RSS is a really simple [[xml]] format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites.

RSS encodes news items in an feed that is readable by rss [[aggregator]].

News items consist of some core elements: link, description and title, and a series of other elements. At least one of the core elements is required, but everything else in a news item is optional.

RSS is often used as a catch all term for the variety of syndication formats, including the rival [[Atom]] format.

h2. External Links

* [[RSS]] 2.0 specification: "http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification":http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss "http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss":http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss

* [[RSS]] 1.0 specification: "http://web.resource.org/rss/1.0/":http://web.resource.org/rss/1.0/

* [[Online Feedmaker]] : "http://www.yoktu.com/feedmaker":http://www.yoktu.com/feedmaker

RSS is a really simple [[xml]] format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites.

RSS encodes news items in an feed that is readable by rss [[aggregator]].

News items consist of some core elements: link, description and title, and a series of other elements. At least one of the core elements is required, but everything else in a news item is optional.

RSS is often used as a catch all term for the variety of syndication formats, including the rival [[Atom]] format.

h2. External Links

* [[RSS]] specification: "http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss":http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss

* [[Online Feedmaker]] : "http://www.yoktu.com/feedmaker":http://www.yoktu.com/feedmaker

** [[Health]] specification: "http://genericdrugsoma.blogspot.com":http://genericdrugsoma.blogspot.com

RSS is a really simple [[xml]] format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites.

RSS encodes news items in an feed that is readable by rss [[aggregator]].

News items consist of some core elements: link, description and title, and a series of other elements. At least one of the core elements is required, but everything else in a news item is optional.

RSS is often used as a catch all term for the variety of syndication formats, including the rival [[Atom]] format.

h2. External Links

* [[RSS]] specification: "http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss":http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss

* [[Online Feedmaker]] : "http://www.yoktu.com/feedmaker":http://www.yoktu.com/feedmaker

** [[Health]] specification: "http://genericdrugsoma.blogspot.com":http://genericdrugsoma.blogspot.com

RSS is a really simple [[xml]] format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites.

RSS encodes news items in an feed that is readable by rss [[aggregator]].

News items consist of some core elements: link, description and title, and a series of other elements. At least one of the core elements is required, but everything else in a news item is optional.

RSS is often used as a catch all term for the variety of syndication formats, including the rival [[Atom]] format.

h2. External Links

* [[RSS]] specification: "http://defiscalisation.kikooz.com/rss.php?type=random":http://defiscalisation.kikooz.com/rss.php?type=random "http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss":http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss

* [[Online Feedmaker]] : "http://www.kikooz.com":http://www.kikooz.com "http://www.yoktu.com/feedmaker":http://www.yoktu.com/feedmaker

RSS is a really simple [[xml]] format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites.

RSS encodes news items in an feed that is readable by rss [[aggregator]].

News items consist of some core elements: link, description and title, and a series of other elements. At least one of the core elements is required, but everything else in a news item is optional.

RSS is often used as a catch all term for the variety of syndication formats, including the rival [[Atom]] format.

h2. External Links

* [[RSS]] specification: "http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss":http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss

* [[Online Feedmaker]] : "http://www.yoktu.com/feedmaker":http://www.yoktu.com/feedmaker

RSS is a really simple [[xml]] format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites. {{About RSS|read more...}}

RSS encodes news items in an feed that is readable by rss [[aggregator]].

News items consist of some core elements: link, description and title, and a series of other elements. At least one of the core elements is required, but everything else in a news item is optional.

RSS is often used as a catch all term for the variety of syndication formats, including the rival [[Atom]] format.

h2. External Links

* [[RSS]] specification: "http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss":http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss

RSS is a really simple [[xml]] based syndication format.

RSS encodes news items in an feed that is readable by rss [[aggregator]]. [[agregator]].

News items consist of some core elements: link, description and title, and a series of other elements. At least one of the core elements is required, but everything else in a news item is optional.

RSS is often used as a catch all term for the variety of syndication formats, including the rival [[Atom]] format.

h2. External Links

* [[RSS]] specification: "http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss":http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss

You can read the [[RSS]] specification here: "http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss":http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss

RSS is a really simple [[xml]] based syndication format.

RSS encodes news items in an feed that is readable by rss [[agregator]]. element called channel. The channel defines some attributes about itself, (host url, title of the channel, etc) and includes a series of news items.

News items consist of some core elements: link, description and title, and a series of other elements. At least one of the core elements is required, but everything else in a news item is optional.

RSS is often used as a catch all term for the variety of syndication formats, including the rival [[Atom]] format.

h2. External Links

* [[RSS]] specification: "http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss":http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss

In the real world, [[RSS]] doesn't conform to a single specified set of elements and attributes: instead there are {{RSS Extensions|increasing numbers of extensions}} and variations on the format on both Channel Elements[1] and Item Elements[2]. format.

h1. Channel Elements

fn.1

h2. Standard Elements

h4. Most Common

* title

* description

* link

h4. Others

* pubDate (ex: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:04:58 -0800)

* lastBuildDate (ex: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:04:58 -0800)

* category

* generator

* image

** url

** title

** link

* language

* webMaster

* copyright

* docs

* ttl

* managingEditor

h2. Extensions

h4. "RDF Syndication Module":http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/

* sy:updatePeriod ( 'hourly' | 'daily' | 'weekly' | 'monthly' | 'yearly' ) (indicates update period)

* sy:updateFrequency (ex: "1") (indicates frequency within the updatePeriod)

