Understanding Feeds vs Sources
Curator organizes your social content using two building blocks: sources and feeds. Understanding the difference helps you set up and manage your social media aggregation effectively.
What is a Source?
A source is a single social media account, hashtag, or channel that Curator monitors and pulls content from. Examples include:
An Instagram business account (e.g., @nike)
A hashtag on TikTok (e.g., #marketing)
A YouTube channel
A LinkedIn company page
An RSS feed
Each source connects to one specific place on one platform. Your plan determines how many sources you can add—Free plans include 3 sources, Pro includes 5, and Business includes 15.
What is a Feed?
A feed is a customizable collection that aggregates content from one or more sources. Feeds let you:
Combine multiple sources into a single display
Apply templates and styling
Set moderation rules (auto-approve or manual review)
Embed on your website
You can create unlimited feeds on any plan. Each feed can pull from multiple sources, and the same source can appear in multiple feeds.
Think of sources as ingredients and feeds as recipes. You can use the same ingredients in different recipes, and each recipe can combine multiple ingredients.
Example Use Case
You run a conference and create two feeds: a "Speaker Highlights" feed pulling from 5 speaker Instagram accounts, and a "Live Event" feed combining #YourEventHashtag from Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. That's 8 total sources feeding into 2 separate embeds.