![]() Let us see where the developers can take it. The fact is, it shows a lot of promise and potential. I could find no way to correct this issue.ĬommaFeed is in the very earliest stages of development so it is difficult to fault it for minor issues or glitches at this point. The only real beef I had with it was that, while it placed almost all feeds in alphabetical order, it dumped some at the end, effectively starting over at "A". The app looks eerily similar to Google Reader. The service also offers extensions for both Chrome and Firefox, but using it as a website, as you did Google Reader, seems the simplest solution. You can also unsubscribe from this screen. Click on this and you will be able to get information on the URL and last refresh, plus change the name of the feed or the category where it is contained. As you hover your mouse over each feed, you will notice a tiny wrench icon appearing to the right of the name. This possible because the web app is open source, with all code available on GitHub.Ī Subscribe button is found at the top of the feed column on the left side. If you are feeling geeky, there is also an option to add your own custom CSS. In expanded view, scrolling through entries mark them as read.Show feeds and categories with no unread entries.This allows for only a few options, all enabled by default. There is also a Settings button at the top of the screen. Once imported, you have a two options for viewing posts in your feeds - simply seeing the titles only, or a title along with a snippet of the post. Import is fairly quick, and the service keeps all categories intact. You will also need to grant permission to the app accessing your Reader account, so there is a level of trust that needs to be granted here. You can then choose to import your Google Reader feed, but if you wish to just explore the app first then, don't worry, the import can be done at anytime. You will first need to register for an account using a user name, your email address (optional for password recovery) and a chosen password. It allowed me to import all of my mom’s Google Reader RSS Feeds easily.The latest app aims to simulate the Google program almost exactly and has built-in Reader import capability. So how different is it than Google Reader? Not much, and it’s better. Feedly ( is a great replacement option for Google Reader, to read your RSS feeds.įeedly works for a number of Web browsers and mobile devices running iOS and Android. Then if you like something you could click on it and it would take you to the post. Google Reader showed all the new posts from the websites you follow. You don’t have to check all the websites one by one. Google Reader has been a nice tool for collecting all the websites you like to follow into one website. My mom uses it for many of you to follow this site. Web blogging platforms like WordPress use this technology. In March 2013 Google Reader announced it will be shutting down on July 1.įor those who don’t know what Google Reader is it’s a Web-tool, capable of reading Atom and RSS feeds online or offline. When a website publishes a new article, it uses an RSS Feed to tell Google, “hey there’s something new on this site”. If you add a web site to Google Reader or a tool like Reeder using the RSS Feeds from the site, it means you get an instant notification that the website has been updated. Agonizing Reader fans further, Google rather abruptly announces Keep, an Evernote copycat which syncs with a new Notes app that will come stock on Android phones. Here is his tutorial on how to Replace Google Reader with feedly before it is gone. Not only did he find a replacement for me but he also wrote a tutorial to help you so you all can still read my blog via RSS. Since my kids are out of school, I asked my oldest son to help his mom out and find me a replacement. I use Google Reader and needed to find a replacement for all the RSS feeds I follow. If you read my blog through my RSS feed and use Google Reader, as of July 1, Google Reader will be gone.
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