What is an "external feed"


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    • #2363
      Bob Bobson
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      What is an “external feed”? Is that where I post a link to my blog? Do I need to do anything else to make it work?

    • #2368
      Matthew Brown
      Keymaster

      It’s not quite as simple as pasting a link. Do you know what an RSS feed is? (It’s a machine and human-readable format). Most blogs have an RSS or ATOM (another flavour of the same thing) feed. Groups can use these feeds to get the headlines from an outside blog.

      • #2373
        Matthew Brown
        Keymaster

        I went into much greater detail a while ago with a post about how to find your RSS feed.

        Check it out:

        Get blog posts into your group with RSS

        • #2475
          Jack Dent
          Participant

          Another winning post? How do you find the time?

          • #2488
            Matthew Brown
            Keymaster

            I borrowed a Tardis.

            Seriously though, I just keep writing. Almost every day. Over time it gets easier to write to a high quality with a reasonable volume of posts. At least I hope so because I’m constantly behind on my self-imposed schedules.

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