Difference: RSSText (r6 vs. r5)

- NancyLombardo, 10 Jul 2008

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.

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

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

Example of very basic RSS feed code:

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.

• Manual RSS feed handout

• RSS-test.xml: RSS-test.xml template file - Open using Notepad or other text editor

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