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Just a heads up, it's great to have an RSS feed, but readers won't automatically detect that you have one. I see you already have a link to your RSS feed so if
by michaelbrooks 7y ago
Just a heads up, it's great to have an RSS feed, but readers won't automatically detect that you have one. I see you already have a link to your RSS feed so if you put this
<a rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="/rss.xml">RSS</a>
That then tells all RSS readers that the link is a feed, and the reader will then detect this. Then say if I use Feedly and want to subscribe to your site, I can link to your homepage and it will automatically detect your feed.
You can also use a meta tag instead if you'd prefer not to display a link. More information can be found over MDN[0] and I also created a blog post on the 5 most important things all blogs should do.[1]
[0]https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Archive/RSS/Getting_Started/Syndicating https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Archive/RSS/Getting...
[1]https://michaelbrooks.co.uk/5-important-things-i-learnt-when-blogging.html#_1-don-t-just-rely-on-your-blog-s-rss-feed https://michaelbrooks.co.uk/5-important-things-i-learnt-when...
- AndrewStephens 7y agoD'oh. I thought I had already done this. Thanks for letting me know.