Question: What Is My WordPress Rss Feed?
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Introduction:
For first time users, understanding what an RSS feed is and how they can connect to their WordPress blog can be a confusing process. In this tutorial, you will learn how to find and use your WordPress RSS feed in order to keep up with new content on your blog.
Step-by-Step Directions:
First, log in to your WordPress dashboard by way of the WordPress login page:
1. Navigate to the login page and enter your username and password to access your dashboard. (Estimated Time for Completion: 1 minute)
2. Click on the “Settings” tab on the left side of the dashboard to access your RSS Feed settings. (Estimated Time for Completion: 1 minute)
3. Next, click the “Reading” tab which is located under the “Settings” tab. (Estimated Time for Completion: 1 minute)
4. Towards the bottom of the page, you’ll see the “Blog Pages Show At Most” and “Syndication Feeds Show The Most Recent” options. (Estimated Time for Completion: 1 minute)
5. Under the “Syndication Feeds Show the Most Recent” option, copy the URL that’s located next to “Posts.” This URL is your WordPress RSS feed. (Estimated Time for Completion: 1 minute)
6. To automatically send updates to readers as soon as you post new content on your blog, scroll down and click the “Save Changes” button located at the bottom of the page.
Recommended Plugin:
We recommend using the Feedburner plugin for WordPress to help you manage, customize and monitor your RSS feeds. This plugin allows you to install Feedburner bling, add a Feedburner subscription widget to your sidebar, and monitor your RSS feed stats from the dashboard. (Estimated Time for Completion: 2 minutes)
Summary:
In this tutorial, you learned how to find and use your WordPress RSS feed in order to keep up with new content on your blog. First, you logged in to your WordPress dashboard. Then, you clicked on the “Settings” tab and selected the “Reading” tab. Towards the bottom of the page, you copied the URL that’s located next to “Posts,” which is your WordPress RSS feed. To automatically send updates to readers as soon as you post new content, you clicked the “Save Changes” button located at the bottom of the page. We also recommended using the Feedburner plugin for WordPress to help you manage, customize and monitor your RSS feeds. Estimated Time for Completion: 8 minutes