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Is there a way to search RSS feeds by category?
Some RSS directories allow users to search for feeds that they are interested in, by category. You can create your own categories, but typically you will want to use a more standard predefined category. DMOZ is probably the most popular category system.
What do you need to know about the RSS format?
The URL for a webpage that describes the specification for this version of the RSS format. The number of minutes that the feed is allowed to be cached by a server (other than the actual server the feed is posted on), before the feed needs to be refreshed. This value is used by services that cache RSS feeds.
How to use RSS feeds in Google Reader?
People read RSS (or Atom) feeds in Google Reader, fetch data from it to automatically post to other site, and you can also use it to push messages to Facebook/Twitter. Or as I’m using for some feed, add it to Feedburner so that you can have daily digest email of your feed items. RSS feed is also very easy to implement.
What does url mean in RSS feed description?
The URL for the webpage, or for the section of a webpage, that contains the item’s full content. Feed readers will typically display the webpage described by this URL, when a user clicks on the item. The date and time when the item is to be made available.
What is the purpose of the category element in RSS?
RSS Element. ❮ Complete RSS Reference. The element specifies one or more categories the channel or item belongs to. The element can also specify the hierarchic location in a category (the value of the element is then a forward-slash separated string).
Do you have to show author name in RSS feed?
Summary, author, and date can have only “1” or “0” values which means that you do want or don’t want to show summary, author’s name, and you guessed – date of publishing. Last but not least, you will probably want to change the title of your RSS feed.