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RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary: It is a type of web feed that allows visitors and applications to receive automatic updates from your website. 

WordPress has native support for RSS feeds and can generate them for posts, categories, tags, and more.

In this guide, you’ll learn how RSS feeds work, why they’re useful, and how to promote and display them on your WordPress website using various tools, including the 10Web Website Builder.

How RSS feed works

WordPress RSS feeds are published as XML documents that structure your content into readable data for feed readers. These feeds include summaries or full content, along with metadata such as publish date, author, and category.

RSS readers (available for desktop and mobile platforms) fetch these XML files to display the latest updates from your site. WordPress automatically embeds a meta tag pointing to your RSS feed in each page, so the feed is easily discoverable.

Benefits of RSS feeds

  • Easy content delivery: Visitors can stay updated with your site content without checking it manually.
  • No need for email subscriptions: Content is centralized in the reader of the user’s choice.
  • Increased engagement: Subscribed users are more likely to return for updates.

How to promote your WordPress RSS feed

Your RSS feed is created by default on WordPress. To find it, simply add /feed/ to the end of your site’s URL. For example:

https://www.example.com/feed/

To promote it effectively:

  • Add an RSS icon to your site using the Image or Icon widget in 10Web Builder’s Editor.
  • Insert your RSS feed URL into the Link field of the widget.
  • Place the icon in a prominent location like your header or sidebar to encourage subscriptions.

How to display RSS feeds on your site

Insert your site feed into a page or template

Use the WordPress default block editor to embed your RSS feed directly into a page or template:

  1. Open or create a page or template using the default WordPress editor.
  2. Open the Blocks menu from the left panel.
  3. Search for the RSS block and add it to the editor.
  4. Enter your feed URL (e.g., https://www.example.com/feed/).
  5. Click Save to apply the changes.

Add RSS feed as a widget

If your theme supports the Customizer, you can add the feed as a widget:

  1. Go to Appearance → Widgets from your WordPress dashboard.
  2. Select a widget area (e.g., Sidebar).
  3. Click Add block, search for the RSS block, and add it.
  4. Enter your site’s RSS feed URL and click Use URL.
  5. Use the arrow icons to adjust the widget’s placement.
  6. Click Update to save.
  7. Visit your site to verify the feed appears as expected.

Note:

In order to show the WordPress widgets on the page in 10Web builder, you will need to use the Side Bar Widget.

Use a WordPress RSS plugin

You can make your RSS integration easier with plugins: Visit https://wordpress.org/plugins/ and search for “RSS”. Here you can review plugin details, ratings, and installation numbers to choose a plugin that suits your needs and follow its setup instructions.

Note:

Using plugins can offer added styling, caching, and filtering options beyond what the default block editor provides.

How to display multiple RSS feeds on your site

If you manage a content hub or aggregator, showing multiple feeds allows you to present updates from various source WordPress websites in one place.

Important:

Ensure you comply with copyright and usage terms. Always credit original content authors and follow their syndication policies.

Add multiple RSS feed links with WordPress Widgets

  1. Gather RSS feed URLs you want to feature.

    Note:

    Validate URLs using an RSS feed validator like W3C Feed Validation Service.

  2. Go to Appearance → Widgets from your dashboard.
  3. Add an RSS block for each feed URL.
  4. Use Heading blocks to group or label different sources.
  5. Click Update to save.

Use a plugin to display multiple feeds

To manage multiple feeds more efficiently, you can tap into a feed plugin. Like described earlier, browse the plugin repository with the “RSS” keyword and select a plugin that supports multiple feed inputs. Install and configure the plugin according to the documentation provided on its WordPress.org plugin page or the official page of its development team.

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