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[AngelEye]

Hey guys!
If you don't know what RSS feeds are, here's an awesome guide to them. Essentially, it's an update notification for websites, kind of like the NeoCities update feature. Except that they work for all sites. I can imagine this would be useful especially if you host off of NeoCities, like on NekoWeb.

RSS feeds take like 5 minutes to set up. Seriously, you just need to do is create a file, change some things, and link to it. Then you can use a browser extension, phone app, or other software to read all of your feeds. It's GENUINELY super simple even if you have no technical skills whatsoever.

I made an RSS feed here! I was wondering if anyone else in the community to RSS feeds to subscribe to There's obviously the MelonLand RSS feed too!

Subscribe to mine heehee

[candycanearter07]

i'm not sure if this counts since it is technically not "my" page but im dual hosting the comic on my own page so uhhh

https://slimepondcomic.webcomic.ws/rss/

also my page does have a rss feed technically but i tried to use jekyll automation and its very broken

[Dazhak]

oh ive thought about doing something like that but never made time to actually learn how guess i'll start now

[ryha11a]

its worth it! tons of fun imo, feels way more engaging than scrolling on some social media app...

[AngelEye]

oh ive thought about doing something like that but never made time to actually learn how guess i'll start now

It's worth it!

• Create a .xml file (for example just hit create file in the NeoCities editor, type in rss.xml, and hit enter)
• Copy and paste this code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Your Website Title</title> <link>https://yourwebsite.com</link> <description>Your website description goes here</description> <item> <title>Post 1 Title</title> <link>https://yourwebsite.com/post-1</link> <description>Summary of your post goes here</description> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <!-- Repeat the <item> block for each new post --> </channel> </rss>

• Replace the text between the <title></title>, <link></link>, and <description></description> tags with details about your site.
• Each <item> tag within the <channel> block corresponds to a single blog post or update. Add or remove these as necessary.
• Ensure the <pubDate> reflects the correct format as shown in the example above.
• Save your file and link to it on your homepage! You're done!

i'm not sure if this counts since it is technically not "my" page but im dual hosting the comic on my own page so uhhh

https://slimepondcomic.webcomic.ws/rss/

also my page does have a rss feed technically but i tried to use jekyll automation and its very broken

Nice, following your comic!

[Seryndelle]

I love RSS! I think it was Nicky Case at ncase.me who convinced me to take the leap into the wonderful world of Really Simple Syndication. I never pass up an opportunity to give a shoutout to my favourite RSS reader: CommaFeed! it's 100% free and has all the features you might want (at least for general use). It's technically web-only, but I added the shortcut to my phone's home screen and it works just fine and dandy on there as well. I'm not affiliated with it in any way, I'm just a big fan!

Anyway, to get back to the matter at hand, I have actually set up an RSS feed on my website, albeit just for my blog posts. It's not automated—I have to do it all by hand. In fact, I think I might have broken it last time I updated it, according to Feed Canary. That said, I can see both of my existing blog posts on there, so goodness knows what's happening!

But in any case, if you're interested in my witterings (that may or may not actually show up in your RSS feed), you can subscribe here or via the RSS icon on my website!

[candycanearter07]

I have tried to get into RSS stuff before, but I tend to stop checking after a while (i used newsboat) and then i didnt want to spend an hour reading all the missed stuff so I stopped.. I might try again with a graphical reader now tho!

[Kolo]

oh i have one! it gathers up all the new art i uploaded onto my site of my characters and puts them in a little list every night. this was so it was easier to "keep up" with my uploads without needing social media! mine is all automated, though. ^_^
https://characters.numbersstory.com/rss.xml

[Dreamwings]

Aghhh yess, RSS feeds are great.
I only have one at the moment for my writing stuff. Sort of needed because I don't post frequently so no one would know to check unless there was a notification of sorts. It's just about like, whatever I am writing about at the moment. Currently just guides but I intend to eventually write reviews or thoughts or other things (eventually, if I ever have freetime). One of these days I need to put the stupid gallery of my goofy ahh art together but still haven't done it because college stinky.

I have tried to get into RSS stuff before, but I tend to stop checking after a while (i used newsboat) and then i didnt want to spend an hour reading all the missed stuff so I stopped.. I might try again with a graphical reader now tho!

I used to have the same issue too. I find it helps a lot if you put it somewhere where you see it first thing and then have it running in the background somewhere close. I originally started with a browser extension to do it but it was still too out of the way for my liking and I was experimenting a lot with browsers so it was a bit annoying to keep having to export and import my stuff into different extensions, so I ended up moving to a dedicated program that would start when my computer started so I could see everything new as soon as it turned on (ended up going with Liferea), and then later when I started using Betterbird (functionality also existed in Thunderbird too though) I put the RSS feeds in there so I'd have less programs running in the background (not that Liferea was taking all the resources or anything, I just didn't like the redundancy). I wouldn't nessicerily say that Betterbird/Thunderbird is that great of an RSS reader of course (the little Supernova redesign makes it feel very weird if you don't tweak some stuff and get used to other quirks), but I was already using it for email and looking at it pretty regularly so using it for that too and just having everything altogether like that works out pretty well.

[lycoseadae]

i finally figured out how to make one last month for site updates! i plan on making another for art one day but for now i just have this one

[BlazingCobaltX]

RSS feeds are very useful to read everything in one, universal format. The reader I use on Android is Feeder, which you need to download through F-droid.

My own feed is a monthly summary of things I did on the website. I saw this format on other people and thought it was a cohesive way to keep tab of a website's updates.

[Dazhak]

@AngelEye Thank you so much for the code! I now have an RSS feed:
https://dogspit.nekoweb.org/rss.xml
I will say it was surprisingly easy (and not just because I copied your code directly hehe) I don't know what I was so scared about

[kzuich]

Here is my site's feed!

I've been tweaking it and I finally fixed my date formatting. 

[AngelEye]

Here is my site's feed!

I've been tweaking it and I finally fixed my date formatting. 

I absolutely love your Jumpluff and your traditional art.... COPICS RULE! I subbed and will link you (and others!) back! 

@AngelEye Thank you so much for the code! I now have an RSS feed:
https://dogspit.nekoweb.org/rss.xml
I will say it was surprisingly easy (and not just because I copied your code directly hehe) I don't know what I was so scared about

Dude I was literally the exact same way of being weirdly scared of it for a very long time ... I'm you made one too and I subbed!!

[kzuich]

I absolutely love your Jumpluff and your traditional art.... COPICS RULE! I subbed and will link you (and others!) back! 
Dude I was literally the exact same way of being weirdly scared of it for a very long time ... I'm you made one too and I subbed!!

Thank you!! They really are! :D BTW, I'm working on a link directory with art resources, and I'd like to take a second to drop a link to Vanilla Arts, which is THE most informative site I've ever found about alcohol markers. She has TONS of free resources and articles- mostly copic-focused but you can definitely take her advice and apply it to other brands if you have any there. She also has a section of her site where she is currently field-testing every Copic color. She also does a TON of work with Copics + colored pencils, and I think you might really enjoy her pieces.

And I can't believe I just realized this ( ), but I've had your site bookmarked on my web revival folder for a while now! I've been meaning to sign your guestbook because your crochet corner is SO cute, and your art gallery is AWESOME! :D I'll pop by and do that! ^_^