Adobe Feeds FAQ

Adobe Feeds is the second version of the Adobe Feeds. It is an XML (primarily RSS and Atom) feed aggregator written in ColdFusion that allows readers to monitor about 1408 different Adobe related weblogs and news sources, all in one place.

Adobe Feeds was created by Christian Cantrell and Mike Chambers and is maintained by Adobe Developer Relations. For more information, see the FAQ below, or contact us using the help page.

FAQ Categories

About Adobe Feeds
Using Adobe Feeds
Notifying Adobe Feeds of New Posts

About Adobe Feeds (top)

• What is the Adobe Feeds (Adobe Feeds)?
   
• What is RSS?
   
• Is Adobe Feeds run by Adobe?
   
• Why did you create Adobe Feeds?
   
• How much data does Adobe Feeds contain?
   
• How many feeds does Adobe Feeds aggregate?
   
• How do I get my feed added?
   
• Can I link to Adobe Feeds on my website?
   
• Do you have a button that I can place on my webpage?
   
• Does Adobe Feeds provide a web service API?
   
• Does Adobe Feeds provide OPML feeds?
   
• Does Adobe Feeds generate RSS feeds that I can use in my own aggregator?
   
• Does Adobe Feeds support Atom feeds?
   
• Who can I contact about other questions about Adobe Feeds?
   

Using Adobe Feeds (top)

• What are smart Categories?
   
• What's the difference between categories and smart categories?
   
• What do all of the fields and icons in an entry mean?
   
• What do the stars mean? What is relative ranking?
   
• How is the order of posts determined?
   
• How can I determine which items are new since I last visited?
   
• Can I search current and previous posts?
   
• Can I do a more advanced search?
   
• Can I view Adobe Feeds on my mobile device?
   
• Does Adobe Feeds support non-English feeds?
   
• How can I view non-English feeds?
   
• What's the difference between languages, locale, and time zone in the preferences section?
   
• Can I email a post to someone from Adobe Feeds?
   
• If a post is not in a language that I read, can it be translated?
   
• Does Adobe Feeds generate RSS feeds?
   
• Is there a way to read Adobe Feeds news on my desktop?
   
• How often is Adobe Feeds updated?
   

Notifying Adobe Feeds of New Posts (top)

• Can I notify / ping Adobe Feeds when I make a new post?
   
• How do I get my ping URL?
   
• My site was approved, but why are entries not appearing on Adobe Feeds?
   
• How do I set MovableType to automatically ping Adobe Feeds?
   
• How do I set Blogger to automatically ping Adobe Feeds?
   
• The tool I use does not have built in support for pings. Can I still ping Adobe Feeds?
   
• I added an item to my feed, but it did not show up after pinging Adobe Feeds. What is wrong?