RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and is a simple, standardized method of content distribution that can help you stay up to date with your favorite news stories, blogs, websites, and social media channels. Instead of visiting sites to find new posts or subscribing to sites to receive notifications of new posts, you find the RSS feed on a website and read new posts in an RSS reader.
RSS made easy
RSS is a way for website authors to publish notifications of new content on their website. This content can include news bulletins, blog posts, weather reports, and podcasts.
To publish these notifications, the website author creates a text file with the RSS feed XML file extension that contains the title, description, and link for each post on the site. The website author then uses this XML file to add an RSS feed to web pages on the site. The XML file automatically syndicates new content from this RSS feed in a standard format that is displayed in any RSS reader.
When website visitors subscribe to this RSS feed, they read the new website content in an RSS reader. These RSS readers collect content from multiple XML files, organize the information, and display the content in a single application.
