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RSS 2.0 Feed

A well-formed RSS 2.0 feed with a channel and multiple items — for testing feed readers and parsers.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0">
  <channel>
    <title>Novus Examples Feed</title>
    <link>https://examples.novusstreamsolutions.com</link>
    <description>Sample RSS feed for parser testing</description>
    <item>
      <title>First post</title>
      <link>https://example.com/1</link>
      <guid>1</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The first item.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Second post</title>
      <link>https://example.com/2</link>
      <guid>2</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The second item.</description>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>

Specifications

What is a .rss file?

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an XML-based web feed format that publishes a channel of items with titles, links, descriptions, and publication dates. It lets readers and aggregators track updates to blogs, news, and podcasts. It is a long-established syndication standard.

How to use this file

Use an example RSS file to test feed parsers, item and metadata extraction, and aggregator or podcast-client ingestion logic.

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