503340 - update planet feed for beltzner

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Websites :: planet.mozilla.org, defect)

Description

[Mike Beltzner [:beltzner, not reading bugmail]]

I migrated my blog to WordPress, and so the location & format of my mozilla-related RSS feed has changed from:

http://www.beltzner.ca/mike/planet.xml

to

http://beltzner.ca/mike/category/mozilla/feed/

I can create a symlink if that's easier, but wanted to get someone to:

 - check to make sure the new feed was in the right format
 - check to make sure that the dates are formatted such that it won't spam planet with a bunch of content from the past

before I did that. If it's just as easy to point the feed to a new place, just do that. I'll be doing a .htaccess redirect as well to catch people who were direct subscribers.

Comment 1

[Phil Ringnalda (:philor)]

Yup, either that or http://beltzner.ca/mike/category/mozilla/feed/atom/ both have dates recognizably in the past (the only problem would be if you use the Atom feed, and then edit your posts, since WordPress thinks any edit is cause to change the <updated> date).

Comment 2

[Mike Beltzner [:beltzner, not reading bugmail]]

Aha. Any way around that updated thing? There's a few broken links ... I don't care too much, though, so if I have to leave 'em broken, meh.

OK: can you please update it to http://beltzner.ca/mike/category/mozilla/feed/atom

Comment 3

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

a=asa

Comment 4

[Phil Ringnalda (:philor)]

The way around the updated thing is to install http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-minor-edit/ and then check the "[ ] Minor edit" checkbox above the "Update post" button before updating when it's just fixing a link, and only leave it unchecked when you're changing "Everyone should use Foo" to "Nobody should ever use Foo, it eats babies" and you actually want the behavior of a change in <updated>.

Comment 5

[Mike Beltzner [:beltzner, not reading bugmail]]

Thanks, Phil. I'll install that before doing any corrections, so we can do the update now, I guess! :)

Comment 6

[Mike Beltzner [:beltzner, not reading bugmail]]

(installed - works great!)

Comment 7

[Robert Accettura [:raccettura]]

I'd recommend still setting up a 301 redirect (IMHO symlink is a bad practice) so that anyone who has the feed already in their feed reader doesn't miss your wisdom.  Either a regex to catch all your categories, or just dump individually in if your feeling lazy.

But that's your job... I updated your feed in planet, marking as fixed.

Comment 8

[Mike Beltzner [:beltzner, not reading bugmail]]

Yeah, 301 redirects used.

Comment 9

[Robert Accettura [:raccettura]]

Most excellent.  The lazy people who don't feel like adding your new RSS feed but still want your blog posts thank you.