Please Add RSS Support to Your Site (kevq.uk)

Article summary

The article encourages website owners to add RSS support to their sites, as it allows readers to easily consume content without having to visit each site individually. The author was inspired to write this after discovering a blog with a list of interesting sites, but found that many of them did not have RSS feeds. This made it difficult for the author to keep up with new content from these sites. The author believes that having an RSS feed is important for making content easily accessible to readers.

Main themes

• RSS support
• content accessibility
• open web
• federated web
• web standards
• reader convenience

What commenters say

• RSS is essential for the open web and allows readers to consume content on their own terms.
• Some websites do not have RSS feeds due to concerns about losing ad revenue or control over content presentation.
• RSS feeds can be easily added to websites, even those using static site generators, and do not require significant technical expertise.
• The lack of RSS support on some websites can make it difficult for readers to discover and keep up with new content.
• RSS readers can often discover feeds automatically, but this requires websites to include specific meta tags or links to the feed.
• Some websites may not prioritize RSS support due to the prevalence of other content discovery methods, such as social media or email newsletters.
• The removal of built-in RSS support from browsers like Firefox has made it more difficult for readers to discover and subscribe to feeds.
• Including a link to the RSS feed on the website's homepage can make it easier for readers to find and subscribe to the feed.