The problem with only the main index showing on the RSS feeds is due to categories being set up as links, such as using # to make each category an anchor. This has nothing to do with VBSEO per say, although it too allows such anchoring to be done.

Perhaps this information will help you to rewrite the code a little bit differently in a way to enable those categories which are anchored to also show properly.

Discussions, is using the # tag something that a stock vBulletin does? I have several categories set up as links as well and in the code I skip them (actually, in this version it skips them in the next version there is an option to include them or not).

Yes

No, a stock version of Vbulletin doesn't use the # on categories. But is useful to implement # for search engine optimization or if you don't want members clicking on the category name.

By default RSS2 is enabled it seems, how can i change this to display on RSS format ?
I dont want the descriptions to be added alongwith RSS feeds.
(if there is any advantage / disadvantage of using rss2 over rss do let me know)

Thanks.

Very nice indeed.

I'd have to play around but it's something outside of the scope of this hack. Before you installed this hack (or if you uninstall it) are you able to view the RSS feeds for your admin forums?

Can you give an example of a typical implementation of it? I'll see what I can do.

Essentially RSS2 offers a lot more options than RSS feeds. If all you're after is a basic thread title & description then just about any of the forms will work but for your users subscribing to the RSS feeds then most likely there preference would be RSS2. To change the actual link to external.php then modify the "cv_ffl_forum_feed_link" template (it's in a grouping called "CinVin Forum Feed Listing Templates").

With the newer versions of external.php (as of vB 3.6.x I believe) the default was changed to be RSS2 instead of RSS. To change it back in regards to this hack then change the template from...... to:

We're getting close to the solution or problem. I disabled the hack and then went and tried to access the RSS feed by typing in the url i.e.

http://www.justpressplay.net/forum/e...2&forumids=123

The feed for the admin area came up a blank page but the general chat area showed up just fine.

Im getting blank pages too. Yahoo says it can't find the RSS file...

http://forums.gamesters-paradise.com/cv_rss_feeds.php

http://forums.gamesters-paradise.com...php?forumids=7

EDIT:
Strange, I went to JD45's site:

http://www.justpressplay.net/forum/external.php

I don't even get that, what gives?

I tried changing the template "cv_ffl_forum_feed_link", no joy.

This hack is realy handy as my forums are news based... :(

Sometime shortly (next couple of days at worst) I'll be updating the code to have some more debugging information in it as well a few other fixes.

In the interim... if all of the forums are getting blank pages, make sure you have RSS feeds turned on in your ACP!