Data Ingestion

Data Ingestion is how outside data gets into TheContentForge. Alongside manual performance exports, it brings in newsletter feeds, brand accounts you want to track, and your product knowledge - plus tools to tidy up imported rows. The freshness and completeness of what's ingested directly determines the quality of the Dashboard and Patterns.

Who can use it

Editor and Admin only. Members don't see this page.

What you upload

Per-platform analytics exports covering at least the last 7 days:

• X - post-level analytics export
• Instagram - Insights export
• Facebook - Page Insights export

Use the platform's native export; TheContentForge handles parsing.

The Monday workflow

The sidebar highlights Data Ingestion with a "MON" badge every Monday. The recommended cadence:

1. Monday morning: pull the previous 7 days of analytics from each platform
2. Upload each file in Data Ingestion
3. Confirm the row counts and date range match what you exported
4. Open the Dashboard to verify the new data has landed

Workflow

1. Open Data Ingestion
2. Select the platform and the file
3. Upload; the platform processes and validates the file
4. Review the import summary (row count, date range, any rejected rows)
5. If something looks off, re-export and re-upload; duplicates are deduped on import

How it fits with My Account > Social Connections

Data Ingestion is for manual analytics exports. My Account > Social Connections can also fetch analytics for tracked connected profiles. Both paths help keep Dashboard and Patterns current.

Knowledge Base tab

The Ingestion page also hosts the Knowledge Base tab, where editors and admins ingest your product docs (a GitBook, sitemap, PDF, or Markdown) for the in-app reader, Ask your Knowledge Base, and as generation context. It's a separate system from analytics ingestion - see Knowledge Base for the full guide.

RSS Feeds tab

Add the newsletters and blogs you want to keep an eye on by pasting their RSS feed URLs. TheContentForge polls each feed and pulls in new items, so fresh source material is ready when you sit down to create - no manual copy-and-paste.

Brand Accounts tab

Register the brand handles you want to track. Once an account is added, its activity feeds into your analysis so you can benchmark against competitors and keep tabs on the accounts that matter to you.

Reconciliation Queue tab

When imported rows can't be matched automatically - a renamed account, a near-duplicate, or an ambiguous entry - they land in the Reconciliation Queue. Review each item and confirm, merge, or discard it so your data stays clean and duplicate-free.

Algorithm Sources tab

Manage the signals behind platform-algorithm guidance from this tab. It's documented in full under Algorithm Watch.

Tips

• Always export with the longest date range your tool allows for the period; partial files cause gaps in Patterns
• Don't skip a week. Gaps degrade trend analysis disproportionately
• If you forget a week, just upload it when you remember; the system will fill in