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Really Simple Syndication (as of 2.0, "released" in September 2002), uses a standard web feed format to publish frequently updated information: blog entries, news headlines, audio, video. An RSS document (called "feed", "web feed", or "channel") includes full or summarized text and metadata, like publishing date and author's name.

Useful Resources:

  1. Wikipedia: RSS
  2. Harvard: RSS 2.0 Specification
  3. Stackoverflow: RSS Tag Wiki
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Difference between description and content:encoded tags in RSS2

What is the difference, if any, between the tag and the tag in RSS 2.0 format specifications? Is one more important than the other? Should I be using both in my feeds or one will suffice?
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Pagination in feeds like ATOM and RSS?

Is this even possible? Perhaps?
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Extending RSS format with more fields?

I have a website that I need to create an RSS feed for. Is there a standard format for adding custom fields to an RSS feed? I would like to add a "location" element to my RSS feeds for example. I have some partners that would like to consume the…
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How to add CORS support to Wordpress RSS2 feed?

I am trying to add CORS (http://enable-cors.org/) support to an RSS2 feed within a custom Wordpress theme. I have tried the following, all to no avail: Following the instructions on…
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How to add line breaks in RSS feeds?

I'm building my own custom RSS feed in PHP. I want the tag to contain line breaks to make the text more readable. However, I can't seem to figure out how to do it correctly. No matter what I try some RSS reader interprets it incorrectly. Is there…
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Wordpress: Including Pagination info in RSS2 feed?

I am coding a Java servlet that reads in a wordpress rss2 feed. What are the approaches I need to look at implementing pagination? not using wordpress themes here so, the pagination plugin wont work (am i wrong with this assumption?) All i want to…
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Create RSS feed in asp.net core 1.0

I am working in Asp.net Core 1.0 MVC 6 I am trying to write a component to provide RSS feeds from my websites. I found this post that suggests that System.ServiceModel.Syndication has yet to be ported to ASP.NET CORE. I am unable to target the full…
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RSS atom:link - Self reference doesn't match document location

I'm trying to create some valid RSS 2.0 data and I can't get the "atom:link" to validate. Is it because I havent done the page yet, or is it because I have some invalid format?
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Is there any php code available for rss to email instant notification?

I don't want to pay for services like feedmyinbox or something similar. I have a server. So is there any php code available? I want to be emailed instantly if there is an update found in the feed. So the script does the following. I add the feed…
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Can I save a file on server using FileOutputStream?

I am trying to create an RSS feed dynamically and store it on server, such that to access the created RSS feed I can just type in the URL from the browser. Is it possible to do so? I can create the RSS feed, but when I try to save it on server…
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Filtering a RSS feeds

Is it possible to filter an RSS feed? What I mean is this, this is a sample of my RSS feed. As you can see, I have a category tag. Now, is it possible to filter by ? Right now, the filtering functionality is done in code. Is there a…
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Formatting Contents in RSS

I'm making a RSS 2.0 feed powered by PHP & MySQL. I would like to know how to make simple formatting in the contents like Line Breaks, Bold, Italics, Links, Images. When I try to insert a
in the database for a newline, the feed reader is…
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Reading rss2 feed using C# ASP.NET content:encoded tag

I am trying to read a rss2 feed from a Word Press blog. I have found examples of this, including the one I adapted for my code here. The problem is that it does not read the content:encoded tag. I have searched and found other people that have had…
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In feeds, can multiple elements exist inside an ?

Precisely... can multiple elements exist inside an in a valid feed? Full Story: I am modding the markup of my blog's RSS feeds for Google Currents, and for the app to display image galleries in articles as slideshows, the…
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How can I implement RSS 2 in Code Igniter?

How can I implement RSS 2 in Code Igniter?
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