i am learning about rss presently. i am not quite sure as to how to create an rss file its a little confusing. 1. how to create an rss feed for users on my website 2. do i save the file as xml OR rss 3. does the orange icon come by default or does it have to be downloaded to the server please advice.
1. If it's only a small feed then you can write an RSS file in any text editor. As it gets bigger then it becomes easier to manage with some RSS writing software although most website CMS systems now create rss files from web pages. 2. RSS is and XML file so use .xml extension. 3. You need to identify the page has a RSS feed in the page head for the red button to appear. Something like link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Latest Superblogging developments" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/SuperbloggingDevelopments" In brackets though. I'd recommend using feedburner for the stats and conversion facilities it provides.