Can I publish Countrylife.co.uk's headlines on my website?

Yes, by using our RSS feed. RSS is a really simple way for your website to syndicate news and features from other websites. For example, you can use RSS to display Countrylife.co.uk news headlines automatically on your site. Clicking a headline opens the Countrylife.co.uk news story in a new browser window.

Countrylife.co.uk has done all the work for you. If you go to our example page, view the source code, optionally modify its appearance to match your site, and upload it to your site, the latest Countrylife.co.uk headlines will start appearing instantly.

How is it updated?

Automatically. When Countrylife.co.uk updates its news, your site's news changes as well.

I'm a Web user, not a publisher. How can RSS help me?

A piece of software called a newsreader is required. Once installed, you need to find the web address of an RSS feed. This will usually feature prominently on the site. On Countrylife.co.uk you can find it at the foot of the index page of all the main sections.

How do you set up the newsreader to display the RSS feed?

Go to the site you are interested in, find its RSS feed, and copy the address. Then set that address up as a new feed in your newsreader (instructions will vary according to the newsreader).

What other names are used for RSS feeds?

'News feeds', 'feeds', or 'XML'.

Which newsreaders are worth considering?

The BBC suggests:

Windows

* Newz Crawler

* FeedDemon Awasu

Mac OS X

* Newsfire

* NetNewsWire

* On the web

* Bloglines