How to Find the RSS Feed of a Website (With Examples)

Learning how to find the RSS feed of a website enables you to stay updated with content from various sources. This guide simplifies the process of locating RSS feeds, helping you keep your site enriched with the latest news. Let’s see how!

Video tutorial of how to find the RSS feed

How to find the RSS feed of a website: different methods

a) Add ‘/feed/’ or ‘/rss/‘ to the end of a website’s URL

A simple way of knowing a site’s RSS feed URL is by adding the suffix /feed/ or /rss/ at the end of the URL address.

Let’s try it with the Themeisle blog:

1. Go to the website. In our case, https://themeisle.com/blog/.

2. Add /feed/ or /rss/ at the end of the URL address. Next, press Enter:

3. If you see the RSS feed in XML format, similar to the one in the image below, you’re all set! This piece of code contains the title, description, and link for each post on the site:

4. ⚠ Important: before assuming that the RSS feed URL of a site follows the structure https://example.com/feed/, complete the steps described above. It’s always better to double-check the URL to avoid displaying broken, or incorrect RSS feeds on your website.

This method works well with some of the leading news sites in the world. For example: https://www.nytimes.com/rss.

b) Check the source code

The expression “source code” sounds intimidating, right? Well, the reality is you don’t need to be a developer to check the source code of a website.

This method is straightforward. Follow these steps to look for the RSS feed URL of any site:

1. Go to a website. For our example, we’ll use DomainWheel’s blog, an excellent source of information for news about company domain names and how-to guides:

2. Right-click the screen and click View Page Source:

Your screen should display the site’s source code:

3. Click Command+F (on Mac) or Control+F (on Windows) to enable the “Find” feature in your browser. Search for “RSS” in the search bar:

4. Once you search for this term, you’ll find a line of code that says: <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="DomainWheel &raquo; Feed" href="https://domainwheel.com/feed/" />

5. Find the RSS feed URL after href= in quotation marks. In this case, it’s https://domainwheel.com/feed/.

c) Use a browser extension

For another method for how to find the RSS feed of a website, you can turn to the help of a Chrome browser extension.

See Feedbro:

This RSS reader is a popular Google Chrome extension that’s very easy to use and comes with everything you need to search for RSS feed URLs.

Check the RSS feed URL of any site with Feedbro in three steps:

1. Once you’ve installed the extension to your browser, click on Feedbro’s icon:

2. Go to Find Feeds in Current Tab and click the rss button of the feed you want to see:

3. Voilà! You just found the RSS feed URL you were looking for:

You can search for RSS readers in other browser stores if you don’t use Chrome as your go-to browser. Search for the keyword “RSS reader” in the Mozilla Firefox add-ons or Opera add-ons store and choose a tool from the results list.

“How to display an external RSS feed on my WordPress site?”

So far we’ve talked about how to find the RSS feed of a website. The reason why you’re here, reading this post.

If you have followed any of the methods we described above, you’ve probably already learned by now how to find any website’s RSS feed.

Now that you know it, what happens next? How can you actually use the feed? The most common thing people do with an RSS feed is subscribe to it in their favorite readers.

But what if you want to go to the next level and display feeds on your site? Well, if you own a WordPress website, you can use the Feedzy plugin to feature external feeds on it:

With our plugin, you can pick the best content online, add it to your site and improve your content curation strategy. Feedzy helps you fetch content from other places online, process it and then use on your site.

Feedzy is a freemium tool. The free version is available at WordPress.org and then the paid plans start at $99 per year. For more information, go to the Feedzy pricing page.

“How can I create an RSS feed for my WordPress site?”

As a site owner, you should promote your content by sharing an RSS feed with your audience. This way, they can constantly receive updates on your latest content, stories, or business releases.

If you have a WordPress site, an RSS feed is enabled on your site automatically by default. You can find the feed URL by adding /feed/ to the end of your website’s URL.

But what if you want to target a specific audience and build a personalized feed? Then, you need to generate a custom RSS feed. Read our guide on creating a custom RSS feed in WordPress to understand the process better.

Final thoughts 🏁

Now that you’ve learned how to find the RSS feed URL of (almost) any website, you can use it to promote your content and stay informed about the latest developments in your industry.

🔎 To get deeper insights on the topic, consider reading these articles on RSS feeds:

• Ways to use RSS feeds in WordPress
• How to import RSS feeds into WordPress as posts
• How to create a WordPress news aggregator website

Do you still have any questions about how to find the RSS feed of a website? Let us know in the comments!