Problem/Motivation

template_preprocess_views_view_rss() sets the <channel><link> value to the URL of a specific page. However, according to the RSS spec this should be the URL of the website itself (eg. the front page):

link: The URL to the HTML website corresponding to the channel.

https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html#requiredChannelElements

Proposed resolution

Update the RSS <channel><link> value to refer to the frontpage.

Remaining tasks

  1. Write a patch
  2. Review
  3. Commit

User interface changes

None.

API changes

None.

Data model changes

None.

CommentFileSizeAuthor
#2 3070620-2.patch3.48 KBidebr
#2 3070620-2-test-only.patch1.86 KBidebr

Comments

idebr created an issue. See original summary.

idebr’s picture

idebr commented
Status: Active » Needs review
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new 3070620-2-test-only.patch1.86 KB
new 3070620-2.patch3.48 KB

Attached patch updates the RSS <channel><link> value to refer to the frontpage.

The last submitted patch, 2: 3070620-2-test-only.patch, failed testing. View results

lendude’s picture

lendude
Primary language Dutch
Location Amsterdam
commented
Status: Needs review » Reviewed & tested by the community

I have to say I find the docs less then clear, but this does seem to be right and it is how it is used in the wild (see https://xkcd.com/atom.xml).

Nice test coverage and great to see that large block of (completely untested) logic removed.

catch’s picture

catch
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Primary language English
commented
Status: Reviewed & tested by the community » Fixed

Committed 82c4122 and pushed to 8.8.x. Thanks!

  • catch committed 82c4122 on 8.8.x 
    Issue #3070620 by idebr, Lendude: RSS <channel><link> element must refer...

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed - issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.

gantal’s picture

gantal commented

I'm not sure if this is the right issue to post this under but I'm a little confused as to why the <channel><link> value is set explicitly to the front page for every RSS feed. If I were to create multiple RSS feed displays, wouldn't each display need its own <link> value as per RSS specifications? A similar issue exists for Views in Drupal 7 (#1932516: Feed Channel Link Wrong with More then one Feed Display) but I could not find a corresponding issue for Drupal 8.