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---+++ Produce an RSS feed as a text file

1) Create XML document using correct RSS code. (Simple text document with .xml extension.) See RSS 2.0 Specification at: http://feedvalidator.org/docs/rss2.html

*Required RSS Code Elements*:

*Control Statements*: Define the file as and XML/RSS file.

<img width="304" alt="RSS-Control.jpg" src="/twiki/pub/Podcasting/RSSText/RSS-Control.jpg" height="65" />

*Channel and Feed Definition Statements*: Define the overall feed, or channel.

<img width="342" alt="RSS-Channel.jpg" src="/twiki/pub/Podcasting/RSSText/RSS-Channel.jpg" height="98" />

*Item Statements*: Define the individual entries, or posts, to the feed:

<img width="577" alt="RSS-Item.jpg" src="/twiki/pub/Podcasting/RSSText/RSS-Item.jpg" height="104" />

Example of very basic RSS feed code:

<img width="587" alt="RSS_Sample.jpg" src="/twiki/pub/Podcasting/RSSText/RSS_Sample.jpg" height="312" />

2) Save file in plain text format with .XML extension.

3) Put file on your Web server.

4) Test your RSS code using RSS Validator

   * Go tp validator such as Feed Validator: http://feedvalidator.org/

   * Enter the path to your file.

   * Validate.

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<hr><blockquote>Adding a test comment.<p />
   * Main.StephenMossbarger - 15 Mar 2012 - 10:03</blockquote>

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- Main.NancyLombardo, 10 Jul 2008
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   * [[%ATTACHURL%/Manual_RSS__feed.pdf][Manual RSS feed handout]]


   * [[%ATTACHURL%/RSS-test.xml][RSS-test.xml]]: RSS-test.xml template file - Open using Notepad or other text editor

Topic attachments
I	Attachment	Action	Size	Date	Who
pdf	Manual_RSS__feed.pdf	manage	53.7 K	23 Jul 2008 - 12:59	NancyLombardo
jpg	RSS-Channel.jpg	manage	10.2 K	10 Jul 2008 - 14:47	NancyLombardo
jpg	RSS-Control.jpg	manage	4.6 K	10 Jul 2008 - 14:45	NancyLombardo
jpg	RSS-Item.jpg	manage	17.2 K	10 Jul 2008 - 14:47	NancyLombardo
xml	RSS-test.xml	manage	1.1 K	25 Jul 2008 - 09:08	NancyLombardo
jpg	RSS_Sample.jpg	manage	51.2 K	10 Jul 2008 - 14:48	NancyLombardo
jpg	leaf.jpg	manage	10.5 K	10 Jul 2008 - 15:05	NancyLombardo

Topic revision: r6 - 15 Mar 2012 - 10:04:38 - StephenMossbarger

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