RSS Spec & Linter Docs
Interactive specification documentation with live linting for RSS, Atom, and JSON Feed formats.
RSS 2.0 Specification
Overview
RSS 2.0 is a format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites. The format is specified by RSS 2.0 Specification.
Required Elements
<title>- The name of the channel<link>- The URL to the HTML website<description>- Phrase or sentence describing the channel<item>- Contains item elements
Item Elements
<title>- Title of the item<link>- URL of the item<description>- Item synopsis<pubDate>- Publication date (RFC 822 format)<guid>- Unique identifier<author>- Email address of the author
Best Practices
- Always include a valid <link> element
- Use <guid> for item uniqueness
- Include <pubDate> in RFC 822 format
- Keep descriptions concise (recommended: under 500 characters)
- Validate your feed before publishing