RSS feed widget does not work in Chrome for Mystique theme

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  yyindia2011 · Member · Jun 1, 2011 at 5:33 am

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  My standard browser is Chrome. When I select the RSS button on my blog it gives me a bunch of text (HTML I believe). That’s it.

  It works perfectly in IE.

  Now, I hope most of my readers don’t use Chrome.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  raincoaster · Member · Jun 1, 2011 at 5:42 am

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  That’s how Chrome displays an RSS feed. It’s not an RSS reader.

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  yyindia2011 · Member · Jun 1, 2011 at 6:09 am

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  But….WHY?

  Thanks for clearing that up for me!

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  raincoaster · Member · Jun 1, 2011 at 6:12 am

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  Chrome is a web browser, not an RSS reader. Google wants to drive everyone to use Google Reader instead.

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  yyindia2011 · Member · Jun 1, 2011 at 6:18 am

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  Aaah…makes sense but I’m not sure its the best way to do things.

  For example, I’m in Chrome now, and I see this RSS widget to the right of this page and want to subscribe to the feed. I get garbage. So, I need to go into Reader, browse for it, find it and then subscribe. Hmmmm…

  Thanks again for clearing this up.

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  yyindia2011 · Member · Jun 1, 2011 at 6:24 am

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  Aaah…makes sense but I’m not sure its the best way to do things.

  For example, I’m in Chrome now, and I see this RSS widget to the right of this page and want to subscribe to the feed. I get garbage. So, I need to go into Reader, browse for it, find it and then subscribe. Hmmmm…

  Thanks again for clearing this up.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Jun 1, 2011 at 6:42 am

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  The fact that Google decided not to natively support RSS feeds in the Chrome browser has caused a lot of whining from around the internet. Don’t even try and figure out the mind of Google or why they do things, that is a dark place no one should go.

  The do have an RSS add-on for Chrome, and there are several third-party RSS reader add-ons as well. Just search for them on the internet and you will find links.