How to Add a Newsletter to Your Hugo Blog

This guide explains how to integrate Hakanai Broadcast with your Hugo-powered blog to automatically send newsletters based on your RSS feed.

Prerequisites

  • A Hugo blog
  • A Hakanai account
  • Basic knowledge of Hugo configuration

Setting up RSS Feed in Hugo

Hugo can generate RSS feeds automatically with minimal configuration. Here's how to set it up:

Enable RSS Output

Add the following to your config.toml or config.yaml:

outputs:
  home:
    - html
    - rss

This configuration will generate your RSS feed at /index.xml. You can customize the RSS template and output path by following the Hugo RSS documentation.

Integrating with Hakanai Broadcast

Once your RSS feed is set up, you can integrate it with Hakanai Broadcast in two steps:

1. Create a Campaign

  1. Navigate to the Campaigns section in your Hakanai dashboard
  2. Create a new RSS-based campaign
  3. Enter your Hugo blog's RSS feed URL (typically https://yourblog.com/index.xml)
  4. Configure your campaign settings

For detailed instructions on campaign creation and management, see our Campaign Management Guide.

2. Add a Subscription Form

To collect subscribers, you'll need to add a subscription form to your blog. Hakanai provides several options:

  • Use our pre-built forms
  • Create a custom form
  • Integrate with your existing forms

For form creation and customization instructions, check our Forms Documentation.

Next Steps

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