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<header><h1>Creating an RSS Feed</h1></header>
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RSS feeds are an easy way to be notified about new content from various websites, and they are easy to implement in your website.
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<h2>How an RSS Feed Works</h2>
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Some websites with frequently changing content like blogs, podcasts, or video sharing sites, will have a link to a file containing the RSS feed and its items.
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When there is new content, a new item can be added to the RSS feed, and old items can optionally be removed from the RSS feed. A user's feed reader can check an RSS feed for new items and notify the user about them or organize them.
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<h2>Writing an RSS Feed</h2>
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RSS feeds are written as XML (e<strong>x</strong>tensible <strong>m</strong>arkup <strong>l</strong>anguage) files, so they can be written and served similar to HTML webpages.
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We will start by creating a file for our RSS feed. Make sure the file name ends with <code>.rss</code> or <code>.xml</code>. Then, write the following code in the file:
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<pre><code><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
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The <code><rss></code> tag specifies that there is an RSS feed in between the <code><rss></code> and <code></rss></code> tags. <code>version="2.0"</code> specifies that version 2.0 of RSS is used. The items in an RSS feed go in between the <code><channel></code> and <code></channel></code> tags.
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<h3>Title, Description, and Link</h3>
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Now we will write a title and description for our RSS feed, as well as a link to the webpage that the RSS feed goes with. In this example, we will be writing an RSS feed for a blog called <strong>LandChad's Blog</strong>.
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In between the <code><channel></code> and <code></channel></code> tags, the <code><title></code> tag will be used to label the feed as <strong>LandChad's Blog</strong>. The <code><description></code> and <code><link></code> tags are used for the description of the feed and a link to the corresponding webpage.
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<pre><code><channel>
<title><strong>LandChad's Blog</strong></title>
<description><strong>LandChad's writings and ideas</strong></description>
<link><strong>https://example.org/blog</strong></link>
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<h3>Feed Items</h3>
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Now we will add items to the RSS feed. These items are listed in the user's feed reader and can represent different content on a page such as blog posts or videos. In this example, there is a blog post called <strong>RSS is Amazing!</strong>.
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The <code><item></code> tag is used to add items to the RSS feed. An item is given a title using the <code><title></code> tag to label the item. The item will have a link to its webpage using the <code><link></code> tag and an item description using the <code><description></code> tag.
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The date and time of an item can be specified using the <code><pubDate></code> tag. The date and time <strong>must follow a specific format</strong>. In the example below, the item was posted on <strong>Friday, October 1, 2021 at 2:27 PM in the -0400 time zone</strong>.
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<pre><code><item>
<title><strong>RSS is Amazing!</strong></title>
<link><strong>https://example.org/blog/2021-10-1-rss</strong></link>
<description><strong>RSS is a good notification system.</strong></description>
<pubDate><strong>Fri, 1 Oct 2021 14:27:00 -0400</strong></pubDate>
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