Provide an obvious link to the feed URL

[ckolderup]

There's been some mention of this around Mastodon (example today), including at least one person who added a feed URL to the page template themselves-- I had personally assumed that autodiscovery via a <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml"> in the page head was "enough", but it seems like some tools (IFTTT? wtf?) don't do that kind of lookup resolution. So I guess let's put an RSS icon into the footer of every page that mirrors the href of the link tag.

[GreenLunar]

Greetings!

Where is the code that renders the page template?

I'd like to write a patch.

e: Perhaps @iambijayd can do it.

[ckolderup]

@GreenLunar thanks! The layout template is located in src/pages/layouts/main.hbs.

[GreenLunar]

• I'm not familiar with Handlebars, but it reminiscing XSLT and PHP
• What is the filename and filetype of the feed?

If feed is of Atom filetype (application/atom+xml) If feed is of RSS2 filetype (application/rss+xml)

From observing the file main.hbs, I guess the following code would do the task.

    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="https://cdn.glitch.global/8eaf209c-2fa9-4353-9b99-e8d8f3a5f8d4/postmarks-touch-icon-180.png?v=1693611327251" />
    <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://cdn.glitch.global/8eaf209c-2fa9-4353-9b99-e8d8f3a5f8d4/postmarks-favicon.ico?v=1693611323474" />
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" />
+   <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Follow via RSS: {{title}} | {{siteName}}" href="{{{feedLink}}}"/>

[GreenLunar]

So I guess let's put an RSS icon into the footer of every page that mirrors the href of the link tag.

Is there a follow button?

I suggest to add the RSS near or incorporate it with the Follow button instead of placing it as a formal symbol at the bottom of the page.

I had personally assumed that autodiscovery via a in the page head was "enough", but it seems like some tools (IFTTT? wtf?) don't do that kind of lookup resolution.

You have assumed correctly. See rssboard.org.

May you please refer me to an IFTTT tool of sort?

[ckolderup]

Is there a follow button?

There is not a follow button.

May you please refer me to an IFTTT tool of sort?

That's not really relevant. As you identified above, the feed link is available as a helper function named feedLink in the handlebars template. We just need a small, appropriately licensed RSS logo in the footer wrapped in an <a href="{{{{feedLink}}}"></a> container, probably to the left to the "Remix on Glitch "image.

[GreenLunar]

Is any of these good?

PNG (Public Domain) https://www.iconsdb.com/white-icons/rss-icon.html

SVG (Public Domain) https://thenounproject.com/icon/rss-201312/

SVG (Public Domain) https://thenounproject.com/icon/rss-14199/

SVG (Public Domain) https://wikiless.tiekoetter.com/wiki/File:RSS_icon.svg?lang=en

PNG (Public Domain) https://wikiless.tiekoetter.com/wiki/File:Rss_icon.png?lang=en

CSS (Kevin Huff) https://css-tricks.com/the-shapes-of-css/#aa-rss-feed-shape-via-kevin-huff

SVG (MPL) https://wikiless.tiekoetter.com/wiki/File:Feed-icon.svg?lang=en

We can make one of our own.

[GreenLunar]

@iambijayd do you want to work on this too?

[ckolderup]

SVG (Public Domain) https://thenounproject.com/icon/rss-201312/

I like this one!

[iambijayd]

@iambijayd do you want to work on this too?

@GreenLunar Yeah, sure. Will make a PR that can add a RSS as well as github icon

[GreenLunar]

May someone please send a link to an updated instance where the results of this commit can be seen?

[ckolderup]

@GreenLunar I updated https://postmarks.glitch.me to show the new footer.

[GreenLunar]

Beautifully done!

I think of a couple of kind of graphics.

For wider display: [ICON] + RSS or RSS + [ICON]

For narrower display: [ICON] (just like it is now)

This is in order to raise awareness amongst new netizens (usually teenagers) as web browser vendors don't do so anymore.

Thank you!