Monday, October 8, 2007

Adding an RSS feed in Firefox

Okay most people probably already know how to do this, but I think this was a pretty neat and easy way to check someone's blog. So I am making my first blog tutorial- how to add an RSS feed icon in Firefox.

1. In the View menu go to Toolbars, then make sure that the Bookmarks Toolbar is checked- it will provide a nice home for your RSS feeds.
2. When you are at a site with an RSS feed you will see an icon like in the above picture (click on the picture to get a larger view). Click on the icon, then select the option to add the site as a Live Bookmark.
3. You will get redirected to the feeds page, just select to Subscribe to the feed.
4. A box will popup where you can change where the bookmark gets saved and the name. By choosing the Bookmarks Toolbar Folder it will show up on the bookmarks toolbar.
5. Now you have a simple link that you can click on that will show you a list of all the latest posts, you can see if there is a new one that you haven't read (or quickly access an older post lightning quick).

There will work with any site that has an RSS feed. RSS means Really Simple Syndication by the way, which means that it is a very easy way to distribute your works quickly. So most news sites or regularly updated sites will include a feed for easy access to their sites. So, really- I'm not just teaching this to make it easier for people to come to my site, it is a great tool for any site!

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