Burning a feed in Feedburner is easy. Sharing that RSS feed with the world is simple. Then why does the default layout for a Feedburner subscribe page have to be so cluttered and confusing? Recently, when subscribing to one of my favorite blogs I noticed this blogger was using Feedburner, but his signup page was clean, neat, and included his logo. I wanted that! So, I resolved to figure out how he’d done it and duplicate the results for myself.
If your Feedburner subscribe page looks like this:
Why not change it to look more like this:
While there is nothing wrong with the first example, it does look a bit cluttered and confusing. The second example is easier to navigate and allows the blogger to add his/her own logo for branding.
How to Reformat Your Feedburner Subscribe Page
- Login to Feedburner.
- Click the feed you wish to work on, and go to the Optimize tab.
- On the left, choose Browser Friendly. Then in Appearance Options, choose ClearFeed (English) and uncheck the box below the dropdown -Landing page renders as a web page in all browsers. This will fix the layout issues.
- Next, choose Feed Image Burner from the sidebar on the left. Under Image Source choose Custom URL and then insert your logo’s URL.
- Fill in your information, and click ‘save.’
- View your feed!
How do you feel about your Feedburner subscribe page? Are you using the default view, or have you simplified it and added your brand? How many of you will be adding this to your to-do list?
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Bradley,
I’m glad you found it helpful! I really enjoy subscribing to a feed and finding that personalized touch!
This is some great advice! However, I was wondering if you would be able to tell me how I can make my feed look more like yours. I followed the steps, but it still looks quite different.
My feed is: http://feed://feeds.feedburner.com/WieskeDesign
I would really like to have the heading where people can subscribe to my feed and also change all the other differences to look the same if possible.
Thanks!