One major thing that is missing in the existing blog-feed.xml is the presence of HTML tags within the <description> element node.
This causes the formatting of the blog posts to be messed up as it is just one single chunk of plaintext. Are there any plans to resolve this and can we request for expediency?
The fact that this is not already implemented is a disappointment.
As mentioned by others in another related thread, RSS is a huge enabler for incoming traffic and this is highly frustrating especially as it is something that is already provided by default in other web providers.
hi @Timothy!
We will update our RSS and we plan to include post content in HTML. Can you share more details how you plan to use RSS? Do you use any particular content import service like facebook instant articles or other? Is there anything else we can do for you to improve RSS feed?
Thanks!
Hi @Julius Seskevicius , thanks for the reply!
No I am not using any import service at the moment. At least for my use-case, the only requirement is to include the HTML tags for both text and images within the <description> element. An example: <description>
<![CDATA[ <p>Blah blah hello this is a sample text entry</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fakewebsite.com/top-reads-this-week-5-april/">Top Reads this Week (5 April)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fakewebsite.com">Fake Website</a>.</p> ]]>
</description>
Thank you!
Hi @Julius Seskevicius , any updates to the issue?
Hello @Julius Seskevicius , how are you, any updates to the above matter please?
Hi Timothy,
As mentioned earlier, adding HTML tags is in our plans. I will update when this will be implemented.
@Julius Seskevicius btw the aggregator i am using is the WP (wordpress) Aggregator. Thank you.