RSS Export Formats Guide

What it does

Export formats let you reuse audit output in developer tooling, SEO reporting, and team documentation.

Who it is for

Developers integrating feed checks into pipelines, SEO analysts building reports, and publishers sharing audits.

Use cases

Use exports for weekly QA dashboards, client handoffs, release gate checks, and incident postmortems.

What you will see

Single mode exports JSON and field CSV. Bulk mode exports JSON, overview CSV, capability CSV, and HTML report.

Common issues it detects

Export review helps detect feed drift over time.

• Recurring field regressions after CMS updates
• Unexpected drops in item counts
• Namespace loss in syndicated feeds
• Latency shifts in fetch and parse phases

How to fix

Compare current export snapshots against known-good baselines and prioritize high-impact regressions.

• Track CSV diffs between releases
• Alert on missing critical fields
• Keep one canonical feed profile per publisher
• Use HTML reports for stakeholder review

How to interpret results

Focus first on invalid capabilities and timing outliers, then check content completeness and namespace consistency.

Export options and why they matter

JSON keeps full fidelity, CSV makes table analysis easy, and HTML reports are portable and readable offline.

Diagnostic pattern: CSV drift after release

If CSV snapshots change unexpectedly between releases, treat this as a potential feed regression even when status is still OK.

• Likely cause: upstream field mapping change or accidental template cleanup
• Next check: diff previous/current CSV, then confirm the same rows in JSON export for full context

Interpretation order for exported signals

Prioritize export findings in a fixed order so teams do not overfocus on low-impact differences.

• First: invalid capabilities and missing core fields
• Second: stale timestamps and timing outliers
• Third: optional field variance and cosmetic formatting differences