XML Error: mismatched tag at line 387

[PrincessFiona]

I am trying to set up RSS feeds to post vblog entries in a blogs forum.

I have rss enabled on my forums and I took the url address of my vblog and inserted it into an RSS and set it up....when I try and preview the post, I get the message: XML Error: mismatched tag at line 387 My RSS Poster Robot gives me the same thing.

How can I fix this?

We used to have an active blog forum. I switched over to vblog and we transferred all of our blog posts in there...even though we have latest blog entry in postbit, the blog entries aren't getting the attention that they once did.

Can someone help?

Kris

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OK...I actually fixed this part of it. The url that I had was not an xml rss feed.

I changed it and don't get the error. Now though, I tried posting a sample post to my blog..then I re-ran the rss feed thing so that I could see how it posts in the forum that I want it in, but nothing shows up.

Am I doing something wrong?

[Lynne]

Try disabling your modifications/plugins and see if you still have this problem.
Note: To temporarily disable the plugin system, edit config.php and add this line right under <?php

PHP Code:

define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true); 


It would also help to see the full error, know what is on line 387, and know what version of vb you are using.

[PrincessFiona]

Lynne, I modified my above post...I got it to work by getting the correct xml url. Unfortunately, the posts don't show up even when I run it manually. I tried making my blog so that all public users can see it...but it doesn't work.

I'm assuming though that it would present an issue because most users have their blogs set so that only friends can read the blogs?

Kris

[Lynne]

Unfortunately, I can't help at all with the blog since I don't have it installed and am totally unfamiliar with it. Sorry.

However, if you are trying to get blog posts to post in a forum using the feed, I'm guessing that you will only be able to show blog posts that's 'guests' can see - just like it works for posts on your forum.

[PrincessFiona]

Thanks, Lynne, You're right.

Ultimately, I opted to do something slightly unusual. The social groups mod that I have installed adds a generic forum post by the user whenever a new social group is created. I made a simple post template by myself that I can edit and am logging in as admin and am simply adding this post by logging in as the user and then adding the generic post under their name to look like this:

PrincessFiona has recently posted a new blog entry titled "Phew", with the following content:

I feel like I never update anymore...

To read the complete entry, please visit the blog.


It feels kind of silly to login under my admin and do this, but at the same time, the blogs have gotten 200% more looks since I started. Hopefully whomever is working on vblog will eventually come up with something like this. I'd even pay for it.

Kris

[Lynne]

You can probably modify your external.php code to post the blogs even though they are 'private'. I know I modified my rss feed to allow users to get the feed of a couple of private forums. If the users don't mind the blogs being posted in your forums, why don't you ask them to not make the blogs private so that they will get posted via the feed?