Weekend QuickTip: Feedburner URL in Header.php
One thing I notice a lot of WordPress blogs forget to do, is change the default RSS Feed URL that comes standard with WordPress, to their new Feedburner Feed URL. This means your visitors maybe subscribing to the wrong feed and your subscriber count may be wrong!
Solution
If you’re using Feedburner, check your header.php file and makes sure all your RSS Feeds are pointing to the right URL.
Simon
Posted on January 4th, 2009 at 12:53 PM
If you change themes frequently, it’s probably better to rely on a plugin for this. Feedburner have one themselve:
http://blogs.feedburner.com/feedburner/archives/2007/10/the_feedsmith_plugin_newly_for.php
david
Posted on January 4th, 2009 at 1:22 PM
I was going to say it, but Simon already did: use a plugin!
Kate
Posted on January 4th, 2009 at 2:40 PM
Nice tips, that will work for non-plugin users. Not all use a feedburner feedsmith plugin
Xander
Posted on January 4th, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Heh, I did this myself as well recently. The sidebar link was a manual link to Feedburner and I hadn’t changed it over.
Have to agree though, use a plugin. Much easier.
Elliot
Posted on January 4th, 2009 at 11:50 PM
I’m sorry to say this, but that solution is not a solution, what happens with all your users that are already subscribed to the blog? they stop receiving feeds? not the way to go.
As Simon already stated, it’s best to use a plugin if you change themes frequently. Unlike him, I use the Flagrant Disregard Feedburner plugin because it redirects the feed link to feedburner feeds, so new users will get the new feed and your existant readers will still receive the regular feed.
http://flagrantdisregard.com/feedburner/