Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format.
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Do people still use RSS feeds?
I've built a site where people can submit security vulnerabilities found on websites.
I've got some requests (not many though) by people to implement an RSS feed of confirmed and published cases.
I'm not going to implement it if nobody uses it…
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Do we need RSS buttons?
Wait!
Before you comment or answer – did you actually read the whole question?
Did you notice that the question ends in the word "button" ?
If this is how the question appeared to you:
then please reread it and try to process the last word, too,…
user52244
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Should I Include RSS Feed URLs in an XML Sitemap?
Simple question - Should I Include the RSS Feed URLs in my site's XML Sitemap?
I am NOT asking whether I should USE an RSS Feed AS an XML sitemap, but rather, should I include the URLs to the various RSS feeds on my site in my XML Sitemap?
I am…
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Is RSS auto-discovery still viable?
I am preparing a website and noticed that although the source code contains RSS autodiscovery URL, i.e. something like
none of the three main browsers actually displays a RSS icon…
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What are some good feeds/blogs/twitter accounts to follow if I want to learn more about web development?
Who are some of the big names out there (besides Jeff Atwood/@codinghorror, of course) that I should be following as a resource if I want to stay on top of what's new as well commentary on what exists?
Please consider simply editing this question,…
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Content theft - Where can I go from here?
I am the webmaster of a very successful blog in a fairly small niche. Recently our success has started to bite us with people copying posts on the site without consent and trying to pass them off as their own work.
Most sites stop as soon as you…
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How to track subscriptions to an RSS feed
I have RSS feeds on some of my sites and I'm wondering how I can track how many people are subscribing to them.
The obvious solution is to track the number of hits on the URL, but I don't feel like that gives a very clear picture.
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Migrating the source of a FeedBurner podcast feed from one WordPress to another
I'm using FeedBurner as the public-facing feed for the Ask Different Podcast. Recently Stack Exchange has set up a Blog Overflow blog for Ask Different, and I'd like to move the source of the FeedBurner feed from an unofficial WordPress instance we…
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RSS vs Sitemap for SEO
What are the differences of the two and how can they help in SEO? I'm creating a custom-scripted CMS and I'm thinking if should I either add RSS/Sitemap/Both?
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Should RSS feeds be disallowed in robots.txt?
I have RSS feeds on my site. I've decided to follow Stack Exchange and disallow my RSS feeds in the robots.txt.
I don't want search engine to display the RSS feed page to people, that's not really a good page to see for new visitors.
Are there any…
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Should an RSS feed be listed in a site's XML sitemap?
In the sitemap.xml should I have a link to the rss.xml?
https://www.example.com/rss.xml
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RSS feed on which pages?
I've got a site that includes a blog amongst other things. I'm adding the tag for autodiscovery of the RSS feed.
There's only one feed on the site. Should live on every page (i.e. I put it in the base template)?
Or should it just live on the blog…
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Rss legal issues
I know it is illegal to post full articles of a website on yours beacuse of copyright.
Is it legal to post the rss feeds of a website on your website?
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How do I view ALL blog posts in an RSS feed?
I have a blog and its posts date back all the way to March of 2009. However, when I visit my feed url (it's feedburner), the oldest post that shows up on that page is one written in February of 2011. How do I view ALL posts on a blog with a feed…
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