I recently changed the description configuration of my RSS feed. It
used to be a forty-word description of the whole entry, but it now displays the
entire entry in rich content (HTML + CSS). The problem is I am receiving
complaints with either of these configurations:
- Some people don’t like the abbreviated description because it forces them
to click to have access to the whole entry.
- Some people tell me the new configuration doesn’t work because not all RSS
readers seem to automatically dereference the <link> tag of my RSS feed.
What should I do? Revert to the forty-word description or keep it as it
is?
#1 by Philipp Meier on August 11, 2003 - 12:53 pm
What about providing two different RSS feeds?
#2 by Lance on August 11, 2003 - 1:21 pm
Two feeds is a good idea. Personally, I prefer full content so I don’t need to click through. The most aggregious is providing only a title and link (that would be the main reason why I am reading so much less Manageability these days).
#3 by Lance on August 11, 2003 - 1:25 pm
🙂
#4 by Anonymous on August 12, 2003 - 4:53 am
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#5 by Marcus Brito on August 12, 2003 - 5:38 am
Stick to RDF 1.0 and use the “content” module to provide a <content:encoded> element, as Fran
#6 by Ross Judson on August 12, 2003 - 9:17 am
Would it kill you to provide both? I prefer the full feeds, but I’m quite sure there are those who would disgree.
#7 by Felix on June 14, 2004 - 6:39 pm
To rob one’s belly to cover one’s back…