Title: RSS update time Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # RSS update time * [panagia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/panagia/) * (@panagia) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-update-time/) * The RSS did not appear to be working on my site but is BUT only once very 24 hours, the feeds have been set to update very 10 minutes. Is there somewhere within wordpress that controls any criteria regarding RSS update time????? Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-update-time/#post-1131237) * your feeds wont ever update unless you post, and dont rely on feed readers to gauge that. Look at the actual feed. * Thread Starter [panagia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/panagia/) * (@panagia) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-update-time/#post-1131240) * My feeds are coming in from external sources,i.e a message baord whci had post updated 12 hours before wordpress showed it if it helps site is here [http://www.ionian-island.co.uk](http://www.ionian-island.co.uk) * I am not to proud to admit i am thick where these things are concerned hence me using wordpress as a CMS for my site!! * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-update-time/#post-1131243) * oh, so youre talking about feeds from other sites. * how did you go about setting this 10 minute time you mention? * Thread Starter [panagia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/panagia/) * (@panagia) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-update-time/#post-1131251) * I think! that is what i have set from the external feeds as an update time,know its correct for the message board as i am the admin * Thread Starter [panagia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/panagia/) * (@panagia) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-update-time/#post-1131389) * Bump Anyone able to assist??? * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-update-time/#post-1131390) * WordPress doesn’t have any way to get external feeds and publish them. It can only do feeds in the sidebar. Is this what you’re talking about? Or are you referring to some other method? * We can’t tell you what to do if we don’t know what you’re already doing. * Thread Starter [panagia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/panagia/) * (@panagia) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-update-time/#post-1131391) * Otto42 yes its a sidebar widget, hoefull you can see it in link to website above, if you ned any further details ask away as i am really after soem assiatance becaus ei am thick where thius is concerned. Cheers, martin * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-update-time/#post-1131393) * Oh. Okay, no, it’s 12 hours. The RSS widget only checks feeds for updates once every 12 hours, maximum. * If you want to change that to every 10 minutes, then you could add this to your theme’s functions.php file: `add_filter( 'wp_feed_cache_transient_lifetime', create_function('$a', 'return 600;') );` * Thread Starter [panagia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/panagia/) * (@panagia) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-update-time/#post-1131395) * Otto Thanks for this but could you assist some more would this be theme.options. php file and if so whwre would i post it, i.e., would it be additinal or replace something? * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-update-time/#post-1131396) * > _would this be theme.options.php file_ * No. It’s the “functions.php” in your theme folder. * And it would probably be additional. Just add that line of code right after the starting