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Set up an RSS Feed

RSS, an acronym for Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication, is a useful way to make a list of updated or new information online available in a concise format for other sites and RSS readers. RSS is essentially an XML document with links and metadata conforming to a specific standard.

For your example, you want to create an RSS feed on our demo of press releases from our site.

A. Create an RSS Feed Page from Scratch

First, you need to create a new RSS template:

1. Go back to the Home area, and browse to your desired templates folder. In our case, we will select templates.
2. Select New -> Default -> Template from the top navigation menu.
3. For the XML field, type <system-region-name="DEFAULT"/>
4. Switch to the System pane.
5. For the System Name field, type simple.
6. Click Submit to save the new template.
7. Now click the Edit tab followed by the Regions pane in order to apply a block.
8. For the DEFAULT Block, select the index block of the data. In our case, we will choose blocks/index/press releases.
9. For the DEFAULT Format, select [site: _common]/formats/output/rss20. This is a standard format that is shipped with the product database.
   
   
   
   
10. Click the Submit button to save the updated template.

Second, you need to create a new configuration set for the RSS:

1. Go to the Administration area, and select Configuration Sets from the left navigation bar.
2. Click New Configuration Set.
3. For the Name field, type Demo RSS.
4. Select the Configurations pane.
5. Under Add, click the Template browse icon and select templates/simple.
6. For the Name field, type RSS and click Add this new configuration.
7. Check the box for Default Configuration.
8. For the Output File Extension, type .rss.
9. For the Type of Data field, select XML from the drop down.
   
   
   
   
10. Click the Submit button to save the new configuration.

Third, you need to apply the configuration set to a new content type:

1. Select Content Types in the left navigation bar.
2. Click New Content Type and name it RSS.
3. Browse to the Demo RSS configuration set and use the Default metadata set.
4. Click Submit to make the content type.

Fourth, you need to apply the content type to a new page:

1. Go back to the Home area.
2. Select New -> Default -> Page to create a new page.
3. Click the System pane in order to type in "rss" for the System Name field.
4. For Content Type, click the browse icon to choose the new RSS type and click Submit.
   
   
   
   

With the new content type selected, the page will reload showing the RSS feed. The first RSS feed is complete. Additional RSS feeds can be created by copying the new RSS page and overriding the DEFAULT Block with a different index (e.g. newsletters).

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