RSS feed

What is RSS?

An RSS news feed lets any user know when a website has added something new. It does not require the user to visit the site to find out whether it has been updated.

How do I get an RSS feed?

RSS feeds can be used through a news feed reader. A reader normally provides a headline and a summary and a link to the article itself. There are many different readers and some of them are free.

Most websites identify RSS feeds with this symbol -

Feeds can be added in a number of ways, usually by copying and pasting the RSS feed address into the reader. To find a reader or find out more, search on the internet for RSS.

Page last reviewed: 22 February 2011