RSS channel element
The RSS <channel> element can describe the RSS feed.
RSS <channel> element
Look at the following RSS document:
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>W3Schools Home Page</title>
<link>http://www.w3schools.com</link>
<description>Free web building tutorials</description>
<item>
<title>RSS Tutorial</title>
<link>http://www.w3schools.com/rss</link>
<description>New RSS tutorial on W3Schools</description>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
As mentioned earlier, <channel> element can describe the RSS feed, and have the three required child elements:
- <Title> - Defines the title of the channel. (Eg w3school Home)
- <Link> - Hyperlink definitions arrive channel. (Eg www.w3school.com.cn)
- <Description> - description of this channel (such as the free website building tutorials)
<Channel> usually contains one or more <item> elements. Each <item> element defines an RSS feed an article or "story".
In addition, there are several optional <channel> child elements. We will explain the most important ones in the back.
<Category> element
<Category> element is used to feed the sub-species regulations.
<Category> child element so that RSS aggregators to group sites based on category possible.
Category RSS document above could be:
<Copyright> element
<Copyright> child element will inform you about the version information.
The RSS version of the above documents may be
<Image> element
<Image> child element of an image can be displayed when aggregators provide a feed.
<Image> has three required child elements:
- <Url> - define a reference image URL
- <Title> - to define the image can not be displayed when the text display
- <Link> - This site provides definitions arrive channel hyperlink
Such images may be above the RSS document:
<url>http://www.w3schools.com/images/logo.gif</url>
<title>W3Schools.com</title>
<link>http://www.w3schools.com</link>
</image>
<Language> element
<Language> child element is used to specify the language used to write the document.
<Language> element makes RSS aggregator based on the language of the site to be grouped possible.
Language RSS document above could be:
RSS <channel> Reference
element | description |
---|---|
<category> | Optional. To define one or more types of feed belongs. |
<cloud> | Optional. Registration process in order to obtain an updated feed immediately notice. |
<copyright> | Optional. Inform the copyrighted material. |
<description> | Required. Description channel. |
<docs> | Optional. It points to the current provisions of the RSS file URL format specification used. |
<generator> | Optional. Provisions for generating a feed program. |
<image> | Optional. When the polymerization renders a feed, display an image. |
<language> | Optional. Provisions of the language used in the preparation of feed. |
<lastBuildDate> | Optional. The definition of feed content last modified date. |
<link> | Required. Ultra defines the link channel. |
<managingEditor> | Optional. The definition of feed edits the e-mail address. |
<pubDate> | Optional. The definition of feed for the content of the final release date. |
<Rating> | Optional. feed the PICS level. |
<skipDays> | Optional. Ignoring the provisions of the updated feed days. |
<skipHours> | Optional. Ignoring the provisions of the updated feed hours. |
<textInput> | Optional. Text entry fields that shall be displayed along with the feed. |
<title> | Required. Custom header channel. |
<ttl> | Optional. Specify the update source from the feed before this feed, feed the number of minutes that can be cached. |
<webMaster> | Optional. The definition of this feed web administrator's email address. |