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Below you will find a quick introduction to the use of RSS on Confluence. If you wish to find more information then please visit our online introduction to RSS.
Alternatively, you can view online documentation on generating RSS feeds.
RSS is a type of XML which allows one system to tell other systems what new information it has. It's generally used to notify others of the latest news which is available over a network.
RSS stands for `Really Simple Syndication' or `Rich Site Summary', depending on which part of it you are referring to!
Confluence and RSS
Confluence reads incoming RSS and creates outgoing RSS. It allows you to stay informed of the latest current affairs of others and allows you to tell them of your own.
Confluence and blogging
Blogging (or weblogging) has recently received massive attention in online communication but is not a terribly new concept as ideas go on the internet. Confluence allows users to create blogs ('news items') in each space, which can be used to publish regular news about what your organisation is thinking. These blogs are fully searchable within Confluence.
Reading incoming RSS
Reading incoming RSS is quite simple. See below for an example using the RSS feeds published by the BBC:
Usage:
{rss:url=my_rss_url}
Parameter |
Required |
Default |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
my_rss_url |
yes |
none |
the url to the RSS feed |
Example:
{rss:url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/feeds/news/ukfs_news/world/rss091.xml|max=5}
Could not access the content at the URL because it is not from an allowed source.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/feeds/news/ukfs_news/world/rss091.xml
You may contact your site administrator and request that this URL be added to the list of allowed sources.
Publishing RSS from Confluence
Confluence automatically generates RSS feeds for
- New blog posts
- New pages
- Updated pages
- New comments
There are two easy ways to subscribe to Confluence's RSS feeds:
- Confluence provides a number of pre-defined RSS feeds for each space. You can find these by selecting 'Browse', 'Advanced', 'RSS'.
- An RSS Feed Builder is also available, should you wish to create a custom feed. Please see the documentation for details.