RSS Channel Elements

RSS channel elements are the parts of a feed that describe the feed as a whole rather than any single article. In RSS 2.0 the channel must contain a title, a link and a description, and it can also carry a language code, a logo image, build dates and caching hints. Atom feeds express the same ideas with elements such as subtitle, updated, id, icon and logo. Articles under this tag explain what each element means and how readers, directories and automation tools use it. They also cover common defaults that site owners forget to change, such as generic titles and wrong language codes. The aim is a clean, correctly described feed that works well wherever it is used.