What is the RSS "channel/item" element?

The RSS "channel/item" element is an optional sub element of the "channel" element to specify a news item of this RSS feed.

The RSS "channel/item" element contains the following sub elements.

• title - REQUIRED, if "description" is not specified. The title of the news item. For example: <title>iPhone X Released!</title>.
• description - REQUIRED, if "title" is not specified. For example: <description>Apple's new iPhone X, unveiled on Tuesday has an edge-to-edge OLED display and a $999 price tag.</description>.
• link - OPTIONAL. The URL of the item. http://nytimes.com/2004/12/07FEST.html For example: <link>http://phone.fyicenter.com/Apple_iPhone/</link>.
• author - OPTIONAL. Email address of the author of the item. For example: <author>johnny@fyicenter.com</author>.
• category - OPTIONAL. Includes the item in one or more categories. For example: <category>Technology/Phone</category>.
• comments - OPTIONAL. URL of a page for comments relating to the item. For example: <comments>http://phone.fyicenter.com/Apple_iPhone</comments>.
• enclosure - OPTIONAL. Describes a media object that is attached to the item. For example: <enclosure url="http://www.scripting.com/mp3s/weatherReportSuite.mp3" length="12216320" type="audio/mpeg" />.
• guid - OPTIONAL. A string that uniquely identifies the item. For example: <guid isPermaLink="true">http://phone.fyicenter.com/Apple_iPhone/</guid>.
• pubDate - OPTIONAL. The publication date of the item in the RFC 822 standard format. For example: <pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2017 17:30:51 +0200</pubDate>.
• source - OPTIONAL. The RSS channel that the item came from.. For example: <source url="http://dev.fyicenter.com/rss_xml.php">FYI Center for Developers</source>.

 

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