The RSS Export Configuration page allows system administrators to configure the way CWIS uses RSS to notify users of resource records that have recently been made public.
RSS is a web content syndication format: a method of feeding content from a site to users in the manner of news headlines. RSS is an XML-based language, and all RSS feeds must conform to the XML 1.0 specification as published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). RSS originated at Netscape in 1999, and has strived to be a simple, easy-to-understand format. A site that wants to publish recently-added content, such as news headlines or stories, creates a description of the content and where the content is located on its site in the form of an RSS feed.
CWIS exports the title, description, and full record URL for each exported resource in the RSS feed. The available RSS export parameters and their descriptions are:
The amount of entries to export in the RSS feed.
Determines whether to notify compatible web browsers of the availability of the RSS feed. The feed will be available even if web browsers are not notified.
The name of the channel. This is how users and RSS software refer to your RSS feed. This should generally be set to the portal name.
A short sentence offering descriptive information on the feed, e.g. the sponsoring organization or individual and what gets exported.
The URL of a GIF, JPEG, or PNG image that represents the feed.
Describes the image and is used in the ALT
attribute of the HTML <img>
tag when the feed is rendered in HTML.
The height of the feed image in pixels. The image height should be no more than 400.
The width of the feed image in pixels. The image width should be no more than 144.
The language code for the primary language of the content of the feed. This allows aggregators to group all Italian language sites, for example, on a single page. A list of allowable values for this element is provided by the RSS Advisory Board.
Legal notice regarding the copyright holder for the RSS feed content. This should include the date and the name of the individual or organization that holds the rights to the content.
The e-mail address of the content editor.
The e-mail address of the system administrator or person responsible for handling technical issues relating to the site.
The Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS) value that indicates the appropriateness of the content for children. It is designed to help parents and teachers control what children are allowed to access on the Internet.