Adding a feeds page

RSS (RDF Site Summary - formerly called Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication) or web feeds are widely used by the web community to disseminate news or comments on their websites. 

A website (for example, the BBC) can make 'available' some of its content, such as news headlines or stories. A RSS document (in XML format) is created and includes a description of the content and specifically where the content is on its site. You as a user can subscribe to that feed and display it's content on your website.

Websites who publish feeds can register them one of several existing directories of RSS publishers. These directories or content aggregators, are individuals or organisations that gathers web content from different online sources for reuse or resale. This process is called syndication, and is basically the supply of material for reuse and integration with other material, often through a paid service subscription.

Another type of content aggregator are those who simply gather material from various sources and display on their website.

Read more on the BBC website

You can subsribe to feeds within your website by using the Feeds page. It is a good idea to structure this page into subjects or aggregators. You can then subscribe to feeds within those subjects

To enable the feeds page

• Log in to your website
• From home page select ‘Manage Website’ link
• Click on ‘Create standard pages'
• A list of standard pages will appear. Feeds - click the ‘Enable' link under the ‘Actions' heading
• Under the ‘Enabled' heading it should now say ‘On’

• Click ‘Feeds' on your menu
• To create a feed, click 'Create new aggregator'
• Add a title and add a description for your subject
• Click 'OK'
• This will take you to the details of your subject entry

• Click ‘Feeds' on your menu
• Click on the title of the subject title
• This will take you to the details of your subject entry, click on ‘Manage Agggregator' to edit your subject name or desciription

• Click ‘Feeds' on your menu
• To create a feed, click 'Create new subject'
• Add a title and add a description for your subject
• Click 'OK'
• This will take you to the details of your subject entry, click on ‘Manage Subscriptions' to add a feed to your subject
• Enter the website address of the XML feed you want to subscribe to into the 'Source website address'
• Click 'Add'
• This will take you onto feeds details page for that subject.

Deleting a feed or subscription

• Click ‘Feeds' on your menu
• Click on the title of the subject that contains the feed or subscription you want to delete
• Click on 'Manage Subscriptions'
• Click 'OK'
• This will take you onto the feeds details of your subject entry
• Check the box of the feed you wish to delete.
• Click 'Delete' but please note you will not be offered a warning message to ensure you wish to delete once you have clicked 'Delete'

Moving a feed or subscription

• Click ‘Feeds' on your menu
• Click on the title of the subject that contains the feed or subscription you want to delete
• Click on 'Manage Subscriptions'
• Click 'OK'
• This will take you onto the feeds details of your subject entry
• Check the box of the feed you wish to move.
• Click 'Move'
• Choose from the drop down box, the name of the subject you wish to move the subscription to
• Click 'OK'

Copying a feed or subscription

• Click ‘Feeds' on your menu
• Click on the title of the subject that contains the feed or subscription you want to delete
• Click on 'Manage Subscriptions'
• Click 'OK'
• This will take you onto the feeds details of your subject entry
• Check the box of the feed you wish to move.
• Click 'Copy'
• Choose from the drop down box, the name of the subject you wish to copy the subscription to
• Click 'OK'