Where is a website hiding its RSS feed?
Some websites show an RSS icon. Others have a feed but hide it in the source code or behind a common URL pattern.
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The visible route
The easiest case is a link labelled RSS, Feed, Atom or Newsfeed. It may appear in the footer, blog area or archive page.
Older blogs often still use the RSS icon.
The hidden route
Many pages include their feed in the HTML head through a link rel="alternate" element with an RSS or Atom type.
RSSAtom can try to discover these feed hints when you enter a normal website address.
Common addresses
Common paths include /feed, /rss, /rss.xml, /atom.xml or /feed/ on WordPress sites.
These are conventions, not guarantees. A website can use different paths or provide no feed at all.