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What is RSS Feed and How to Create It for Website

RSS Stands for Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication. As we know that so much new content on the website being added daily, it can be tough to keep up with what’s happening online. There’s a number of different ways people try — visiting specific websites every day, doing Google searches, or relying on social media to keep them informed. One solution that sometimes gets overlooked is an old-school one: The RSS feed.

What is an RSS feed?

RSS Feed is a technology that has influenced many modern internet tools you’re familiar with and its more streamlined, algorithm-free format could make it your next great tool for reading what you want online. RSS (Rich Site Summary; originally RDF Site Summary; often called Really Simple Syndication) is a type of web feed which allows users to access updates to online content in a standardized, computer-readable format.

These feeds can, for example, allow a user to keep track of many different websites in a single news aggregator. The news aggregator will automatically check the RSS feed for new content, allowing the content to be automatically passed from website to website or from website to user. This passing of content is called web syndication. Websites usually use RSS feeds to publish frequently updated information, such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, video. An RSS document  includes full or summarized text, and metadata, like publishing date and author’s name.

A standard XML file format ensures compatibility with many different machines/programs. RSS feeds also benefit users who want to receive timely updates from favourite websites or to aggregate data from many sites.

Subscribing to a website RSS removes the need for the user to manually check the website for new content. Instead, their browser constantly monitors the site and informs the user of any updates. The browser can also be commanded to automatically download the new data for the user.

RSS feed data is presented to users using software called a news aggregator. This aggregator can be built into a website, installed on a desktop computer, or installed on a mobile device. Users subscribe to feeds either by entering a feed’s URI into the reader or by clicking on the browser’s feed icon. The RSS reader checks the user’s feeds regularly for new information and can automatically download it, if that function is enabled. The reader also provides a user interface.

TYPES FOR RSS FEED VERSION ?

There are three generally accepted RSS revisions for creatingfeeds: RSS 0.91, RSS 0.92 and RSS 2.0. Any recent RSS feed reader should be able to read all three types properly.

REASON AND BENEFITS FOR RSS FEED

RSS feed is a very useful tools. When you copy the RSS URL and paste it into your RSS reader, you are “subscribing” to the feed. It will deliver results to your RSS reader until you unsubscribe from it. There are plenty of benefits from subscribing to an RSS feed.

  • News. Get the freshest news on your favorite celebrity, the country you are about to visit or your favorite sports team.
  • Hobby interests. If you are a motorcyclist, a skier, a pottery enthusiast, or perhaps a dog trainer, hundreds of conversations and bits of hobby advice can be fed directly to your screen.
  • Photos. If you like to change your computer wallpaper daily, then RSS feeds are an excellent way to get the latest from photographers on the web.
  • Reading your friends’ blogs. If you have loved ones around the globe who blog, then you can have all their latest entries fed directly to your screen. This is helpful for families when one of their relatives is in the military.
  • Politics. If you are helping a political candidate get elected, then RSS is an invaluable tool for watching popular opinion and blog postings.
  • Jokes and inspirational quotes. Add a laugh to your morning or a pick-me-up quote from a famous person.
  • Currency Exchange Rates. If you are planning a trip to another country, you can watch for the best time to buy that country’s currency.

Popular RSS Readers

You may want to test several RSS readers/aggregators to see which one works best for you. There are many RSS readers that offer a free version and an upgraded version. Here are a few popular readers:

Example of RSS Feed Sources

There are millions of RSS feeds worldwide that you can subscribe to. Here are just a few.

HOW TO CREATE RSS FEED FOR YOUR WEBSITE ?

STEP 1 – Create RSS Feed Easily

 

STEP 2 – Insert Website URL as below screen and click next

 

STEP 3 – After that click on Next

STEP 4 – Now feeds URL ready for your website

 

STEP 5 – Now your feed is ready.

Below are some apps and plugin which is also used for this purpose

 

 

 

STEP 6 – Feedly is also very useful RSS feed aggregator.

 

STEP 7 – Subscribe with Feedly

 

STEP 8 – Now Feed is Ready Just Click on Subscribed with Feedly and below screen appears on your screen

 

STEP 9 – Enjoy Now – all feeds at one place

Finally Add your Created Feed URL – on your website

http://feeds.feedburner.com/NavneetVishwas

If you want to insert subscription form then just follow below steps

Copy Code – as shown in above image and paste it on your website where you want to show subscription form, You can use HTML widget to paste this code. Its looks like below screen

When user enter email id and subscribe with your website then all future post automatically send to their inbox of that particular email id

 

 

 

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