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What is an RSS subscription?
What is RSS?

RSS stands for truly simple syndication, which is a simple way for a website to share content with other websites, also known as syndication. The original intention of RSS is to transform website contents such as titles, links, partial texts and even full texts into extensible markup language (XML) format to feed other websites.

What are the benefits of online RSS reading?

After understanding RSS, you must want to ask yourself how to read RSS content; At present, there are two main reader tools for reading RSS content:

Desktop RSS reader software

Online RSS reader provided by POCO

You don't need to download and install any software programs and plug-ins, and you can connect freely.

You can add subscriptions and browse the latest content at will by logging in anytime and anywhere (at present, the system automatically updates the news every 2 hours).

In the official version, you will also feel more surprises of social related functions.

How to use pocorrss online reader?

Subscribe to the channel

Method 1: Add RSS connection address.

Find RSS address: Generally, websites that provide RSS have such signs:, click these signs to enter, and you can find the corresponding RSS connection address.

Add RSS address: copy the RSS address on the Internet, enter the POCO RSS online reader "Add Subscription", fill in the RSS address, and click the "Subscribe" button to enter the RSS property setting page, where you can customize the name and classification of RSS and your personal comments on the channel.

Possible error: If the page prompts that the subscription is unsuccessful, there may be the following situations.

Incorrect RSS address: indicates that RSS address is not a correct URL connection;

Non-standard RSS file connection: indicates that the connected RSS file system is not recognized;

Unable to connect to RSS, please try again later: the RSS address may be temporarily unavailable or the connection address is invalid;

Then, after you check whether the subscription address is correct, you can send us an "email" and we will help you solve the problem as soon as possible.

Method 2: Add channel index or friend subscription.

Enter POCO's "General Index of Channels", browse the list of "Top Hot Channels", "New Latest Channels" and "Recommended Channels", or enter keywords through "Search Channels" to find the channel you are interested in, and click the "Add to My Subscription" link next to the channel name to add the channel to your subscription immediately;

Method 3: batch import and add OPML.

You can add RSS in batches through the "Import OPML" function. If you are already using an RSS reader, you can use the "export OPML" function provided by the reader to generate an XML file, which contains all the RSS you have added, and then import all the RSS materials into the POCO RSS online reader through local import. Alternatively, if you find an OPML file connection address on the Internet, you can also import RSS information into your subscription through the network.

The POCO RSS online reader also provides the function of "exporting OPML". You can export the channels you subscribe to and share them with your friends. You can also try to export your friend's subscription and then import it into your subscription.

Browse subscribed channels