Monday, January 1, 2018

Create your own custom RSS Feeds

You can create RSS feeds for just specific topics published on The LIRR Today, so you can subscribe to and get alerts about just the topics you are interested in through your favorite RSS reader.

The LIRR Today has two primary RSS feeds published through Feedburner:

You can also create custom RSS feeds for specific item categories (visible in the large box on the right-hand side of the page).  Items are typically categorized by relevant branches, stations, major projects, etc.  So you can create custom RSS feeds just for the Long Beach Branch, or your home station, or a particular project, or a particular fleet of equipment (e.g. the M-9's).

To create an RSS feed, copy and paste the following URL, and swap out ENTER_CATEGORY_HERE for your desired category.  Note, if you are trying to make a RSS feed for a category with a space in it, replace the space with %20
https://www.thelirrtoday.com/feeds/posts/default/-/ENTER_CATEGORY_HERE/?alt=rss

For example, to subscribe to a custom RSS feed for the Long Beach Branch, you would use the following link: https://www.thelirrtoday.com/feeds/posts/default/-/Long%20Beach%20Branch/?alt=rss

If you have any questions or need assistance creating category-specific RSS feeds, you can contact The LIRR Today and I would be happy to assist.

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