Using the RSS feed builder, you can create customised RSS feeds to subscribe to changes within Confluence.

More information about RSS Feeds.

Building an RSS Feed

To create a customised RSS feed,

  1. Go to the dashboard and click on the RSS feed builder link located below the list of spaces. This will display a form as shown below.

  2. Type of Content: Check the boxes to select one or more content types you want to subscribe to: Pages, News Items, Mail, Comments, and Attachments.

  3. Choose whether to sort items in your RSS feed by the date they were originally Created or the date they were last Modified.
  4. (Applies to pages only.) Choose whether your RSS feed should display the entire page content, or just the updated content.

  5. Select one or more spaces from the drop-down list. Press Ctrl + left mouse button to select multiple spaces.

  6. If you want to filter your RSS feed using a label, enter the label name in the input-field.

  7. Choose the format for your RSS feed (if different from the default).

  8. Specify the number of items you want displayed and from how far in back in time you want Confluence to look.

  9. Type a name for your RSS feed.

  10. Click 'Create RSS Feed' when you are done. This will take you to a new screen. Drag or copy the link displayed into your RSS reader.

  11. To have your newsreader log into Confluence, you can add your username and password to the feed URL. But please note that if you do this, someone with access to your RSS newsreader configuration can read your password.



Screenshot 1 : RSS feed builder

Screenshot 2 : Example Feed

Removing an RSS Feed

There is no need to try to delete or remove an RSS feed built by the Confluence RSS feed builder.

Explanation: The feeds generated by the RSS Feed Builder are dynamically generated via the parameters included in the feed URL (address). For example, take a look at the following feed URL:

http://confluence.atlassian.com/createrssfeed.action?types=page&sort=modified&showContent=true...

The above feed URL will generate a list of pages ('types=page'), sorted by the modification date and showing the page content. The feed is generated at the time when the URL is fetched and there is no RSS feed information stored on the database. For that reason, there is no need to remove anything.

RELATED TOPICS

Adding a username and password to Confluence RSS feeds
RSS Feed FAQ
Tracking Updates Overview
Working with RSS Feeds

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