The Internet is not new, and most people who use RSS have figured out some system for subscribing to their feeds.

Now if I click the feeds URL: RSS Feeds Are Not Email Subscriptions Now Chrome knows when there are feeds on a page, and displays a little RSS icon in the address bar to let you know that it knows. Then I searched for Google Chrome RSS Extension and installed the first one I found. Safari at least lets you know what’s’ going on: Whatyou talkin' 'bout Willis?Īnd Firefox knows what’s up: Firefox with built in Live Bookmarks feed manager However, if the browser you happen to be using hasn’t been configured to deal with feeds in some logical way, then it will simply display the raw information. RSS feeds supply new content on your site and any service equipped to read that feed will be updated when new content is posted.

Most often when I get this question, someone has clicked on a button with the classic RSS icon and, instead of being invited to subscribe, they get an ugly page full of XML. This Is Not The Subscription Button You’re Looking For This has come up a few times in the last few months, so it’s high time to get some clarity around ‘subscriptions’ vs ‘feeds’ in WordPress.

What are rss subscriptions