How to Troubleshoot Firefox Feedburner
A Web feed, or RSS, keeps visitors abreast of new postings on a blog or website. Feedburner is the Google tool that manages RSS feeds. In other words, when you sign up to receive automatic updates from a page, it is Feedburner that provides you with the notification. In Mozilla Firefox, Feedburner is called Live Bookmarks. RSS processes can be problematic, and Firefox Live Bookmarks is no exception. Look for some reoccurring issues to help you receive new information from your favorite sites on a timely basis.
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Instructions
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Load the website you subscribe to in your Firefox browser and press the RSS icon -- the orange square -- again if the Live Bookmark is not showing up on your list. This sets up a new subscription for you, in case the website had problems or made changes to the feed.
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Navigate to the blog in question and see if it has discontinued its Web feed if the LIve Bookmark disappears from your listing or if it fails to update.
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Move your pointer up to the address bar at the top of the Firefox browser. Type in "about:config" and hit "Enter" on your keyboard if updates are not fast enough.
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Click the "I'll be careful, I promise" button when prompted. This gives you access to the reload rate for Live Bookmarks.
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Right-click anywhere on the Config page and select "New" from the menu. Choose the "Integer" option from the New menu, then enter "browser.bookmarks.livemark_refresh_seconds" in the Preference Name text box.
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Enter a value in seconds for a refresh rate. This means how often you want Firefox to update the feed. For example, if you want an update every 10 minutes, enter 600 seconds -- 60 seconds for every minute. Click "OK" and exit the screen.
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Tips & Warnings
If you are still having problems with updates, delete the bookmark on your Firefox browser before re-subscribing to the feed. This updates the feed configurations.
Most problems occur where the feed is created. If you cannot resolve an issue, try contacting the website sending the feed, as the site's creators may not realize there is a problem with their RSS coding.
