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5.3 Publishing a RSS Feed

Many people today are using RSS feeds as a tool for staying on top of daily news and

events. Now you can share updates and new additions to your website with RSS

subscribers using ShutterBug's new RSS Feed feature. Anyone with a RSS news feed

viewer or RSS browser, can use it to check for new photos, new stories, or any other

new content you've posted to your site. The RSS feed will notify subscribers when

something new has been posted at your site.

Creating & Uploading Your RSS Feed in ShutterBug

The bottom third of the Export window contains an area labeled RSS Feed, for

entering the necessary information for publishing your feed. ShutterBug will create

an .xml file that gets uploaded with your site that can be used by anyone with a RSS

viewer. People can bookmark your feed in a RSS browser and check for updates to

your site direct from the bookmarks bar. To create and publish a RSS feed for your

site, follow these quick steps:

1. Check the first box labeled Publish RSS feed as rss.xml. This simply tells

ShutterBug to publish the RSS feed when you export your site. If you do not check

this box, ShutterBug will not upload the file.

2. General Website Information provides information to your viewers about your RSS

feed. In the Title box, enter the name or title of the website in which the feed

represents.

3. In the Link box, enter the URL to link the Feed to. Be sure to include the http://

prefix. This link will get embedded into the title of your feed.

4. In the Description box, enter a short description about the content contained at

your feed (some RSS viewers display the description, while others do not).

5. The text entry box on the right side allows you to add new entries to your feed.

Click the Add Entry button to create your first entry to the feed. A small panel will

slide out from the top of the main application window.

6. Enter the Title for your entry. The title serves as a headline for the entry.

7. To link the title to the updated page in your website, click on the blue pop up

button and select the page from the pop up list.

8. Type in a description for the new entry. This is the abstract that reads below the

title of your entry, providing a brief explanation about the new addition or change

to your site.

9. Click OK to return to the Export window. The entry box will show your new entry.

10. To add more entries, repeat Steps 5-9.

11. Your RSS feed will be published the next time you export your site.

1. To edit an entry, double-click on the Title text in the entry box. The RSS entry panel

will slide out from the top of the window. Make the desired changes and hit OK to

return to the main Export window.

2. To delete an entry, select it from the entry box and hit Delete on your keyboard.

3. The changes to your RSS feed will be published the next time you export your site.

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