#GOOGLE RSS READER HOW TO#

#GOOGLE RSS READER HOW TO#

How to Use RSS in Firefoxįor Firefox, there are plenty of good extensions as well. I greatly prefer stories to open in a new tab when clicking through RSS links, but you may prefer to use the current window. Clicking stories opens them in a new tab, which is better than Safari’s current-tab approach.īest of all, all the stuff I just listed can be changed. The icon shows you how many stories are unread, with options for marking as read or mass-making as read. It puts a minimalist RSS reader right there next to the omnibar. RSS Feed Reader is an awesome extension I would highly recommend for Chrome users. While Chrome doesn’t have the same built-in functionality as Safari, it does have a rich library of extensions that can do almost anything you need. Now click “Add Feed.” This will open up a box of possible selections, including the current page if it has an RSS feed.Ĭlick “Add Feed” and “Done” at the bottom of the sidebar and voila! Your browser is now populated with RSS feeds. Go to the sidebar under the tab and click on “Subscriptions” at the bottom. To add new feeds, you have to visit the website you’d like to follow. This is your “Shared Links” page, which is a fancy term for a way to keep up with your RSS feeds. Here are a few other alternatives, as well.ĭon’t wait, get all that good RSS data you’ve collected over the years from Google Reader exported to a new reader today, before it is gone for good.Click on the icon at the top of the page. Once I found Feedly and found that it worked for me, I stuck with it. I know many other bloggers also really love Bloglovin’ but I myself haven’t played with it just yet. Here are more resources for migrating from specific mobile devices and browsers, which either offer an extension or app solution: Some features of Google Reader, such as search within your feeds, aren’t yet available, but Feedly is promising them in the future. That’s it! Enjoy! Just a moments later, your Feedly page is filled with the same RSS feed content as your soon-to-be-gone Google Reader account, but now fortified with additional cloud features, app synchronization, and a titles-only view which former Google Reader users will appreciate for easier feed scanning, especially when navigating using Feedly’s keyboard shortcuts.įeedly also launched a large number of apps that allows their service to be used on almost any web browser or device, both online and offline, and to connect to the cloud to keep a single account synched across different devices. Feedly will then access data from your Google Reader account to populate your new Feedly page. Grant permission for Feedly to import your Google Reader bookmarks and data: Feedly will then request permission to access your Google account. Click on the easy-to-spot big blue button for Feedly’s one-click Google Reader import option.ģ. Go to . You’ll be greeted by the landing page pictured above. Log In to Google: Make sure you are logged in to your Google Reader account.Ģ. How to Switch from Google Reader to Feedlyġ. I would suggest doing this today, if possible, so you don’t lose your data from Google Reader tomorrow when they shut it down. Feedly has simplified their migration feature for Google Reader users into an extremely simple click to import! Below is the quick 3-step procedure. It’s simple, but it definitely leaves room for error and glitches. Many other services require you to export your Google Reader data using a tool called Takeeout, you have to save it to your desktop, then import it to the new service.

Feedly is simple to use, clean and organized. I want to make sure those of you that use RSS feeds will still be able to follow Tasty Yummies and all of your other favorite blogs, so I thought I would share my favorite alternative that I have been testing for a few months. Once Google announced the discontinuation of their reader I started immediately looking for alternatives and that is how I found Feedly. Google Reader always made that very simple. Even if it just means scrolling through my feed quickly in the morning, it is nice to have it to where I can skim and/or read it all in one place and organized. I find keeping up with all of my favorite blogs, SO much easier with a RSS reader, otherwise I forget to check them and I miss seeing the fun updates, recipes and giveaways. I have really loved the ease of Google Reader to organize all of my RSS feeds so I was pretty bummed when they announced this earlier this year. Sadly, as of tomorrow July 1, Google Reader is no more.

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