blog.rss_url

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blog.rss_url is a string variable containing the URL for the RSS feed for the blog.

 

Depending on whom you ask, RSS is an acronym for:

 

•RDF Site Summary
•Rich Site Summary
•Really Simple Syndication

 

No matter which definition you prefer, the purpose of RSS is to allow client software to see what entries are the current ones on a blog. An RSS feed is an XML document that allows client software such as news aggregators to see a blog's current entries.

 

A blog administrator can enable the blog's RSS feed by selecting the Generate syndication feed checkbox, which is located in the Options sidebar of the General Settings page of the Settings section. The blog administrator can also choose which version of RSS to use in the syndication feed -- 0.91, 1.0 or 2.0 (the default) -- using the Choose syndication format drop-down list.

 

For more information about RSS, consult these sites:

 

•Mark Pilgrim's essay on XML.com, What is RSS?
•FaganFinder's Explanation of RSS, How You Can Use it, and Finding RSS Feeds
•Informit.com's article, What is RSS?
•Amy Gahran's essay, What Is RSS, and Why Should You Care?
•The RSS 0.91 Specification
•The RSS 1.0 Specification
•The RSS 2.0 Specification

 

 

Example

 

In the example below, the text RSS feed for this blog is linked to the URL for the RSS feed of the blog:

 

<a href="{{blog.rss_url}}">RSS feed for this blog</a>