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26Feb/111

Yahoo Answers added RSS feed for your Answers

It used to be only your Questions and Starred favorites had RSS. So I had written a scraper for your latest Answers. I don't know when they implemented it but just now I noticed a new feed for your Answers.

Here are the URLs which can be found with the RSS link on the bottom right on your profile page. Replace [yaid] with your ID. Though your ID will already be there when you copy the link.

Now they just need a RSS for your Best Answers. That possibly could be a new scraping project.

http://answers.yahoo.com/rss/activity/answers?show=[yaid]

http://answers.yahoo.com/rss/activity/questions?show=[yaid]

http://answers.yahoo.com/rss/activity/starred?show=[yaid]

Here is a WordPress widget plugin I had started that only shows Questions and Starred. Now I can improve it with Answers and it will be more complete.

https://github.com/drale/wp-ya-widgets/

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  1. This is really helpful. Thank you.


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