In response to the numerous queries we are getting on creating RSS feeds , i have pepared the following simple guide for the beginners .

Follow this simple guide to create feeds of your site.


An RSS feed usually consists of the following two elements,

channel and item. Each of these two elements have the

following sub elements in common:

title, description and link . To create an RSS feed you

need to know how to use these two elements.


Following steps will help you create the simplest RSS feed

of your site. Follow the steps one by one to get a clear

understanding.

1) Decide which page(s) you want to use as feed. Usually

such pages qualify which contain the latest updates

on product or service information of that site. Remember

that requirements vary from site to site. Decide your own

feed carefully.


2)Open notepad and write down the following lines:

<?xml version="1.0" ?>

<rss version="2.0">

<channel>

<title>[channel title]</title>

<description>[channel description]</description>

<link>[channel link]</link>

<item>

<title>[item title]</title>

<description>[item description]</description>

<link>[item link]</link>

</item>

[more items here]


</channel>

</rss>


3.Replace [channel title] with your site title.

4.Replace [channel description] with your site description.

5.Replace [channel link] with your site url.

6.Replace [item title] with the title of the page you want

to show up as feed .

7. Replace [item description] with description of that item page.

8. Replace [item link] with the url of the item page.

9. Repeat steps 6 to 8 to create multiple items for your feed

and replace [more items here].


Save the file with extension .rss or .xml (there are other extensions

also , but for beginners it is best to keep it simple)


Now use this tool www.feedvalidator.org to verify that your feed is ok to use.

Once it is verified to be ok , upload the file to your server.

Thats it ! You are now ready to distribute your content

to anyone who thinks it worthy !!



Note: This guide is mainly aimed at giving you a very

simple introduction to creating RSS feeds.Use this format

for some time then move on to use more advanced options

and specifications used for feed creation.


Note: A fuller version of this article is available at

http://www.hedir.com/groupthink/about40.html

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