[Juk]

hello everybody,

when i create rss using the software available on the web and when the software has created the rss then what file name extention should i save the file to upload it. as we use .xml for sitemap then what for rss.


response will be appreaciated.

Thank you.

[Tangos]

RSS files use the XML language. This is similar to html except you must be careful to use closing tags and be sure to validate it before you use it. An XML file contains the information (Title, Description and Link URL) that your audience will receive through a RSS reader.

Here is all you need to create an RSS file:

-Title -Description -Link

Open notepad on your computer, then copy and paste the information below replacing it with your own title, description and link information.

The first part contains information about your web site. The second part contains information for one of your articles. You can also include optional information in your headlines such as language, copyright info, contact email addresses, or an image.

Try to limit the number of articles you wish to include in your RSS file to 5 or less. Enclose your RSS information with the xml and rss versions you are using followed by the channel and item tags. Finish off with the RSS closing tag.

Here's the example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> <rss version="0.91">

<channel> <title>Web Site Design | Hosting | Marketing <link>http://www.isitebuild.com <description>Affordable Web Design in Maryland <language>en-us

<tem> <title>How to Add a Search Engine to Your Site <link>http://www.isitebuild.com/add-search-engine.htm <description> When visitors arrive at your web site you want them to find the information quickly otherwise they will lose patience and move on. A great way achieve this is to add a search engine or search box to your web site. </description> </item> </channel> </rss>

You have now created your first RSS file that is almost ready for syndicating.

[Naikiss]

I'm rookie in webmastering, can you tell me what is RSS and is it necessary?

[Tangos]

RSS is a format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites, including major news sites like Wired, news-oriented community sites like Slashdot, and personal weblogs. But it's not just for news. Pretty much anything that can be broken down into discrete items can be syndicated via RSS: the "recent changes" page of a wiki, a changelog of CVS checkins, even the revision history of a book. Once information about each item is in RSS format, an RSS-aware program can check the feed for changes and react to the changes in an appropriate way.

RSS-aware programs called news aggregators are popular in the weblogging community. Many weblogs make content available in RSS. A news aggregator can help you keep up with all your favorite weblogs by checking their RSS feeds and displaying new items from each of them.