[v1.6] Inferno RSS Forum Feeds Technology

This hack was made purely by request, and the fact IPB will have a similar system as default functionality, i wouldn't like them to have a upper hand to vbulletin

v1.5 Updates:
- Auto detect RSS settings system
- Forum stats rebuilt correctly (last post info)

v1.6 Updates:
- Various bug fixes

Description:
This once added to your forum allows you to connect to any RSS feed you desire, once set up the system will automatically post data from the RSS feed into threads within a specified forum.

Previews are available at the bottom, and an FAQ is built into the admin controls since I know not everyone will understand how to set up the options. Also an example to use a BBC UK News rss feed is below

Example BBC UK News Feed:
Feed Name: BBC UK News
Feed Location: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonl...t_page/rss.xml
Feed Prefix: [BBC UK News]
Feed From User: Assign users username of your own choice
Feed Forum: Choose a forum you want threads to be posted into
Feed Read Direction: Newest First
Parent RSS Tag Name: channel
Items RSS Tag Name: item
Thread Title RSS Tag Name: title
Thread Post RSS Construct:

[b]Published:[/b] {XML[pubDate]}

{XML[description]}
[url={XML[link]}]Read More...[/url]

Note: After adding a new feed i suggest clicking update for that feed, this will manually update that singular feed specified, the cron job included will automatically update all feeds, best not to have it update them all from the start otherwise it could execute a lot of queries. Further more I highly recommend you do not have lots of feeds unless your server can with-stand it.

Enjoy

- Zero Tolerance

[trilljester]

Interesting, as the dynamic URLs worked fine for me in 3.5RC3, but are now broken in 3.5 Gold.

[ManagerJosh]

Originally Posted by trilljester

Interesting, as the dynamic URLs worked fine for me in 3.5RC3, but are now broken in 3.5 Gold.

This is just broken overall.

I was testing out the feed using http://thesims2.ea.com/sims2_exchange/news.xml

That is NOT a dynamic URL.

[jluerken]

I tried to uninstall the product but this is also not working.
The entry stays in the admincp.

How can I get rid of this hack?

[Kirk Y]

Originally Posted by ManagerJosh

This is just broken overall.

I was testing out the feed using http://thesims2.ea.com/sims2_exchange/news.xml

That is NOT a dynamic URL.

Don't recall saying it was.

[ManagerJosh]

Originally Posted by acidburn0520

Don't recall saying it was.

Sorry...quoting people is enabled by default for me...wasn't directed at you

[subnet_rx]

Anyone know what this error means on update (not cron update)

Fatal error: Unable to proceed with save while $errors array is not empty in class vb_datamanager_thread_firstpost in /includes/class_dm.php on line 758

[Vizionz]

damn do any of you read before you post ? everyo0ne is gettig the same error u are well almost everyone yet u install it

[Evil X]

I want a sports rss feed.. I cant figure out what to put into which box, even with the help example... could someone give me the stuff to put in, so I can have a sports feed going to my sports forum... thanks

[ManagerJosh]

Originally Posted by ExtProof

I want a sports rss feed.. I cant figure out what to put into which box, even with the help example... could someone give me the stuff to put in, so I can have a sports feed going to my sports forum... thanks

How about getting this hack to WORK first before we give you news feeds

[Vizionz]

^ i would have to side with you on that as well