DesignRSS for Canva
DesignRSS lets you pull posts from any newsletter or blog directly into your Canva designs — no copy-pasting. Connect your publication, browse your posts, and drag content (title, author, date, cover image, body text) straight onto the canvas.
Installation
Search for DesignRSS in the Canva App Marketplace and click Add to Canva. Once installed, open it from the Apps panel in the Canva editor.
Connecting a publication
- Choose your platform from the dropdown (Substack, WordPress, Ghost, Medium, Beehiiv, or Other RSS)
- Paste your publication URL — the homepage works for most platforms; you don't need to find the feed URL
- Click Connect
Your posts will load as a browsable list showing title and date.
Supported platforms
| Platform | How it connects |
|---|---|
| Substack | Substack API — retrieves full archive |
| WordPress | WordPress REST API — retrieves full archive |
| Ghost | RSS feed discovery |
| Medium | RSS feed discovery |
| Beehiiv | RSS feed discovery |
| Other RSS | RSS/Atom feed, with automatic discovery from homepages |
Loading a specific post
If a post is older than what the feed returns, you can load it directly:
- Select Other RSS (or any RSS-backed platform)
- Paste the full URL of the specific post (e.g.
https://mysite.com/p/some-old-post) - Click Connect — the app detects it's a post URL, scrapes its metadata, and opens it directly
Using post content
Once a post is open, you can drag or click any field to add it to your design:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | Post headline |
| Subtitle | Short description or deck |
| Author | Byline |
| Date | Publication date |
| Publication | Newsletter/blog name |
| Teaser | Plain-text excerpt |
| Cover image | Post cover photo (drag onto canvas) |
The Insert full body button drops the full post text as a single text element. For RSS-backed platforms this uses the feed's full text; for Substack and WordPress it fetches the full HTML from the post page.
Technical details
Post data is fetched from the RSS Worker at https://printer-rss.bookhead.workers.dev. See RSS Worker API for the full API reference.
The Canva app lives at printer-canva/ in the monorepo. It uses the Design Editor intent — posts are inserted as draggable elements, not as data connector rows.