How to Import RSS to Blogspot

Add value to your blog with up-to-the-minute RSS news and information.

Importing a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) news feed to your Blogger-hosted "blogspot" blog is an effective way to display real-time news and information to your visitors. You can choose from a range of online news providers who syndicate content through RSS news feeds and import the most relevant feeds to your blog. To import an RSS feed to a Blogger blog, copy the news feed's Web address and add it to the blog with the Blogger RSS "Feed" gadget.

Instructions

1. Open your Web browser and go to the website with the RSS news feed you want to import.

2. Find the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) address for the site's RSS feed. You will usually find this by clicking the site's orange "RSS" button icon in the navigation menu or at the top of each Web page.

3. Write down or copy the site's RSS news feed address, including the "http://" prefix.

4. Log into your Blogger account. This opens the Blogger "Dashboard" with a list of all your hosted blogs.

5. Click "Design" under the relevant blog title, then click "Add a Gadget."

6. Scroll through the list of Blogger gadgets and find the "Feed" gadget. Click the blue "+" button icon beside the gadget name.

7. Type or paste the RSS feed address into the "Feed URL" input field and click "Continue." The Blogger "Feed" gadget now retrieves the RSS news feed.

8. Select your preferred feed configuration options. You can choose the feed title, how many items to display, feed item publication dates and feed item sources. Click "Save."

9. Drag the feed gadget box to your preferred position in the blog layout. Click "Save" to add the feed to your blog.

Tips & Warnings

• Some online news sites provide a directory of all RSS news and content feed URLs. You will usually find this by clicking "RSS" or "Feeds" on the main navigation menu.

References

• Blogger Help: Getting Started With Blogger [

Resources

• Blogger Help
• What is RSS? RSS Explained