HTML Tags

The SafeSurf label is used by some net-nanny softwares to block access to sites, which can be interesting if you're posting things in your LJ you don't want little kiddies to read.

Here's a tutorial for getting one and inserting it into your LJ. This tutorial is for paid users who use a S2 style only. People who use a S1 style can do it very easily (see this post). Free users with a S2 style can't do it.

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You should be all set.

If there are problems (and there will be), comment here and I'll try to help you. Before commenting, make sure to do the following:

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I'm sure all of you have heard about RSS. RSS is a syndication format, and you can read them on any aggregator, and even on LJ. An aggregator is a software or a website especially designed to read RSS or Atom feeds, letting you choose which feeds you want to read and how you want to organise them. It's much less time-consuming than checking each website independantly.

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For the rest of the tutorial, my examples will be geared toward creating an update feed, that is a RSS file for the updates of your website.

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Now you're all set!

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Additional readings:

• RSS 2.0 documentation
• RSS validator
• RSS at W3Schools

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I don't have any exercises for you, but I'll be happy to answer any questions to the best of my abilities :)

The summer months are upon us and we here at htmltags are shutting down shop for the holidays. Both skuf and I thank you for your support and your participation in this endeavor. Without you, there would be no community. ♥ ♥ ♥

A list of past lessons can be found here, along with some starter links. You can also drop us a line in the Questions? Concerns? Comments? entry.

I'd like to apologize for being MIA for the past couple of months, I've kinda sorta been on an unofficial hiatus. First it was school, then it was work, and if it wasn't one thing, it was another. Hopefully, the summer will give me time to sort myself out so that I can finish off the site design lessons.

skuf has mentioned that she will be available should anyone have any site design questions. She'll post more on that a little later.

But for now, I'll say sorry one more time and wish everyone a really great holiday.

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