Live Bookmarks - Firefox
This article explains how to access RSS feeds in Firefox using the built-in "Live Bookmarks" feature.
RSS feeds
Some web sites post lots of new articles or updates and provide an easy way to keep track of them through RSS feeds. While you can always visit your bookmarked sites to see the latest articles, it's sometimes more convenient to have new stories sent to you automatically in an RSS feed. You can get the latest information that interests you this way, whether it's new headlines from Yahoo News's Business section, the latest entries from your favorite blog, or even news updates from mozillaZine.
If you are browsing a web site that has an available RSS feed, this icon: 
will appear at the right side of the Location Bar (or at the bottom-right of the browser window if you are using Firefox 1.0.x.)
Subscribing to feeds using Live Bookmarks
Firefox lets you subscribe to RSS feeds using "Live Bookmarks". Your default Firefox bookmarks include one such RSS feed, the "Latest Headlines" feed, as shown in the screen capture here.
Firefox 2
In Firefox 2 you can choose different options for subscribing to RSS feeds, including "Live Bookmarks", based on your selections under "Tools -> Options -> Feeds":
- Show me a preview and ask me which Feed Reader to use. If this option is selected, you will be presented with a preview of the RSS feed contents and a choice of using "Live Bookmarks", some web-based readers or your own application.
- Subscribe to the feed using: Select this option and choose "Live Bookmarks" if you always want to subscribe to feeds using "Live Bookmarks".
How to add a Live Bookmark
When you are on a web page where an RSS feed is available:
- Click the icon
at the right side of the Location Bar (you may need to select a title - some sites have more than one). - The "Add Live Bookmark" dialog will appear. Modify the name and "Create in" location, if you wish.
- Click "OK".
If a site doesn't display the RSS icon in the Firefox Location Bar, it may still have an available RSS feed. If you see a small orange icon with "RSS", "RDF" "XML" or "Atom" on the web page, then that icon will link to the RSS feed. In Firefox 2, you may be able to simply click the RSS link in the webpage to subscribe to the feed; otherwise, to manually add the RSS feed as a Live Bookmark, follow these directions:
Manually adding a Live Bookmark
- Copy the "RSS", "RDF" "XML" or "Atom" link location.
- Go to "Bookmarks -> Manage Bookmarks" (or "Organize Bookmarks in Firefox 2) to open the Bookmarks Manager.
- Click "File -> New Live Bookmark".
- Type in a name and type or paste in the RSS feed location you copied earlier.
- Click OK.
If your new Live Bookmark does not appear on your Bookmarks toolbar you can reopen the Bookmarks Manager and drag it there, if you wish.
