Step by Step Make RSS Feeds

Step by Step Make RSS Feeds


Everyday more and more websites, news services and blogs
are adding RSS content. RSS is a method of syndicating content.The
concept of aggregating content in one central location or repository
is very appealing. Consumers have become tired of push technology,
RSS allows users the flexibility to regain control of their content.
RSS feed creators provide content without forcing it on consumers.
In fact with RSS consumers are able to choose the content they wish
to view.
How to Make an RSS Feed


RSS feeds contain what are referred to as "items". The items are
usually connected in some way and contain a common theme or other
similarity.
The following feed http://www.notepage.net/feed.xml contains items.
The items are all SMS and paging related news articles that would
likely benefit someone interested in the wireless market.
Each item contains:

• title
  
• description
  
• link
  

The title and description should be written to describe the content
and the link should reference the webpage that contains that actual
content.
Like html, the xml file uses open and close tags to designate the
title, description and link. Tags are enclosed in brackets <>,
like standard html and the close tag contains a forward slash /.

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What do Tags Mean



RSS like HTML, uses tags in brackets <> to define its contents.
In an RSS feed, most fields are optional, others are not. The following
guide will assist you in determining which tags are valid, and what
the content of tags should contain. If you find creating a feed
by hand difficult, consider using FeedForAll
as it will create all of the tags for you!
Required Channel Elements

title	The name of the channel similar to the title of a website or web page. example - Make RSS Feeds tag -
link	The url to the html website example - http://www.make-rss-feed.com tag -
description	The phrase or sentence describing the content of the entire feed. example - Details RSS feed creation in a step by step fashion tag -

Optional Channel Elements


These tags are not required but can be added to enhance the RSS feed.

pubDate	The publication date for the content in the channel. The date must confirm to RFC 822 format example - Aug, 22 2004 00:12:30 EST tag -
lastBuildDate	The date the feed was last updated. example - Aug, 22 2004 00:12:30 EST tag -
language	The language the channel is written in. List of language formats. example - en-us tag -
copyright	Copyright notice for content in feed. example - Copyright 2004, NotePage, Inc. tag -
webmaster	Email address for individual responsible for technical issues related to the feed example - webmaster@notepage.net tag -
managingEditor	Email address for individual responsible for editorial content example - webmaster@notepage.net tag -
category	Category or categories that the channel's contents fit. example - newspapers tag -
generator	Program used to generate the channel example - feedforall tag -
ttl	Time to live indicates the amount of time (in minutes) that indicates how long a channel should be cached before refreshing from the source. example - 120 tag -
docs	An url that points to the documentation of the RSS format used in the feed. example - http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/ tag -

Contents of Channel tags based on above:



<blockquote>
Details RSS feed creation in a step by step
fashion
http://www.make-rss-feeds.com
Aug, 22 2004 00:12:30 EST
Aug, 22 2004 00:12:30 EST
en-us
Copyright 2004, NotePage, Inc.

webmaster@notepage.net
webmaster@notepage.net

newspapers
feedforall
120
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech
</blockquote>

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