EP RSS
EP RSS adds RSS 2.0 and Atom 1.0 feed generation to PageMotor. Visitors and feed readers (Feedly, Inoreader, NetNewsWire) can subscribe to your content. Search engines also consume feeds for faster indexing.
Published by ElmsPark Studio.
Overview
Section titled “Overview”- RSS 2.0 at
/feed/(conventional URL). - Atom 1.0 at
/atom/. - Configurable content filter: posts only, pages only, specific categories, or custom queries.
- Per-feed customisation: title, description, image.
- Summary or full content per feed.
- Valid markup passes the W3C Feed Validator.
Requirements
Section titled “Requirements”- PageMotor 0.8.2b or later
- EP Suite base class
Installation
Section titled “Installation”- Download
ep-rss.zipfrom the EP Suite downloads page. - Upload via Plugins → Manage Plugins. Activate.
- Open
https://yoursite.com/feed/— should render a valid RSS feed of your latest content.
Settings
Section titled “Settings”- Feed title. Usually your site name.
- Feed description. Short site description.
- Feed image. Square logo.
- Content filter. All pages, specific category, or custom.
- Summary vs full. Show post excerpts or the full body. Full content is friendlier to readers; summary drives clicks back to your site.
- Items per feed. Typically 10-20.
- Include images. Embed images in the feed content.
Auto-discovery
Section titled “Auto-discovery”The plugin adds <link rel="alternate"> tags to your site’s head, so browsers and feed readers auto-detect the feed URL. Most readers can subscribe by just pasting your homepage URL.
Multiple feeds
Section titled “Multiple feeds”Configure additional feeds under Custom feeds:
- URL path (e.g.
/blog-feed/). - Title, description.
- Query: which content to include (specific category, tag, etc.).
Useful when you want a separate feed for a blog category, a newsletter archive, or a podcast.
Troubleshooting
Section titled “Troubleshooting”“/feed/ returns a 404”
Section titled ““/feed/ returns a 404””PageMotor’s router needs to recognise the feed URL. Check the plugin is active. Also check you don’t have a page at the path /feed/ that’s taking precedence.
“Feed validates but my reader doesn’t update”
Section titled ““Feed validates but my reader doesn’t update””Feed readers poll on their own schedule (usually every hour). Adding content doesn’t instantly appear in the reader. Wait.
“Items per feed setting isn’t respected”
Section titled ““Items per feed setting isn’t respected””Double-check the setting saved. Also check your reader isn’t pulling from a cached URL with different parameters.
“Images in the feed don’t load”
Section titled ““Images in the feed don’t load””Check the image URLs are absolute (include https://yoursite.com/). Relative URLs in feed content don’t resolve in most readers.
Feedback and corrections
Section titled “Feedback and corrections”For a quick question about this plugin, EP Support inside your admin is the fastest option. The chat widget sits on every EP plugin settings page and knows which one you’re on, with starter questions and links preloaded for that exact screen.
For anything bigger — a bug report, a feature request, or a “how do I…” that needs a real reply — open a ticket at help.elmspark.com. A real person, helped by AI, writes the reply. Usually within a few hours. Tickets don’t disappear into the void.