How to quickly and easily create an RSS 1.0 feed using the Klixo content management system and start adding rss feeds to your webpage.

RSS Feeds and Content Syndication

RSS builds on XML to allow you to syndicate content from your web pages via "RSS feeds". An RSS feed contains just the news or content that you wish to syndicate, which allows a third-party to incorporate into their own website, or to view using an "RSS Aggregator" or viewer.

If your website is producing unique content and you wish to increase visitors to your website, you should definitely consider adding rss feeds to your web page. Every headline in your feed links back to your web page thereby increasing website traffic.

Adding an RSS feed to your web page using Klixo

Follow these steps to add an RSS feed to your web pages:

1. Download the Klixo RSS 1.0 XSL template from the Klixo library server. (This template is licensed for use by Klixo customers only)
2. Upload the Klixo RSS 1.0 XSL template file to your web server
3. Login to Klixo
4. Create a Page Custom field called "RSS Title":
   1. Under the "Tools" menu on the Home page, click "Custom Fields"
   2. Click "New Page Field"
   3. Field Name = "RSS Title"
   4. Enter a sequence number, i.e. "090"
   5. Field Type = "Text"
   6. Click Save
5. Create a Page Custom field called "RSS Image":
   1. Click "New Page Field"
   2. Field Name = "RSS Image"
   3. Enter a sequence number, i.e. "091"
   4. Field Type = "Text"
   5. Click Save
6. Create a new Page in Klixo, carefully setting the following options:
   1. Click on "Pages" on the Toolbar
   2. Page Title = a title for the Feed, i.e. "Latest News from Mysite.com - RSS Feed"
   3. Description = a terse description of what is in the feed
   4. Filename is a unique filename for the feed, usually ending in .xml, i.e. "latest_news_rss.xml"
   5. XSL Stylesheet is the filename of the Klixo RSS 1.0 XSL template, i.e. "klixo_rss100.xsl"
   6. Select the Klixo Channels that you would like to be included in this feed
   7. Enter the RSS Title, this is the title that will be displayed with the feed
   8. Enter a full URL to an image to display with the feed (optional)
   9. Click Save to create the feed Page

To publish the feed immediately, click on the "Publish" link alongside the Klixo Page you have just created. Otherwise the feed will be published as soon as a story in a channel in the feed is saved.