Automattic / Automattic/jetpack

Sitemaps: extend news sitemap to add Google News compatible RSS Feeds

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[Feature] Sitemaps [Pri] Low Enhancement
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Description

Extracted from #19550.

While Google does not have any hard requirements for posts to appear in Google News, Google News compatible RSS Feeds seem to offer an advantage when the posts are displayed.

The basic requirements seem to be a valid RSS feed, but there are additional requirements here:
https://support.google.com/news/publisher-center/answer/9545420
https://support.google.com/news/publisher-center/answer/9545245

Maybe Jetpack could customize the RSS feed format to match those requirements when the Sitemap module is enabled.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the Google News Publisher Center requirements linked in the issue, then inspect how the Sitemap module currently exposes or customizes RSS feeds. Done means there is an agreed implementation scope and the resulting feed meets the applicable Google News compatibility requirements.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php, wordpress
Domain
web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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