Generate RSS Feeds from Any Website with CloudFlare Workers (No Backend Needed)

TL;DR: I’ve developed a CloudFlare Worker that converts any blog or website into a fully functional RSS feed using CSS selectors specified via URL parameters. You can deploy it with a single click and tailor it to your site’s structure.​

One-Click Deployment

Deploy your own instance of the RSS feed generator as a CloudFlare Worker using the button below:​

How It Works

The CloudFlare Worker fetches the HTML content of a specified blog or website, parses it using HTMLRewriter, and extracts relevant information based on CSS selectors provided in the URL parameters. It then constructs a valid RSS 2.0 feed in real-time.​

Example Usage:

To generate an RSS feed from https://install.doctor/blog, you can use:​

https://rss-worker.manhattan.workers.dev/?url=https://install.doctor/blog&item=.post&title=.post-title&description=.post-summary&link=.post-link

This URL tells the Worker to:​

• Fetch the blog page at https://install.doctor/blog.
• Identify each blog post using the .post selector.
• Extract the title from elements with the .post-title class.
• Extract the description from elements with the .post-summary class.
• Extract the link from elements with the .post-link class.​

Screenshots

Blog Listing Page

Generated RSS Feed

Documentation

Required URL Parameters:

• url: The full URL of the blog or website to convert.
• item: CSS selector for the container of each blog post.
• title: CSS selector for the post title.
• description: CSS selector for the post summary or description.
• link: CSS selector for the post link.​

Optional URL Parameters:

• pubDate: CSS selector for the publication date.
• creator: CSS selector for the author’s name.
• image: CSS selector for the post’s featured image.
• content: CSS selector for the full post content.
• channelTitle: Custom title for the RSS feed.
• channelDescription: Custom description for the RSS feed.
• managingEditor: Email address of the managing editor.
• applicationName: Name of the application generating the feed.
• twitterUser: Twitter username for sharing links.​

Example with Optional Parameters:

https://rss-worker.manhattan.workers.dev/?url=https://install.doctor/blog&item=.post&title=.post-title&description=.post-summary&link=.post-link&pubDate=.post-date&creator=.post-author&image=.post-image&channelTitle=Example%20Blog&channelDescription=Latest%20posts%20from%20Example%20Blog&managingEditor=editor@example.com&applicationName=ExampleRSS&twitterUser=exampleuser

Customization

You can customize the RSS feed to match the structure of any blog or website by adjusting the CSS selectors in the URL parameters. Inspect the HTML structure of the target site to identify the appropriate selectors for each piece of information you want to include in the feed.​

Hosting on Your Domain

To serve the RSS feed from your own domain, you can set up a custom subdomain (e.g., rss.yourdomain.com) and configure it to point to your CloudFlare Worker. This can be achieved by:​

1. ​Creating a CNAME record in your DNS settings that points rss.yourdomain.com to your Worker’s subdomain.​
2. ​Setting up a route in CloudFlare to associate the custom subdomain with your Worker.

For detailed instructions, refer to the CloudFlare Workers documentation.​

Contact & Support

If you have questions, need assistance, or want to contribute to the project, feel free to reach out:​

• Email: hey@megabyte.space
• GitHub: https://github.com/ProfessorManhattan/rss-worker

Harness the power of CloudFlare Workers to bring RSS feeds back to life for any blog or website. Deploy your own instance today and stay updated with your favorite content sources!