How to Make an RSS Feed in iWeb

You can add RSS functionality to your iWeb blog.

Really Simple Syndication, better known as RSS, is a Web content format that lets websites and blogs distribute updates in an organized manner. You can use dedicated RSS applications or services like Google Reader to track the RSS feeds of your favorite sites. If you run a blog through the iWeb application on your Mac computer, you can enable RSS publication so that visitors can subscribe to all of your blog updates.

Things You'll Need

• Mac running OS X 10.5 or later
• iWeb 3 or later

Instructions

1. Open the iWeb application.

2. Click on the "Add Page" button in the bottom toolbar and select the "Blog" template. If you already have a blog in your iWeb site, simply highlight it from the site list on the left side of the window.

3. Click on the "Inspector" button in the bottom toolbar.

4. Go to the "RSS" tab in the Inspector window and select the "Blog" option.

5. Enter the number of posts you want to include in your RSS feed under the "Blog Main Page" heading, then use the slider bar to adjust the length of each blog excerpt.

6. Click on the "Show Media" button in the bottom toolbar.

7. Drag and drop the "RSS Feed" icon into the layout of your blog page. This creates an RSS button that visitors can click on to subscribe to your blog updates.

8. Click "Publish Site" to make your RSS feed live.

References

• Apple Support: iWeb Getting Started