Most sites or blogs offer only one or two types of feeds by default. Usually it’s a RSS 2 or RSS .92. To check your blog’s feed options, click on the rss icon from the browser’s address bar. As an example, here’s a screenshot of the feed options for JaypeeOnline.
If you want to add more feed options, just follow the instructions below:
1. Open your theme’s header.php file in a text editor.
2. Look for the RSS code. It should look something like this:
< link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS 2.0" href="< ?php bloginfo('rss2_url'); ? >” />
3. Add the following lines for each feed type:
RSS - “type=application/rss+xml” & href=”[your_blog 's_feed_url]”
RSS 2.0 - “type=application/rss+xml” & href=”[your_blog 's_feed_url]”
RSS .92 - “type=text/xml” & href=”[your_blog 's_feed_url]”
Atom 0.3 - “type=application/atom+xml” & href=”[your_blog 's_feed_url]“title
You’ll also have to edit the title of each option to match the feed type.
As an example, here’s how mine looks like:
< link rel="alternate" type ="application/rss+xml" title ="RSS thru Feedburner" href ="http://feeds.feedburner.com/jaypeeonline/HhAk" />
4. Save the header.php file and upload to your theme folder.
Now your readers will have more feed options to choose from. Btw, since my laptop is running on Ubuntu, I”ve only tried this on Mozilla Firefox. Please let me know how it does on other browsers. Also if you have difficulty implementing this, contact me and I’ll do my best to help you.
June 27th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
but isn’t feedburner has already an option of formatting or converting any RSS feed to make it compatible to any feed aggregator?
medyo nalilito lang ako. i mean is this an option or one should do this in order to be commendable with other readers or okay na yung fomatting and converting program ng feedburner?
June 27th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
@bluepanjeet - Thanks for pointing that out. I’m not really sure but I think you don’t need to do this if you’re already using Feedburner. However, not everyone uses Feedburner and this is something they could use.
June 27th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
Oh, cool tip. Thank you.
June 28th, 2007 at 5:04 am
@fruityoaty - You’re welcome!