# Has anyone managed to get an RSS feed running? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Created:** [December 17, 2025, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/has-anyone-managed-to-get-an-rss-feed-running/53255 "2025-12-17T10:02:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/has-anyone-managed-to-get-an-rss-feed-running/53255/1 "2025-12-17T10:02:24Z")
“To enable an RSS Feed for your collection, open the RSS and Sitemap settings and switch on the RSS toggle. This activates a dynamic feed for the collection, allowing users and apps to subscribe to updates without any extra setup on your server. It’s worth noting that the CMS doesn’t generate a physical file. The feed is built dynamically whenever it’s requested, so you won’t see any RSS files on your server.” But how do you subscribe to it / access it ? Many thanks, Jol ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/has-anyone-managed-to-get-an-rss-feed-running/53255/2 "2025-12-17T11:27:03Z")
Paste the url of the webpage with the feed on into your RSS reader and it should auto-discover it. We also added a new feature that allows you to add a link to the RSS feed in the Collection Before or After area. > **[Collection | CMS | RapidWeaver Elements Docs](https://docs.realmacsoftware.com/elements-docs/cms/components/collection)** > > Display a dynamic list of CMS items, perfect for blogs, projects, and more. ---
**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/has-anyone-managed-to-get-an-rss-feed-running/53255/3 "2025-12-17T11:45:01Z")
Here’s the URL of the page with the feed - I can’t anything to register in various RSS readers I‘m sure I’m doing something daft - but what ? : P > **[Peter Yates Blog](https://www.peteryates.co.uk/blog/)** > > Peter Yates Blog | Peter Yates, Artist and Architect, 1920 - 1982 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/c/5/c5962fdb9af72d825fb201f556814f3f47c8bc3d.png) ---
**Author:** ![ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ben/32/28488_2.png) [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/has-anyone-managed-to-get-an-rss-feed-running/53255/4 "2025-12-17T13:06:39Z")
I think we have a bug in the RSS that is stopping it from being discoverable / generated correctly. I’ll see if I can get this fixed quickly before the next release of Elements — stay tuned, I’ll keep you updated. ---
**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/has-anyone-managed-to-get-an-rss-feed-running/53255/5 "2025-12-17T13:07:13Z")
Thank you Ben !! ---
**Author:** ![ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ben/32/28488_2.png) [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/has-anyone-managed-to-get-an-rss-feed-running/53255/6 "2025-12-19T08:06:40Z")
Just a quick update: I’ve added support for generating physical XML files for both RSS feeds and sitemaps. You can now link directly to these files, and they’re generated automatically for you. The URLs are exposed on the collection object and can be output using `{{ collection.rssURL }}` and `{{ collection.sitemapURL }}`. If you need to force a rebuild of the xml files, you can append `?regenerate_rss=1` and/or `?regenerate_sitemap=1` to the URL of the page where the Collection is used. The settings look like this: ![CleanShot 2025-12-19 at 09.03.18@2x](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/a/9/a9a96bd746517ea996f75abe7a73aa73c524d02b.png) This update will be included in the next Elements update. ---
**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/has-anyone-managed-to-get-an-rss-feed-running/53255/7 "2025-12-19T09:09:06Z")
Good man Ben !! ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/has-anyone-managed-to-get-an-rss-feed-running/53255/8 "2025-12-19T13:48:23Z")
> [@ben](#): > > The URLs are exposed on the collection object and can be output using `{{ collection.rssURL }}` and `{{ collection.sitemapURL }}`. > > If you need to force a rebuild of the xml files, you can append `?regenerate_rss=1` and/or `?regenerate_sitemap=1` to the URL of the page where the Collection is used. FYI: I have added these details to the [Collections Page in the Docs](https://docs.realmacsoftware.com/elements-docs/cms/components/collection) for future reference. ---
**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/has-anyone-managed-to-get-an-rss-feed-running/53255/9 "2025-12-21T17:20:02Z")
Whan I add sitemap-blog.xml to my google search console\>sitemaps page … it says one error : it’s an html page … which it’s clearly not ? ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/c/3/c3b9e7bc7c7ee898b97e0e0e38cace3409f2b8e4.png) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/4/8/48f43a7685de40e90265fd405bcaf122dcbd0eed.png) ---
**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/has-anyone-managed-to-get-an-rss-feed-running/53255/10 "2025-12-21T18:00:21Z")
Not sure if this helps (from [Validate XML Sitemap - XML Sitemaps Generator](https://www.xml-sitemaps.com/validate-xml-sitemap.html)) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/d/d/dda263cc7fa51b7aa64c268905b0daf79f01e845.png) ---
**Author:** ![thominator](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/thominator/32/35233_2.png) [@thominator](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/thominator)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/has-anyone-managed-to-get-an-rss-feed-running/53255/11 "2025-12-21T19:46:12Z")
The page you should be pointing to is: [https://www.peteryates.co.uk/sitemap.xml](https://www.peteryates.co.uk/sitemap.xml). ![bythom_287](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/e/e/ee5cc914af475f6ed0c27442e54764a592cd44c1.png) ---
**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/has-anyone-managed-to-get-an-rss-feed-running/53255/12 "2025-12-21T21:14:54Z")
No (I think) - that’s the website’s overall sitemap. We’re talking about the sitemap for the blog … ie: sitemap-blog.xml That’s my understanding anyway : Jol ---
**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/has-anyone-managed-to-get-an-rss-feed-running/53255/13 "2025-12-22T06:17:53Z")
@ben I have noticed that there is a long lag between the files showing up on the server when you change their names. I guess I should have used the method of forcing an update. Which I eventually did, and that caused them to be updated. The other thing I have noticed is that if I add a new post to the blog, the only way I can get it to show up is if I force an update. I would have thought there would be a more immediate update. Is there a way of setting new posts to update immediately? Looking at the blog sitemap, I see some code that deals with the change frequency, which seems to be set to “weekly”. Can this be changed? It might be nice to have some toggles in the properties to force the updates. ---
**Author:** ![Pegasus](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/pegasus/32/25035_2.png) [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/has-anyone-managed-to-get-an-rss-feed-running/53255/14 "2026-03-18T12:07:58Z")
I would like to bring up the topic of the **RSS feed in Elements** again. After the latest updates, the feeds are now being correctly read by RSS directories again. However, I’ve noticed that the **header image is not being passed to the RSS feed**. So my question to you, **@ben** : What does the **Markdown frontmatter** need to look like in order for the **image to be included in the RSS feed output**? Or is this currently not supported? The same question applies to **tags** and **categories**. A short clarification would be appreciated. ![Bildschirmfoto 2026-03-18 um 12.58.35](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/d/f/df495ffd804917e55a4373cf031b83c3b21cd9a5.png) ---
**Author:** ![ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ben/32/28488_2.png) [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/has-anyone-managed-to-get-an-rss-feed-running/53255/15 "2026-03-18T12:14:23Z")
> [@Pegasus](#): > > What does the **Markdown frontmatter** need to look like in order for the **image to be included in the RSS feed output**? Or is this currently not supported? > > The same question applies to **tags** and **categories**. None of those fields are currently supported in the RSS generation. I will add it as a feature request for us to investigate though 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pegasus](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/pegasus/32/25035_2.png) [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/has-anyone-managed-to-get-an-rss-feed-running/53255/16 "2026-03-18T12:20:54Z")
Thanks for the feedback — good to know! I’ll look forward to a future update.