The blog tool provides a means to publish your blog as an RSS feed, which any external news reader (RSS aggregator) can read.

Note You might not have permission to use the RSS feed functionality.

Understanding RSS feeds

The RSS file format provides summaries of content on a website and links to the full version of the content. This information is in an XML file known as an RSS feed. A program known as an RSS aggregator, or news reader, reads the RSS feed and displays any new (updated) content that it finds on the website.

This is useful for frequent readers to track updates on the site. For the Blog tool, it enables readers to track new entries and comments on a blog without logging in to Learning Environment.

Generate an RSS feed

1. Click  Settings, then select Publish your blog as an RSS feed.
2. Give your feed a title, and if you want, a description.
3. Click Save.
4. Send the External URL to users you want to share your blog with.