The starting point for announcing your RSS feed is your web site, if you have one. Follow the steps given below to embed your RSS feed on your web site:
1. Go to a site that offers RSS feeds and save the image of a official button used to specify a feed. Typically, two types of buttons are used an orange button that says XML or a blue button that reads RSS.
2. Open the home page of your web site in an HTML editor.
3. Identify a prominent location on the home page and insert the saved button image. This will ensure visitors do not miss seeing the RSS feed button on the web page. Supply a suitable alternate text for the image to enable site visitors to better get the picture its purpose.
4. Link the image to the feed URL.
5. Save the web page, upload it, and check that everything works the way it is meant to be. Fix the errors if there are any.
However, if you do not be certain HTML, go through any of the many and various online primary tutorials on HTML while focusing on inserting an image and linking it. It is a simple single line of easy-to-use code.
After including a link to the RSS feed on the home page, insert it on other pages as you deem appropriate.
Using the Auto-locate Feature
A lot of Internet users familiar with RSS are using aggregators to seek and read RSS feeds on their favorite topics. Facilitate self-controlled recognition of your RSS feed by the site visitors and ensure its
auto-discovery by adding a simple code to the header section of your site's home page. The simple steps to merge this HTML code are:
1. Open the home page in an HTML editor.
2. Insert the following code line in the head section of the HTML source:
Ensure that you notate the correct URL of your RSS feed in the href tag.
3. Save the web page and upload it.
Some aggregators such as FeedDemon that support this feature can be used to verify auto-discovery included in the web site. Alternatively, the Firefox browser can also help you do so.
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