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Guide: How to Find and Use RSS Feeds (No Login Needed)

What is RSS?

• RSS (or Atom/Feed) is just a special web link that shows a site’s latest articles, podcasts, or videos in a simple list.
• You can paste this link into an RSS reader app, and it will keep updating with new posts.
• Important: This only works with feeds that are public — meaning you don’t need a login, subscription, or password to see them.

Step 1: Look for the feed link on the site

• Scroll to the top, bottom, or sidebar of the website.
• Look for words or icons like:
  • “RSS”
  • “Feed”
  • “Subscribe”
  • The little orange icon:

If you find it, right-click → Copy Link. That’s your RSS feed.

Step 2: Try common feed addresses

If you don’t see a link, you can guess the feed address by typing one of these after the site name:

• /feed
• /rss
• /rss.xml
• /atom.xml
• /index.xml

👉 Example:
If the site is https://example.com, try:
- https://example.com/feed
- https://example.com/rss.xml

Open it in your browser. If you see a page full of titles or code (not a pretty webpage), that’s the feed!

Step 3: Use platform-specific shortcuts

Some popular websites always follow a pattern:

• WordPress blogs → https://sitename.com/feed
• Medium → https://medium.com/feed/@username or /feed/publicationname
• Substack → https://newslettername.substack.com/feed
• Reddit → https://reddit.com/r/subredditname/.rss
• YouTube channels → https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=CHANNELID
• GitHub repos → https://github.com/owner/repo/releases.atom

Step 4: Double-check it works

When you open the link: - If you see titles, dates, and links in a plain list or a page of “code” → ✅ That’s the feed.
- If you see the normal website or a login page → ❌ That’s not a usable feed. Try another link.

Step 5: Add it to your reader

• Copy the feed link.
• Paste it into your RSS reader app (where it says “Add feed” or “Subscribe”).
• Done! The app will now keep showing you new posts automatically.

Troubleshooting

• I only see part of the article in my reader → That’s normal. Some sites only give a “preview” feed.
• The site asks me to log in → Sorry, this only works with feeds that don’t need passwords or subscriptions.
• Nothing happens when I try → Double-check the link or try a different common feed address.