Add-On Releases - CinVin vB Forum Feed Listing

[ BY REQUEST ]

This nifty little utility will present a list of all of your forums RSS feeds on one page! Your users can then easily pick & choose which forums they want to subscribe to via RSS, Google, Yahoo, or Bloglines.

Ever go to a big site like CNN and view their page of RSS feeds that you can subscribe to? This is the same thing but for your vBulletin forums!

In addition to your users, the search engine spiders will love this!

We went out of our way to make sure that this CinVin vBulletin add-on was quick & easy to both install and modify!

• Automatically adds an RSS button to your footer template.
• Correctly shows where your visitors are when viewing the Who's Online page.
• Forums can be specifically excluded from being listed.
• Ability to specify which usergroup to use for permissions when viewing the list of forums.
• "Link" forums can be turned off from showing.
• All options are configured through the vBulletin ACP.
• All descriptions and names are completely phrased so you can quickly add alternate lanquages or change the existing wording.
• All display output is handled through vBulletin templates so you can quickly change the output appearance.
• All templates and phrase are installed as a vBulletin product through your ACP which means there are no file edits!
• Compatible with vBSEO.
• Easy integration with vBadvanced CMPS.
• Debug mode to help you with any problems you may be having.

Installation only take a few moments...

• Unzip the .zip file that you downloaded.
• Upload the single PHP file and single folder in the upload_to_your_forum_folder folder from the download to your forums folder.
• Go into your ACP and select Plugins & Products => Manage Products => Add/Import Product => {Select the CinVin_vB_Forum_Feed_Listing.xml file from the download} => Import

You're all done! Just point your browser to http://www.yoursite.com/forums/cv_rss_feeds.php to view your new RSS feed listings.

DEMO #1: CinVin RSS Feeds (this is the 'stock' version)

DEMO #2: Cool Sci-Fi RSS Feeds (this one has been integrated with vBa CMPS)


FAQ's
- What vB versions? This should work with all versions of vB 3.6.x and above. It should also work with vB 3.5.x but I have not tested it on that version.

- Can I remove the "CinVin" text at the very bottom? NO! Believe it or not that little text is what allows us to work on hacks like this for free and, more importantly, to continue to support them. You are free to move the notice to your footer template, for example, if you would like to keep your notices all together but for removing it entirely a Branding Free license is available through CinVin.

[Capper5016]

different DB.....and I have no idea how to edit DBs

[rex_b]

Doesn't work right for me.. ONly showing 1 thing:

http://www.cruiselinefans.com/cv_rss_feeds.php

[category]

excellent thanks clicks install also you selling the copyright?

[KW802]

Originally Posted by Capper5016

different DB.....and I have no idea how to edit DBs

Unfortunately I'm not in a position to try to work with another package (PHP Cow) right now. I'll put it on the 'One of these days...' list of things to check out.

Originally Posted by rex_b

Doesn't work right for me.. ONly showing 1 thing:

http://www.cruiselinefans.com/cv_rss_feeds.php

HHHmm.... I haven't looked at Cocko's PM yet but I'm wondering if he's also running his forums in the root folder. I'll have to experiment a bit when I get home but I can't see any reason why it would affect it. The code just loops through the list for forums in the cache to produce the output. The main link is always shown but if no forums are listed beneath it then it's not finding any in the cache that meet the criteria.

Originally Posted by category

excellent thanks clicks install also you selling the copyright?

Selling the copyright? Not sure I'm following, it's a freebie hack that anybody can use (but not redistribute).

[JD45]

Originally Posted by KW802

I just visited your link and, at least with IE6, I'm seeing your RSS feeds after clicking on the RSS button. Nice site BTW. Is the name from the Aerosmith tour?

Thank you..

You're right in IE it works fine on the forum ones and general one, just not in FF.

Nominated for HOTM as well

[category]

this sign "vB Forum Feeds by CinVin"

[projectego]

Totally installed. Thank you!

[wtrk]

works fine here. thanks.

[KW802]

Originally Posted by rex_b

Doesn't work right for me.. ONly showing 1 thing:

http://www.cruiselinefans.com/cv_rss_feeds.php

I think I know what you & Cocko may have in common. Do you have an IM that I could get you at to confirm something rather than going back and forth via the forums or PM? If yes, please PM and I'll track down you sometime tommorrow.

[Kihon Kata]

INSTALLS!!!!!!!!!!!

I have the exact thing happening as REX_B. Look here: http://www.makeuptalk.com/forums/cv_rss_feeds.php

I am not running it from my root directory either. Any ideas?

Originally Posted by KW802

I think I know what you & Cocko may have in common. Do you have an IM that I could get you at to confirm something rather than going back and forth via the forums or PM? If yes, please PM and I'll track down you sometime tommorrow.