Frequently Asked Questions
What is rss and what is my blog's rss url?
RSS is a format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites. Many blogging tools have build in rss functionality. They are usually indicated by this icon:
Here are some common rss urls for some popular services.
- b2 - yourdomain/b2dir/b2rss.php
- movabletype - yourdomain/mtdir/xml.php
- livejournal - livejournal.com/users/urusername/data/rss
- pmachine - yourdomain/pmdir/index.xml
- tabulas - xml.tabulets.com/rss/urusername.rss
If your blog doesn't fall into one of those categories, you will need to find the rss url yourself. A RSS XML file should look a lot like
this. Not every service provides one. For blogmatch, we prefer the rss file has <title> <description> & <link> components for each <item>.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR B2, WordPress and Movabletype Users
Make sure in your b2config.php, you choose FULL TEXT for your rss feed. I should not see "..." at the end of your rss entries. I will not accept those rss files. After you switched, email me and I will approve you if you wish to sign up again. Thanks to
ecila for the following info on how to customize your script to get full text rss.
In your options -> RSS/RDF Feeds, Track/Ping-backs
make sure you have:
rss_encoded_html: true;
rss_except_length: 0;
rss_use_except: false;
Movabletype also gives you an option. To turn on full text:
In the template, replace <$MTEntryExcerpt encode_xml="1"$> with <$MTEntryBody encode_xml="1"$>
Thanks to
Miki for providing the info.
Why am I not getting matches?
If you didn't provide many interests, it's harder for our system to give you matches. Please log in and add more to your interests. Remember you can list as many interests as you want, they can be very general i.e. jokes, flowers, complaints, rants, vollyball, computer, html, blogs ...
Why am I not approved?
It probably because your blog does not fulfill all of the requirements. Most likely you don't have a valid rss file or that you don't update your log often enough.
What kind of rewards do I get for referring people?
From time to time, there will be different promotions for this project. You can read more
here.
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