12 February 2026

Farewell, XSLT

Not more than a couple months ago, I implemented XSLT styling for the various feeds you can subscribe to on this website. There are a few to choose from. It's basically a roundabout way to make the feeds readable for humans who open them in their web browsers. A way to help them understand what a feed is, and how they can make use of it to subscribe to new content in their feed reader of choice.

Unfortunately, we can't have nice things.

Google recently announced that they are removing support for XSLT styling in Chrome later this year. Disappointingly, Apple and Mozilla, appear to be following suit. Niche or not, anything that makes it harder for creators and users to make use of open protocols is a significant step back for the open web.

I enjoyed Justin Jackson's post on the matter. XSLT.RIP is also worth a visit.