* sy:updateBase (ex: "2000-01-01T12:00+00:00") (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm)

h4. "Creative Commons":http://web.resource.org/cc/

* cc:license [rdf:resource]

h4. "Admin":http://webns.net/mvcb/

* admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://homepage.com" (indicates homepage/source of rss feed)

h4. "Technorati API":http://api.technorati.com/dtd/tapi-002.xml

* tapi:inboundblogs

* tapi:inboundlinks

h4. "iTunes RSS Tags":http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/techspecs.html#_Toc526931673

* itunes:subtitle

* itunes:author

* itunes:summary

* itunes:owner

** itunes:name

** itunes:email

* itunes:image [href]

* itunes:category [text]

** [itunes:category] [text]

* itunes:block

* itunes:explicit

h1. Item Elements

fn2.

h2. Standard Elements

h4. Most Common

* title

* description

* link

h4. Others

* category [domain]

* guid [isPermalink]

* source [url]

* pubDate (ex: 'Sun, 15 May 2005 22:41:44 GMT')

* enclosure [url] [length] [type]

* comments

h2. Extensions

h4. "Dublincore":http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

* dc:subject - space separated categories ([[del.icio.us]], "Macslash":http://macslash.org)

* dc:date - ISO-something something. (Ex: "2006-02-10T08:00:00-08:00")

* dc:publisher

* dc:creator

h4. "RSS Module Taxonomy":http://web.resource.org/rss/1.0/modules/taxonomy/

* taxo:topics (seen in [[del.icio.us]])

** rdf:Bag

*** rdf:li [resource]

h4. "Media RSS":http://search.yahoo.com/mrss (seen in [[Flickr]])

* media:content [url] [type] [height] [width]

* media:title

* media:text [type]

* media:thumbnail [url] [height] [width]

* media:credit [role]

* media:category [scheme] (space separated list of tags)

h4. "The Well-Formed Web":http://wellformedweb.org/news/wfw_namespace_elements/

* wfw:comment (commentURL for "Comment API":http://wellformedweb.org/story/9)

* wfw:commentRss ([[URI]] of the RSS feed for comments on the item)

h4. "iTunes RSS Tags":http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/techspecs.html#_Toc526931673

* itunes:author

* itunes:subtitle

* itunes:summary

* itunes:duration (ex: "7:04") (minutes:hours)

* itunes:keywords (comma separated listed of categories)

* itunes:block

* itunes:explicit

h4. "Technorati API":http://api.technorati.com/dtd/tapi-002.xml

* tapi:linkcreated (ex "2006-02-13 13:08:15")

* tapi:inboundblogs

* tapi:inboundlinks

In the real world, [[RSS]] doesn't conform to a single specified set of elements and attributes: instead there are {{RSS Extensions|increasing numbers of extensions}} and variations on the format.

h1. Channel Elements

h2. Standard Elements

h4. Most Common

* title

* description

* link

h4. Others

* pubDate (ex: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:04:58 -0800)

* lastBuildDate (ex: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:04:58 -0800)

* category

* generator

* image

** url

** title

** link

* language

* webMaster

* copyright

* docs

* ttl

* managingEditor

h2. Extensions

h4. "RDF Syndication Module":http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/

* sy:updatePeriod ( 'hourly' | 'daily' | 'weekly' | 'monthly' | 'yearly' ) (indicates update period)

* sy:updateFrequency (ex: "1") (indicates frequency within the updatePeriod)

* sy:updateBase (ex: "2000-01-01T12:00+00:00") (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm)

h4. "Creative Commons":http://web.resource.org/cc/

* cc:license [rdf:resource]

h4. "Admin":http://webns.net/mvcb/

* admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://homepage.com" (indicates homepage/source of rss feed)

h4. "Technorati API":http://api.technorati.com/dtd/tapi-002.xml

* tapi:inboundblogs

* tapi:inboundlinks

h4. "iTunes RSS Tags":http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/techspecs.html#_Toc526931673

* itunes:subtitle

* itunes:author

* itunes:summary

* itunes:owner

** itunes:name

** itunes:email

* itunes:image [href]

* itunes:category [text]

** [itunes:category] [text]

* itunes:block

* itunes:explicit

h1. Item Elements

h2. Standard Elements

h4. Most Common

* title

* description

* link

h4. Others

* category [domain]

* guid [isPermalink]

* source [url]

* pubDate (ex: 'Sun, 15 May 2005 22:41:44 GMT')

* enclosure [url] [length] [type]

* comments

h2. Extensions

h4. "Dublincore":http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

* dc:subject - space separated categories ([[del.icio.us]], "Macslash":http://macslash.org)

* dc:date - ISO-something something. (Ex: "2006-02-10T08:00:00-08:00")

* dc:publisher

* dc:creator

h4. "RSS Module Taxonomy":http://web.resource.org/rss/1.0/modules/taxonomy/

* taxo:topics (seen in [[del.icio.us]])

** rdf:Bag

*** rdf:li [resource]

h4. "Media RSS":http://search.yahoo.com/mrss (seen in [[Flickr]])

* media:content [url] [type] [height] [width]

* media:title

* media:text [type]

* media:thumbnail [url] [height] [width]

* media:credit [role]

* media:category [scheme] (space separated list of tags)

h4. "The Well-Formed Web":http://wellformedweb.org/news/wfw_namespace_elements/

* wfw:comment (commentURL for "Comment API":http://wellformedweb.org/story/9)

* wfw:commentRss ([[URI]] of the RSS feed for comments on the item)

h4. "iTunes RSS Tags":http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/techspecs.html#_Toc526931673

* itunes:author

* itunes:subtitle

* itunes:summary

* itunes:duration (ex: "7:04") (minutes:hours)

* itunes:keywords (comma separated listed of categories)

* itunes:block

* itunes:explicit

h4. "Technorati API":http://api.technorati.com/dtd/tapi-002.xml

* tapi:linkcreated (ex "2006-02-13 13:08:15")

* tapi:inboundblogs

* tapi:inboundlinks