RSS Validator

Avoid foo:bar

Avoid using elements in namespaces when there are already core elements that do the same thing.

The item contains an element that duplicates the semantics of the description element. Be advised that clients will behave unpredictably in the presence of such an element: some will prefer it over the description element, others will ignore it, and the behavior may depend on the order in which such elements appear in the item.

Here are a few links to prior discussions on the topic:

• Dave Winer
  • RSS 2.0 Political FAQ
  • A Busy Developer’s Guide to RSS 2.0
• Rogers Cadenhead
• James Holderness
• Susan A. Kitchens
• Amy Bellinger

• Select whether you want your feed to contains summaries (sometimes called excerpts) or full content (a.k.a. body).
• Encode your selection as HTML.
• Place the result in the item description element.
• Remove other elements that provide the same function.

You might be able to find help in one of these fine resources.