OPML validators
Nick Bradbury: I also tested FeedDemon’s OPML import with the OPML exported by a wide array of other aggregators, and here are the most common problems I’ve found
To date, I’ve avoided OPML discussions. As a single
example: the spec
doesn’t mention the created attribute. The
guidelines
don’t either Update:
do
now. But
this
post gives me hope that there will someday be a relaunched OPML
with a less ambitious scope and a more precisely defined spec.
But more importantly, now there are tangible test cases.
| testcase | OPML Validator Beta |
Really Simple Validation |
Feed Validator |
|---|---|---|---|
| closedbody | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ |
| missingTextAttributes | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ |
| notwellformed | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ |
| subscriptionList | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ |
| subscriptionListErrors | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ |
| unknownOutlineType | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ |
Note: FeedValidator support for OPML is not in beta. It is not in alpha. It could all be removed tomorrow. If you think it is important, but needs to be improved, please send test cases.