- Step 1: Go to the RSS Feeds section on Joomla.org.
- Step 2: Download one of these components: Kusoma RSS, BCA RSS Syndicator or the commercial jLord RSS Feed Creator. They are all good solutions. Our how-to here will focus on BCA RSS Syndicator.
- Step 3: Install BCA RSS Syndicator via the Joomla installer.
- Step 4: Go to Components >> BCA RSS Syndicator and click "New"
- Step 5: Fill in the information requested. Most of these fields are self-explanatory. You can happily just give your feed a name and click save.
Collecting Data on Your RSS Feed
- Step 6: After you've saved your feed, copy the URL or save it into a text editor.
- Step 7: Go to http://feedburner.google.com and register. You can use your normal Google account or register with new information.
- Step 8: Login and enter the URL for your RSS feed into this box:
- Step 8: Give your feed a name and URL. Make sure to write down the name of your new feed URL.
- Step 9: Over the next few weeks, you can login back into Feedburner and see detailed information about how many people are subscribing to your feed:
Allowing Search Engines and Visitors to Find Your RSS Feed
- Step 10: You can add your RSS link to the browser bar so that people can easily see a feed is available. Open up your template's index.php and add these lines between the <head> </head> tags:
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS 2.0" href="http://your_rss_feed" /> - Step 11: Go to https://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/submit and submit your RSS feed.