Article Pro RSS: prepare an article for feed readers

Build a reliable article record

Record the canonical page URL, permanent item identifier, title, author or responsible editorial organization, publication date, and summary. Keep those fields connected to the published article so an editor does not have to update several unrelated copies by hand.

Give the title enough meaning to stand alone in a subscription list. A heading such as “Part two” needs context outside a series page. An excerpt should state what the article covers without depending on a hero image or a preceding promotional panel.

Preserve the article’s useful structure

When supplying full content, retain the paragraphs, headings, lists, and ordinary hyperlinks that carry the argument. Remove page navigation and unrelated interface text from the article body. Check that relative links and image addresses resolve correctly when consumed away from the original page.

The RSS 2.0 specification defines item elements including title, link, description, author, publication date, and GUID. Map your editorial record to the format consciously; a field name alone does not decide which source value belongs there.

Review an entry in isolation

Copy one representative entry into your review process and assess it without the website around it. This catches problems that a page preview can hide, especially when a summary refers to an absent chart or an image contains the only explanation of a result.

• Does the headline explain the article’s subject?
• Does the opening give enough context for a new reader?
• Can the reader distinguish quoted material from your own explanation?
• Do source links lead to the intended supporting pages?
• Are images accompanied by meaningful descriptions where needed?
• Does the entry link open the same article described in the feed?

Keep edits attached to the same work

Choose a correction policy before publishing. A changed headline or corrected paragraph should not automatically become an unrelated new item. Preserve the article’s identity and keep original publication information distinct from a genuine later revision.

For a substantially new article on a familiar topic, explain the relationship to the earlier work. That is more useful to readers than repeatedly resurfacing the old text with a fresh date.

Continue with website feed selection to decide which articles belong together, or read the news article guide for event timelines and correction context.