How to Show an RSS Feed on Your WordPress Site

What is an RSS feed?

An RSS feed is a list of a site's newest posts in a form that computers can read. Think of it as a news ticker for a website. Many blogs and news sites offer one. The address often ends in /feed or .xml.

You can show a feed on your own site. Visitors then see headlines from the other site, with links.

Find the feed address

1. Open the site you want to follow.
2. Add /feed to the end of its address, such as https://example.com/feed.
3. If a page of text appears, you have the right address.
4. Copy the address.

Show it with the RSS block

1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
2. Open a page or post in the editor.
3. Click the plus sign to add a block.
4. Search for RSS and click the block.
5. Paste the feed address in the box.
6. Click Apply.
7. Use the settings on the right to pick the number of items, and to show or hide the date, author and excerpt. An excerpt is a short piece of the post text.
8. Click Publish or Update.

Show it in the sidebar

1. Go to Appearance and click Widgets. A widget is a small box that you place in a side area of your site.
2. Click the plus sign in the sidebar area.
3. Add the RSS block.
4. Paste the address and click Update.

Block themes use Appearance and Editor instead.

Show your own feed

Your own site already makes a feed. It is at your site address followed by /feed. You can share it so people can follow you in a feed reader. A feed reader is an app that collects feeds.

Quick recap

• An RSS feed lists a site's newest posts.
• Find the address, often ending in /feed.
• Paste it into the RSS block and click Apply.
• Use a widget to put it in your sidebar.