An RSS feed automatically shares your website's latest content with subscribers through news aggregators and feed readers. It creates an .xml file that updates whenever you publish new content on Blog, Events, Store, Gallery, or Album pages.

Feed Limitations:

• Blog posts, products, events: 20 most recent items
• Podcasts: 300 most recent episodes

Finding Your RSS URL Add ?format=rss to the end of any Blog, Events, Store, Gallery, or Album page URL.

Email Subscriptions Setup:

1. Create a Mailchimp list
2. Add Newsletter/Form block to your site
3. Connect block to Mailchimp list
4. Create RSS campaign using feed URL
5. Link campaign to mailing list

Blog RSS Tips:

• Add RSS block to encourage subscriptions
• Connect to FeedBurner for better user experience
• Share RSS URL for direct feed reader subscriptions

Podcast RSS: Set up a dedicated Blog page with RSS tags for Apple Podcasts integration.

Troubleshooting RSS Issues:

• Verify correct RSS URL format
• Disable any page passwords
• Ensure site is public and paid
• Enable target page
• Confirm domain connection
• Use feed validator if needed

RSS Feed Limitations:

• Collection pages only (no Layout/Cover pages)
• Gallery feeds exclude metadata
• Calendar view Events only show current month
• Blog feeds limited to 20 recent posts

Best Practices:

• Use embedded URL for reliability
• Update RSS URLs after domain changes
• Remove formatting when pasting content
• Create hidden Blog page for custom RSS feeds

Track RSS performance through Analytics to monitor subscriber count and referral sources.

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