Detect RSS
RSS is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format.
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Websites using RSS
5,734 hostnames in the PluginView corpus for this technology.
| Hostname | Last seen |
|---|---|
| reddit.com | 8/6/2026 |
| wordpress.org | 8/6/2026 |
| meta.com | 8/6/2026 |
| nytimes.com | 8/6/2026 |
| theguardian.com | 8/6/2026 |
Whole list · $229.36 (5,734 × $0.04)
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known RSS signature at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of RSS, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that RSS is still in place today.
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How to check a site for RSS
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest RSS signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses and scores them against proprietary RSS fingerprints. Rule bodies and identifiers are not published.
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for RSS on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting RSS
- Can PluginView detect RSS without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for RSS. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is RSS?
- RSS is classified under Miscellaneous in the PluginView directory.
- Does PluginView publish RSS fingerprint rules?
- No. Detection uses proprietary fingerprint rules that are not published. Scan results explain matches in plain language without disclosing rule bodies or identifiers.
