Element |
Description |
Example |
language |
The language the channel is written in. This allows aggregators to group all Italian language sites, for example, on a single page. A list of allowable values for this element, as provided by Netscape, is here. You may also use values defined by the W3C. |
en-us |
copyright |
Copyright notice for content in the channel. |
Copyright 2002, Spartanburg Herald-Journal |
managingEditor |
Email address for person responsible for editorial content. |
geo@herald.com (George Matesky) |
webMaster |
Email address for person responsible for technical issues relating to channel. |
betty@herald.com (Betty Guernsey) |
pubDate |
The publication date for the content in the channel. For example, the New York Times publishes on a daily basis, the publication date flips once every 24 hours. That's when the pubDate of the channel changes. All date-times in RSS conform to the Date and Time Specification of RFC 822, with the exception that the year may be expressed with two characters or four characters (four preferred). |
Sat, 07 Sep 2002 00:00:01 GMT |
lastBuildDate |
The last time the content of the channel changed. |
Sat, 07 Sep 2002 09:42:31 GMT |
category |
Specify one or more categories that the channel belongs to. Follows the same rules as the - -level
category element. More info. |
Newspapers |
generator |
A string indicating the program used to generate the channel. |
MightyInHouse Content System v2.3 |
docs |
A URL that points to the documentation for the format used in the RSS file. It's probably a pointer to this page. It's for people who might stumble across an RSS file on a Web server 25 years from now and wonder what it is. |
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss |
cloud |
Allows processes to register with a cloud to be notified of updates to the channel, implementing a lightweight publish-subscribe protocol for RSS feeds. More info here. |
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ttl |
ttl stands for time to live. It's a number of minutes that indicates how long a channel can be cached before refreshing from the source. More info here. |
60 |
image |
Specifies a GIF, JPEG or PNG image that can be displayed with the channel. More info here. |
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rating |
The PICS rating for the channel. |
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textInput |
Specifies a text input box that can be displayed with the channel. More info here. |
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skipHours |
A hint for aggregators telling them which hours they can skip. More info here. |
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skipDays |
A hint for aggregators telling them which days they can skip. More info here. |
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