RSS Feed
How RSS Feeds Work on Shopify (and what to surface for The 806er)
| Blog / Section | Built‑in RSS/Atom URL | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| News | /blogs/news.atom |
All News posts (title, summary, featured image, author, published time) |
| Music | /blogs/music.atom |
Artist spotlights, track drops, reviews |
| Sports | /blogs/sports.atom |
Game recaps, highlights, hot‑take posts |
| Memes | /blogs/memes.atom |
New meme posts (the feed strips GIF autoplay but keeps static thumbnails) |
| Voices | /blogs/voices.atom |
Opinion pieces, polls, guest columns |
| Weather | /blogs/weather.atom |
Weather alerts & forecasts |
| Site‑wide master feed |
/collections/all.atom ¹ |
Every product, page, & post published (rarely needed—stick to blog feeds) |
¹ Shopify generates a collection feed if you really want a single “everything” source, but most readers prefer per‑blog feeds.
How to expose the feeds
-
Footer Resource link
Navigation → Resources → Add item-
Name: “RSS Feed”
-
Link:
https://www.the806er.com/blogs/news.atom(point to News or any preferred feed)
-
-
Header
<link>tags (SEO best practice)
In your theme’stheme.liquid, add inside<head>:liquid<!-- RSS / Atom autodiscovery --> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="The 806er – News Feed" href="{{ routes.root_url }}/blogs/news.atom"> -
Feed icon button (optional)
In the footer‑social block, upload an RSS icon (SVG) and link it to/blogs/news.atom.
Testing
-
Paste any feed URL into a validator like https://validator.w3.org/feed/ to confirm it’s valid.
-
Drop the link into Feedly or Apple News to see how posts parse (images, excerpt length, etc.).
-
If you rename a blog handle, the feed URL changes automatically—update nav links.
Customizing excerpts or images?
Shopify’s default feed uses the first 50 words and the featured image. If you want a shorter teaser or no image, you can override the feed template:
-
Settings → Customer events → Feeds isn’t editable, but you can create a new page template
feed-news.liquidand output custom XML. -
Use a redirect rule so
/blogs/news.xmlpoints to that new feed. -
Most publishers stick with Shopify’s baked‑in feed unless they need special fields (e.g.,
<media:content>for podcast enclosures).
You’re set—publish the link in your Resources menu and readers can subscribe in any RSS reader. Let me know if you’d like the custom XML template or further tweaks!
