RSS feed generator

An RSS feed lets readers and apps follow your site. Fill in the channel details, list your posts one per line, and get a valid RSS 2.0 file with escaped text, RFC 822 dates and permalinks, ready to upload next to your pages.

Feed title

Website address

Feed description

Language code (optional, e.g. en-us)

Feed address (optional)Where feed.xml will live. Adds the self link that feed validators recommend.

Posts, one per lineTitle | https://link | 2026-11-01 | Summary. The date (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM, in UTC) and the summary are optional.

Items in the feed: 2

RSS 2.0 XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
  <channel>
    <title>Example Garden Blog</title>
    <link>https://example.com/</link>
    <description>Seasonal tips for small gardens.</description>
    <language>en-us</language>
    <atom:link href="https://example.com/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>
    <item>
      <title>Planting tomatoes in containers</title>
      <link>https://example.com/blog/tomatoes</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/blog/tomatoes</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>What to grow, when to plant and how often to water.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Autumn lawn care checklist</title>
      <link>https://example.com/blog/autumn-lawn</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/blog/autumn-lawn</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Six jobs that set your lawn up for spring.</description>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>

Runs in your browser: nothing you enter is sent anywhere.

How to use it

Enter the feed title, your website address and a short description.
Optionally add a language code and the address where the feed will live.
List your posts, one per line, as Title | link | date | summary.
Copy the XML or download feed.xml and upload it to your site.

How it works

The tool writes an RSS 2.0 document: an rss element with one channel holding title, link, description, the optional language, and an atom:link rel="self" when you give the feed address. Each line becomes an item with title, link, a guid equal to the link, pubDate in RFC 822 form and description. Text is XML-escaped. Lines starting with # are ignored.

Worked example

The line

Planting tomatoes in containers | https://example.com/blog/tomatoes | 2026-10-28 | What to grow and when.

becomes an item with the title, the link (also used as the guid), <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> and the summary as its description.

Tips

Use full addresses (https://…) for every link; readers cannot resolve relative ones.
Keep the guid of a post the same forever, or readers show it again as new.
Check the finished feed with a feed validator before announcing it.

Frequently asked questions

What does an RSS 2.0 feed need?

The channel must have a title, a link and a description. Each item needs at least a title or a description; this tool gives every item a title, a link and a guid, plus a date and summary when you enter them.

What date format is used?

RSS 2.0 requires RFC 822 dates such as Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT. Enter dates as 2026-11-01 or 2026-11-01 09:30; they are read as UTC and converted.

How do I publish the feed?

Download feed.xml, upload it to your site, and add a link element with rel alternate and type application/rss+xml pointing to it in the head of your pages, so browsers and feed readers can find it.

Are special characters handled?

Yes. &, <, >, quotes and apostrophes are escaped, so titles like Tips & tricks stay valid XML.

Does the feed update itself?

No. The file is static: add new posts to the list and upload it again. Sites with many posts usually generate the feed in their build or CMS.

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