Sorky - RSS Feed Link
 

Purpose
This plugin allows you to automatically add an RSS Feed icon to All/Selected/UnSelected Forums just by setting options (NO EDITS)!

• Choose your own icon (eg: use this one from karim004 : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2009/01/2.gif)
• Put the icon before, after or on the far-right of the forum display
• Option to automatically include SubForums in the subscription
• Option to restrict the exclude.php access to only the forums you select
• Set the default way users get the feed ...
  • Option for feed of First/Last post
  • Option to send preview or full post
  • Option to strip HTML
  • Option to limit the number of items
• Plus more!

Acknowledgement
Thanks (and apologies) to karim004 for providing the icon & inspiration to generate this Mod.

Installation
Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products ? [Add/Import Product]

Options
To set hack options go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Sorky12 - RSS Feed Links

Versions
v1.0.0 - 20th of October, 2008 = Launch (click here)
v1.0.3 - 30th of January, 2009 = Updated in line with the 3.8.x version(click here)

Hall Of Fame (Donations)
mmoore5553 US$20

Settings & Demonstration Screenshots
See v1.0.0 post (click here)

V1.0.0 Features

• Choose the forums to have an RSS Feed available
• Automatically include SubForums in the availability
• Option to restrict the exclude.php access to only the forums you select
• Set the icon to use
• Put the icon before, after or on the far-right of the forum display
• Option to automatically include SubForums in the subscription
• Set the default way users get the feed ...
  • Option for feed of First/Last post
  • Option to send preview or full post
  • Option to strip HTML
  • Option to limit the number of items

Tips
To get this hack working you will need to enable the RSS Feed system in vBulletin Options >External Data Provider > Enable RSS Syndication (if you forget, the Mod will remind you ;))

If the following templates have been modified from their original, either "revert" them or test this Mod carefully before use:

• forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost
• forumhome_forumbit_level1_post
• forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost
• forumhome_forumbit_level2_post

WishList - Other Ideas

• Add debug information mode (Option)
• Make the RSS Feed a popup window (Option)
• Make the feed options remembered user settings (Option by Forum)

Settings & Demonstration Screenshots

Working good. Thank you very much. :)

I have successfully installed the hack, it's there, the settings are there, options are showing up, vbulletin has been changed to allow rss, but no icon is appearing before the forum title. Trying to get just one forum, "the news", number 93 , to have a feed.

Edit: news is a public forum

I ftp'd the icon to the correct directory, am stumped.

I do have a custom skin...

Thanks for any direction
eric

PM me a URL and I'll see what I can see

Looks like there is definitely something changing the "forumhome_forumbit_level..." templates. In particular, your forum links are FULL URLS rather than the normal "<a href="forumdisplay.php...".

Possible solutions for you are...

• Try setting the position to the right of the forum name
• Edit my mod (change line 174 to: $Sorky11_BeforeRSSFeedLink_OLD = '<a href=\"http://www.XXX.net/Forum/';) assuming that is what is in your templates
• Disable all other mods and see if that solves it, then re-instate them one by one until you find the culprit.
• Make my plugin run earlier than other plugins
• Revert the "forumhome_forumbit_level..." templates

For a difinitive answer you can give your user called "Sorky" admin access and I'll check the template/order/etc.

<a href="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=203358" target="_blank">New update available for 3.8.x (still works on 3.6.x)</a> - New options added

Make sure you uninstall the old one after recording your settings as the 3.8 version uses a different product ID