google Reader Revenue Manager, which provides publisher solutions for audience engagement and converting subscribers or contributors.

Feed status and setup

GN Publisher can show when Google last pinged and fetched a feed, which can help investigate empty sections in the Google News Publisher Center. It can also ping Google when feeds are updated.

After installing and activating the extension, open Dashboard > Settings > GN Publisher to check the feed URL and review the available options. The extension dashboard includes further information about applying and troubleshooting issues related to the Google News Publisher Center.