[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

[NiROE]

Amazing... I was putting off upgrading to vB3.5 because I wasnt sure if I could get a good replacement for articlebot, but this easily fits my needs.. Thank you

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

wow. I actually just went through this entire thread :O

so, here's the quick OVERVIEW of what's up with this (doesn't cover everything, but most of the common problems/questions-- UP TO NOW):

feel free to correct me or update if I got something wrong...


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HACK SUPPORT/BUGS OVERVIEW:

• This hack DOES work for MOST people in 3.5 Gold. If it doesn't for you....read on....
  
  
• Just assume this hack is NOT supported!!!! And won't be for sometime.
  
  ZT is busy on other things. It may get updated sometime again (after ZT is done with the RPG game he is making for vb) and everyone will be stoked. But if you can't deal with that...then don't install and don't complain.
  (or go to his forums and see if you can reach him there).
  
  
  ERROR:
• The feed is correct but you keep getting this error message: "INVALID URL TO RSS FEED GIVEN"
  
  ---solution:
  cURL or open_URL needs to be ENABLED in your server.ini file. THIS HAS TO BE DONE BY YOUR HOST PROVIDER. I had to actually move hosts to get it. :/
  
  
• ERROR
  

  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

  Download latest version (we THINK is the latest.) This MIGHT fix it. (it worked for him)
  
  If still doesn't work.......
  then past solutions:
  
  ----solution:
  Flood Protection or Create Moderator
  more detailed info
  
  but that only works for some people.
  
  THIS solution (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=319 ) seems to work as well, and/or explain why it WON'T for some. But I'm a n00b too, so that is greek to me.
  
  
  
• What version is this? it still reads as 1.5 but the download says 1.6
  ----see directly below
  
  
• ERROR
  Duplicates!!....... Duplicates!!! =P
  
  ---Solution:
  well ZT made a brief announcement saying everthing was fixed HERE ...but looks to have forgot to actually update the ZIP download (1.5 to 1.6) before disappearing again. lol. It MAY be 1.6...but lists as 1.5 in the admincp.
  
  anyway... MOST PEOPLE STILL HAVE THIS ERROR. Some don't. Maybe 1.6 will get uploaded, maybe not....but see first item in this list if you got a problem with that. Until then.......
  
  YOU HAVE TO JUST DEAL WITH IT OR FIX IT YOURSELF!!!
  
  
• Parse URLS? (whatever that means... )
  Do this: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=137
  
  Ane at the bottom of that post...you will find the answer to:
  
  
• Problem
  Set up so RSS feeds do NOT appear in NEW POSTS
  Again:
  

  One other thing someone was asking how not to exclude these posts in new posts or todays posts - do this.. if you have rss feeds in 16 15 and 23
  
  just add &exclude=6,15,23 to the end of the do=getnew url and it'll exlude the forums with the forumids 6, 15 and 23.

  (that is, modify the navbar template.^^)
  
  OR you can use this: Opt-Out Forums from Get New/Get Daily
  
  
• Problem
  You do NOT want to enable HTML in the rss forum!!
  
  Then do this: new user in new usergroup with html enabled
  Using this: Allow Users Groups to post HTML
  
  
• PROBLEM
  "it doesn't seem to understand rdf, rdf:RDF or rdf: as the parent tag."
  
  then this is a temp solution:
  https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=306
  
  
• PROBLEM
  Chokes on enclosure tags since there is no end tag.
  
  An enclosure tag looks like this -
  

  Code:
  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2005 21:29:27 -0500</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://libsyn.com/media/wizardsnetwork/UW_20051004.mp3" length="4700889" type="audio/mpeg" />
  <media:content url="http://libsyn.com/media/wizardsnetwork/UW_20051004.mp3" fileSize="4700889" type="audio/mpeg">
  <media:adult>false</media:adult>
  </media:content>

  ---solution: none. Needs to updated to deal with this
  
  
• QUESTION:
  how do I get this to post the whole article on 3.5 Gold? I just want it to post the whole article instead of the description with a link.
  
  ---answer: You can't. You are at the mercy of the RSS feed itself. Its nothing to do with the hack, but dependent on the what the xml feed spits out itself.

there are some other issues....but those are the one's I saw with solutions or clear answers (good or bad).

please let me know if I messed any of that up and I'll update this post.


Hope that helps. I wrote mostly for myself as well....shhesssssh!! this thread. +_+;;.... lol

[Sanjiyan]

Originally Posted by garrynewman

I made kind of a hacky bounce script to solve the rdf:RDF problem.

It's probably better that the plugin is fixed but this will tide us over until then..

Make a php file with this in it..

<?

	$h = fopen( "http://steampowered.com/rss.xml", "r" );

	while (!feof($h))
	{
		$rss .= fgets($h, 4096);
	}
	
	$rss = str_replace( "</channel>", "", $rss );
	$rss = str_replace( "</rdf:RDF>", "</channel>\n</rdf:RDF>", $rss );
	$rss = str_replace( "content:encoded", "content", $rss );
		
	echo $rss;

?>

Now use the address of that script as your RSS feed (the auto detect thing should be able to figure it out)

I'm using this, it works great.

[NxTek]

Originally Posted by NxTek

How does Inferno handle Podcasts (enclosure tags) and also images?

Is anyone getting any feeds with images? I'm interested to see how Inferno handles them.

Also, Inferno chokes on enclosure tags since there is no end tag. You might add that to your list GrendelKhan.

An enclosure tag looks like this -

<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2005 21:29:27 -0500</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://libsyn.com/media/wizardsnetwork/UW_20051004.mp3" length="4700889" type="audio/mpeg" />
<media:content url="http://libsyn.com/media/wizardsnetwork/UW_20051004.mp3" fileSize="4700889" type="audio/mpeg">
<media:adult>false</media:adult>
</media:content>

I really hope this mod is supported and doesn't turn into an "Article Bot".

[xtreme-mobile]

how can i get the rss feed to display in full on my forum? at the moment it only shows a line or 2 of text then offers a link, is there a way of being able to get the full report rather than lose the members from my forum?

cheers

[Celtic_Mad]

I have got http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=829&format=rss as my RSS Feed link, but everytime it updates, it adds the same news over and over again in the forum instead of just adding the newest ones without adding the whole lot of them again.

[msu2k]

I would love to add this to my site but I request that all of my users add a special Post Icon whenever they post a link to a news story. Is there any way to alter this so that all the new posts that this makes get a certain Post Icon? Thanks for the help, great hack otherwise.

[b6gm6n]

{XML[title]}

should work right? well it saves ok, but wipes my RSS settings after i save, might not like the extra tags, works for [B] etc

-b6

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

Originally Posted by NxTek

Is anyone getting any feeds with images? I'm interested to see how Inferno handles them.

Also, Inferno chokes on enclosure tags since there is no end tag. You might add that to your list GrendelKhan.

done. refresh

or click RSS SUPPORT/BUGS OVERVIEW POST


@extreme-mobile: I don't think so. As I understand it (could be wrong), its nothing to do with the hack, but dependent on the what the xml feed spits out itself.

[xtreme-mobile]

Originally Posted by GrendelKhan{TSU

done. refresh

or click RSS SUPPORT/BUGS OVERVIEW POST


@extreme-mobile: I don't think so. As I understand it (could be wrong), its nothing to do with the hack, but dependent on the what the xml feed spits out itself.

ok thanks mate