OPML Manager - The RSS Blog

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:31:30 GMT

Homepage of the web application OPML Manager, which manages OPML reading lists. The screenshot contains this text: Welcome to Opmlmanager.com. Opmlmanager is an online web service that makes maintaining your own OPML file very easy. This OPML file can be a file that is part of a distributed directory, like the iPodder directory, a subscription list, a reading list, a file you use for taskable.com, etc. The outline structure of your OPML file is represented in a folder tree that can be edited with a click of your mouse. You can easily add, edit and delete nodes and links. If you have an existing OPML file you would like to maintain using OPML Manager then you can use the import function that will import your OPML file in seconds. Opml Manager also offers you hosting of your OPML file and statistics. If you do not want to depend on a third party for hosting your content you can of course just export your OPML: file and host it elsewhere. You can start using OPML Manager by signing up for a free account here. For questions, requests, bugs, or other remarks: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OPMLmanager/ New: Grazr opmlmanager user list OPML? Definition by Dave Winer who developed the OPML format: OPML is an XML-based format that allows exchange of outline-structured information between applications running on different operating systems and environments. The OPML format is specially useful for describing structered information like RSS subscription lists, online directories and other structured information you would like to share. More information on OPML: www.opml.org wikipedia on opml

Today, I played a bit with OPML Manager. It's very cool. You can easy create your own OPML file. I was able to quickly import my entire OPML reading list. But at the end of the day, it left me wanting more.

I wanted to drag my outlines around and reorganize them into folders. Couldn't figure out how.
I wanted to create a second OPML file. Couldn't figure out how.

I ended up simply importing my OPML from Google Reader. There's big unexplored potential here.

http://www.opmlmanager.com/

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Reader Comments

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:21:19 GMT

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I need more information. What is an OPML file?

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:55:03 GMT

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OPML stands for Outline Processor Markup Language. An OPML file is an XML-based format designed to represent and exchange hierarchically arranged outlines — essentially, tree-structured lists of items — between different applications and platforms. It’s most commonly used for sharing collections like RSS subscription lists, directories, or any structured information with nested entries.

In RSS it is mostly used to collect lists of RSS feeds to which a user subscribes. A common misconception is that an RSS-to-OPML conversion is needed. RSS feeds are presented in OPML so that people can share their RSS subscriptions.