rss-optimization

RSS optimization is about the quality of the feed itself, not the content on the page. A feed that publishes weak titles, relative links, missing dates or truncated summaries will produce weak posts on every destination it reaches, because each one inherits whatever the feed contains. Articles under this tag cover the technical settings that decide what ends up in the file, the formatting choices that make an item readable once it leaves your site, and the checks worth running before you connect a feed to anything. They also cover what to measure afterwards, so you can tell whether a change helped. The advice applies whether you distribute the feed by hand or automatically. Fix the source first — it is the cheapest improvement available.