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1. ravenzachary
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   With built-in RSS and ATOM feed support in WordPress, is there any reason why I'd want to promote FeedBurner on my site?

   I used FeedBurner at Blogger, but now I see no need for this. I'd love to get expert opinions on this issue.

   Thanks!

2. abhideydas
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   there is really no reason to use Feed Burner. WP's internal syndication system is quite good.

3. Mark (podz)
   Support Maven
   Posted 6 years ago #

   Feedburner can tell you something about those pulling your feed. WP cannot. For that reason alone it's very useful.

4. Chris_K
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   I use it primarily for the reporting -- FB will help me figure out how many folks are pulling my feeds which is something I couldn't get a handle on (easily) with other analytics options.

5. Michael Bishop
   Forum Concierge
   Posted 6 years ago #

   I'll also add that Feedburner has the email notification, an easy way (if you feel your reader my still not be RSS savvy) to add that option. It also has the easy to add chicklets for viewers to add your feed to their aggregator of choice. All in all, I echo the sentiment that FB is not useless to WP users. Quite the contrary.

6. ravenzachary
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   Ok, does this mean you end up obscuring the built-in feed support and promote Feedburner instead?

7. Mark (podz)
   Support Maven
   Posted 6 years ago #

   http://www.orderedlist.com/articles/wordpress_feedburner_plugin/
   does a fine job of handling all the code.

8. Chris_K
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   Yup, that plugin makes life so very very simple.

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