## RSS Export Configuration

The RSS Export Configuration page allows system administrators to configure the way CWIS uses RSS to notify users of resource records that have recently been made public.

RSS is a web content syndication format: a method of feeding content from a site to users in the manner of news headlines. RSS is an XML-based language, and all RSS feeds must conform to the XML 1.0 specification as published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). RSS originated at Netscape in 1999, and has strived to be a simple, easy-to-understand format. A site that wants to publish recently-added content, such as news headlines or stories, creates a description of the content and where the content is located on its site in the form of an RSS feed.

CWIS exports the title, description, and full record URL for each exported resource in the RSS feed. The available RSS export parameters and their descriptions are:

Entries To Publish

  The amount of entries to export in the RSS feed.

Notify Browser of Feed

  Determines whether to notify compatible web browsers of the availability of the RSS feed. The feed will be available even if web browsers are not notified.

Channel Title

  The name of the channel. This is how users and RSS software refer to your RSS feed. This should generally be set to the portal name.

Channel Description

  A short sentence offering descriptive information on the feed, e.g. the sponsoring organization or individual and what gets exported.

Image URL

  The URL of a GIF, JPEG, or PNG image that represents the feed.

Image Description

  Describes the image and is used in the `ALT` attribute of the HTML `<img>` tag when the feed is rendered in HTML.

Image Height

  The height of the feed image in pixels. The image height should be no more than 400.

Image Width

  The width of the feed image in pixels. The image width should be no more than 144.

Language Code

  The language code for the primary language of the content of the feed. This allows aggregators to group all Italian language sites, for example, on a single page. A list of allowable values for this element is provided by the RSS Advisory Board.

Copyright

  Legal notice regarding the copyright holder for the RSS feed content. This should include the date and the name of the individual or organization that holds the rights to the content.

Managing Editor

  The e-mail address of the content editor.

Webmaster

  The e-mail address of the system administrator or person responsible for handling technical issues relating to the site.

PICS Rating

  The Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS) value that indicates the appropriateness of the content for children. It is designed to help parents and teachers control what children are allowed to access on the Internet.

### See Also

- RSS Import Configuration