RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication.” It is a standard format that websites use to describe the articles or other information available on their sites to other Web sites or computer programs. RSS is frequently used by weblogs (so called blogs) to list the most recent postings on other websites.

Does Associated Baptist Press have an RSS feed?

Yes. The orange icon above is a link to our RSS feed. Currently the feed includes the 5 most recent news articles in our site’s archive.

So, how do I use ABP’s RSS as an individual?

Individuals can use the RSS feed to find out when new news articles have been posted to ABP’s web site without having to go to our home page. Typically, you will install a program called a "news reader" or a "feed reader" on your computer. There are many different readers available; most are stand-alone programs, but some work as an add-in to your e-mail client or Web browser. You then "subscribe" to the feed by giving your reader the address of the RSS feed mentioned above.

How do I use ABP’s RSS for my church or organizational website?

Churches and other organizations can use the syndication feed to feature ABP's news headlines on your website. This can help keep your members or supporters informed about what’s going on in the world while they’re visiting your site.

You may need a small amount of custom programming to include the RSS feed on your site. Unfortunately, because websites are based on so many different types of operating systems and programming languages, ABP is not able to provide individualized programming assistance.

What is available to me here?

You can use this button to provide your news-reader program with access to ABP’s RSS feed, thus alerting you to our newest news, features, opinion and other content items as they are published.

This is a feature for website administrators who have some expertise in HTML, the language used by Web browsers to understand websites. You can use this feature to import our daily headlines to your website automatically, but feature them in your own style.

This feature will provide you with the full-text versions of our stories as they are published -- but in a simple-text format that strips out all coding.