RSS Feed — Video Controls Plus Blog & Release Notes

The Video Controls Plus feed page aggregates the latest blog posts, release notes, and tutorial guides into a single RSS 2.0 stream at /feed.xml. Add the feed to any reader — Feedly, Inoreader, NetNewsWire, Reeder, or your browser's built-in subscription tools — to be notified when new content publishes. The feed includes the full post body so readers that strip ads or render offline (e.g. on a long-haul flight) work without a follow-up fetch.

Use cases

Staying current as a power user

Add /feed.xml to your reader. New blog posts and major release notes show up alongside everything else you follow.

Republishing blog content with attribution

The feed includes title, body, author, publish date, and canonical URL — everything a content aggregator needs to republish with proper attribution.

Archiving content offline

Some readers (e.g. NetNewsWire, FreshRSS) cache the full body of every entry. Useful if you want to read tutorials on a plane or train.

Building a Slack or email digest

Tools like Zapier or n8n can poll the RSS feed and push new entries into Slack, Microsoft Teams, or a daily-digest email — useful for teams who want shared awareness of releases.

How it works

  1. Copy the feed URL. https://vcpeai.aoneahsan.com/feed.xml — the canonical RSS 2.0 endpoint.
  2. Paste into your reader. Most readers accept the URL directly. The feed metadata (title, description, language) auto-fills.
  3. Set update frequency. The feed updates once per build. Polling more than once an hour does not surface new content faster.
  4. Filter by category. Each entry has a `<category>` element so readers that support filtering can split blog posts from release notes.

Examples

  • A user subscribes via Feedly. Paste /feed.xml into Feedly's "Add Content"; new posts arrive in the user's default feed within ~5 minutes of publish.
  • A team automates a Slack digest. Zapier polls the feed every 30 minutes and posts new entries to a #releases channel; team becomes aware of every release without checking the site.

Frequently asked questions

Is the feed valid RSS 2.0?

Yes. It includes the required atom:link self-reference, lastBuildDate, and a category per item; passes the W3C feed validator.

How often does it update?

Once per site build. Builds run on every release and on every blog-post publish, so the feed is always within minutes of the live content.

Does the feed include full post bodies?

Yes. Each item carries the complete post HTML in <content:encoded>, so offline readers cache the full content.

Can I subscribe to only release notes?

Filter by `<category>release-notes</category>` in your reader. Blog posts use `<category>blog</category>` and tutorials use `<category>tutorial</category>`.

What about JSON Feed?

Not currently published. RSS 2.0 covers all major readers; JSON Feed could be added on request via /contact.

Will the feed URL change?

The /feed.xml URL is permanent. Any future format additions (JSON Feed, Atom 1.0) will live at separate URLs.

Tips

  • Use NetNewsWire (Mac) or FeedMe (Android) for a clean offline experience — both cache full bodies from this feed.
  • If you only want release notes, filter by `<category>release-notes</category>` in your reader's rules engine.
  • The feed is throttled to 50 most recent items; deep archives live in the blog index pages.

Limitations

  • No JSON Feed format yet — RSS 2.0 only.
  • The feed does not include user-generated content (notes, screenshots, dashboards) because those are private to each signed-in account.
  • Comments are not available in the feed because the site has no comment system; discussion happens on the GitHub issue tracker.

Last updated 2026-05-06 by Ahsan Mahmood, maintainer.