rss for the masses
i read an article a while ago about how the default rss templates for movabletype were lacking.
at the time, i had no idea what rss was, so i put it into the back of my mind. i have no idea why i even read the entire thing, but i did.
since ive now made the rss feeds public, i tried looking for that article. i could have swore it was at diveintomark, but the only article i found doesnt have the formatting i remember the article having... nor does it mention the two things i distinctly remember... and i dont remember it being quite that long ago. but its a good one, so ill link to it anyway.
but anyway, i changed a few things. and for the better, i should hope. tell me about bugs, opinions (cuz i know you got em), and what-not in the comments... it works fine for me in syndirella.
gone are the 20-word excerpt and the stripped-html option. instead you get the whole shebang post complete with links and formatting right there in your aggregator.
so for those of you who dont quite care for the new layout (cough), you can refrain from ever having to look at it. but i hope some of you will come back every once in a while just for the layout.
because, you know, you should.
2003
5 Love Notes
I like, nice.
The only thing I've noticed about MT's feeds, at least in your case, is that the link provided with each post takes you to a page that has all of your posts on it, not just the one linked.
thats because i have it set up that way - i turned off the individual page archive option and have the permanent link go to a monthly archive page.
im a bit strapped for space here, and 500 individual entry pages takes up a little too much spaces.
if i wrote a lot of articles and very few one-liner posts, i would be more compelled to turn the individual page archive back on.
Ah. Makes sense now. I was looking at it from the B2 viewpoint, everything in B2 is generated on the fly from MySQL by default. You can set it to make individual pages, if you like, but syndication is easier when it's dynamic.
i was at home when i responded to your comment, and i dont use any rss feeds at home.
in short: i didnt understand what you meant, and i was wrong.
the link was going to the top of my monthly archive page: 2003_04.html. i fixed it to go to the pertinent entry: 2003_04.html#000778.
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