Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- doc:tips:newsfeed [2020/06/05 19:01] – arvid
+++ doc:tips:newsfeed [2023/01/23 13:09] (current) – added lnk to RSS feed plugin arvid
@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 ====== How to share your entries via news feed ======
-News feeds are great for blog visitors who want to be informed about new blog entries. There is a lot of feed reader software out there. For example, the free desktop mail client [[https://www.thunderbird.net/|Thunderbird]] is able to display RSS feed contents; Android users may know [[https://f-droid.org/de/packages/com.nononsenseapps.feeder/|Feeder]].
+News feeds are great for blog visitors who want to be informed about new blog entries. FlatPress automatically provides two types of news feed: RSS and Atom. As examples, see the flatpress.org feeds in action:
+  * https://www.flatpress.org/feed/rss
+  * https://www.flatpress.org/feed/atom
+(There is a lot of feed reader software out there. For example, the free desktop mail client [[https://www.thunderbird.net/|Thunderbird]] is able to display RSS feed contents; Android users may know [[https://f-droid.org/de/packages/com.nononsenseapps.feeder/|Feeder]].)
 ===== Sharing the news feed =====
-FlatPress creates two types of news feed: RSS and Atom. The link to this feeds is straightforward!
+It is important for your visitors to know there is a news feed they can subscribe to. This may be done in different ways:
-With the PrettyURLs plugin enabled, it's just:
+==== Creating the feed link manually ====
+Add a link to your blog's feed anywhere to your theme's template files. The feed links are  straightforward! With the PrettyURLs plugin enabled, it's just:
   * RSS: https://yoursite.com/feed/rss
   * Atom: https://yoursite.com/feed/atom
@@ Line 12: / Line 18: @@
 Most visitors will recognize a feed link that is decorated with the commonly known feed icon, such as [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/43/Feed-icon.svg|this example]].
-===== Examples =====
+==== Using the convenient RSS feed plugin ====
-See the flatpress.org feeds in action:
+An easy way to have your visitors subscribing to your blog's RSS feed is the [[res:plugins:rssfeed_widget|RSS feed widget]] plugin. It provides a widget with a "Subscribe" button - just add the widget e.g. to your sidebar!
-  * https://www.flatpress.org/feed/rss
-  * https://www.flatpress.org/feed/atom