Feed Food For Feeling Frustrated From Feeds

I bought the WordPress theme Thesis, reviewed in my June 26th, 2008 post.

Before uploaded Thesis I need to change the configuration file.

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Step 1. Change your feed address.
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Changing your feed address sounds simple right? Well, let me tell you after spending hours reading about feeds I’m totally full. I’ve had feeds in the past so I’m not too much of a noobie. There were many things to consider.

- Do I go with the wp-rss2.php WordPress standard feed?

- Do I get a feed maker for images in my feeds?

- Do I use Feedburner or not?

I looked at WordPress plugins, I read FeedBurner specs, I read bloggers bloggings and now I feel all feed up. All pun intended.

In the FeedBurner Help Center I was reading about creating a feed in WordPress. They suggest using the FeedBurner FeedSmith plugin.

The main reason I can see using a plugin is the ability to forward your comments feed.

This is where I will start, with installing the FeedBurner FeedSmith plugin.

If you are following along the order goes like this:
download theme >
need feed address >
decide on feed feeder >
need plugin for Feedburner

This leads us into the land of plugins. Before we can install the feed plugin I need to install a plugin organizer and then some security plugins.