Hi everyone, I have just started to use XML: to create a simple news feed for my site. I create the feed, burn it on feedburner and then use their 'Buzz Boost' to syndicate the content on my page.

However I would like to know if its possible to include html within a feed, I'm getting the impression that it isn't - but I would appreciate confirmation either way. Also, I cannot make symbols appear, I am trying to get the pound (£) symbol to show up, but all I get is the question mark. I have tried adding the ascii for it and that doesn't work either.

In case it helps here's my code, I appreciate any help you can offer

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>

<title>Ambient Moods News</title>
<description>The latest news and information from www.ambient-moods.co.uk - featuring upcoming and new releases.</description>
<link>http://www.ambient-moods.co.uk</link>

<item>
<title>Hero of the Grey Area added to the site</title>
<description>Today you can download the 2007 album from SGX in our store. The album spans several genres and can be yours for just £5!</description>
<link>http://ambient-moods.muzicom.net/news/links/click.php?id=2</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title>The Shadow EP by Morpheus X Added </title>
<description>We are proud to announce the first Ambient Moods exclusive release, the Shadow EP by Morpheus X. From the solo project of one of the members of Auteur Theory this release features three brand new tracks which span an eerie wilderness through to epic atmosphere! </description>
<link>http://ambient-moods.muzicom.net/news/links/click.php?id=1</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>

</channel>
</rss>

You can't, your best bet is to make xsl, or use "BB" tags with the str_replace php function.

xsl? how does that work?

Originally Posted by Spud In Disguise

xsl? how does that work?

Its style sheets but for xml, frankly I like to stick to "style parsing". Here is the "official" site is here.

You can include HTML in your RSS feed. Do a search on CDATA and RSS. It should give you what you need.

Excellent, that worked a charm! What is CDATA then?

Character Data

The CDATA tag tells the XML parser that the the contents of these nodes should NOT be parsed by the XML interpreter.