Michael Jay Lissnerhttps://michaeljaylissner.com/2013-06-28T22:56:37-07:00New Tool to Remove Dead Feeds from OPML Files2013-06-28T22:56:37-07:00Mike Lissnertag:michaeljaylissner.com,2013-06-28:posts/2013/06/28/trim-your-dead-feeds/<p>Since Google Reader’s closure is immenent, a lot of folks are looking for
solutions. One problem I’ve run into many times throughout the years is that
the feeds I have in Google Reader are largely dead, and there’s no way to get
rid of the ones that are no longer updated or simply gone. </p>
<p><a href="https://bitbucket.org/mlissner/trim-my-feeds/overview">So I built a tool.</a></p>
<p>Check it out on BitBucket and give it a whirl. It’ll go through an <span class="caps">OPML</span> file,
check all the feeds in it, and make a new file for you that has them cleaned
out. In my case, it purged about 20% of the feeds I had — a big improvement. </p>
<p>It’s a simple tool, but look, if your friend hasn’t updated their blog in
two years…they’re probably not going to. If the feed is gone, you no longer
need it cluttering your life. If a feed has been redirected, you should fix
that in your reader! Little things, right?</p>