Dev.to RSS Feed Generator

Generate a complete RSS feed from all your blog posts for automatic import to Dev.to.

Usage: /publisher:devto (no arguments needed) What it does:

• Scans all blog posts in your codebase
• Converts markdown to HTML
• Generates RSS 2.0 feed with proper encoding
• Creates public/rss-devto.xml file
• Provides setup instructions for Dev.to

Process:

• Scan for Blog Posts

- Search codebase for markdown files

- Common patterns:

- src/content/blog/**/*.md

- content/blog/**/*.md

- posts/**/*.md

- blog/**/*.md

• Parse Blog Posts

- Extract frontmatter (title, date, description, tags)

- Convert markdown body to HTML

- Encode HTML properly for RSS (CDATA sections)

- Extract publication dates

• Generate RSS Feed

- Create valid RSS 2.0 XML structure

- Include all blog posts as items

- Add proper channel metadata

- HTML-encode content for Dev.to compatibility

• Save Feed File

- Write to public/rss-devto.xml

- Ensure proper XML formatting

- Validate RSS structure

• Display Setup Instructions

- Show how to add RSS to Dev.to

- Explain deployment requirements

- Guide user through configuration

One-time Setup:

• Run this command to generate RSS feed
• Deploy your site (make RSS publicly accessible)
• Go to https://dev.to/settings/extensions
• Add your RSS URL (e.g., https://yoursite.com/rss-devto.xml)
• Dev.to will auto-import all future posts

Benefits:

• Automatic syndication to Dev.to
• All future posts sync automatically
• No manual copying required
• Maintains original formatting