RSS Advisory Board

RSS Validator

Message

Missing Textual Content

Explanation

Experience teaches that feeds which contain textual content are in general more useful than those which do not. Some applications (one example is full-text indexers) require a minimum amount of text or (X)HTML to function reliably and predictably. Feed producers should be aware of these issues. It is advisable that each atom:entry element contain a non-empty atom:title element, a non-empty atom: content element when that element is present, and a non-empty atom: summary element when the entry contains no atom:content element. However, the absence of atom:summary is not an error.

Solution

No action is required as Atom processors MUST NOT fail to function correctly as a consequence of such an absence. However, consider ensuring that there is at least a human readable summary or content for each entry.

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