[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

[popowich]

If that's the case I'd rather wait for a update. I'd rather not jeopardise potential more spam on my board by disabling flood protection, for the sake of having a feed.

I believe that's what the make your RSS member a moderator is for,
so that you do not have to disable the flood protection.

The fact that you can't use HTML in the Thread Post RSS Construct area also keeps me away. Most Feeds I run into post a description of the story with a link to the full story. The links won't dynamically convert to links and stay as just text because vB picks it up as a possible malicious link.

I'd rather decompress the Link to a Click Here phrase anyway to clean up things a bit. Though HTML is not allowed and ruins the feed settings

Works forme, surround the suggested XML code with | url= | | /uril |
(the line sare open and close square brackets)

-Raymond

[Kirk Y]

Originally Posted by imported_-Sidekick-

If that's the case I'd rather wait for a update. I'd rather not jeopardise potential more spam on my board by disabling flood protection, for the sake of having a feed.

The fact that you can't use HTML in the Thread Post RSS Construct area also keeps me away. Most Feeds I run into post a description of the story with a link to the full story. The links won't dynamically convert to links and stay as just text because vB picks it up as a possible malicious link.

I'd rather decompress the Link to a Click Here phrase anyway to clean up things a bit. Though HTML is not allowed and ruins the feed settings.

Perhaps if you'd read the thread before posting. I posted a link earlier to a plugin that gives you the ability to allow specific Usergroups to post HTML in any forum, without having to enable HTML in that forum.

[imported_-Sidekick-]

Originally Posted by acidburn0520

Perhaps if you'd read the thread before posting. I posted a link earlier to a plugin that gives you the ability to allow specific Usergroups to post HTML in any forum, without having to enable HTML in that forum.

I did read the thread. Though like everyone else that runs into a 15+ Page thread, you tend to skim through it rather quickly. Forgive me for being human. If the best you can do is be a smart ass, then please keep your replies to yourself. Your help is not needed, nor wanted.

[imported_-Sidekick-]

Originally Posted by popowich

I believe that's what the make your RSS member a moderator is for,
so that you do not have to disable the flood protection.

I tried this, and it did not work for me.

Originally Posted by popowich

Works forme, surround the suggested XML code with | url= | | /uril |
(the line sare open and close square brackets)

-Raymond

Blah. I never tried BBCode. Stupid me. Thank you for your help Ray.

[TundraSoul]

I agree, good job! I'm also looking for a way to specify the icon with the feed. This makes feeds easier to identify from regular posts. The users also appreciate it.

Thanks

Originally Posted by hobbes747

Zero Tolerance, wow, just wow. This is so incredibly cool. Thank you!

What about specifying the thread icon for each feed?

[jribz]

I upgraded to 3.5 Gold a few hours ago and have still had no issues with the product.

[ManagerJosh]

Originally Posted by jribz

I upgraded to 3.5 Gold a few hours ago and have still had no issues with the product.

I'm still annoyed at:

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

[Zero Tolerance]

v1.6: Bugs fixed and works on 3.5 gold

- Zero Tolerance

[sensimilla]

great job i was looking for it thanks
you are a very skilled young person ZT

While attempting to parse the document located at "http://today.reuters.com/rss/topNews/" the system encountered the following error:
The system could not find the "parent" tag you specified (data)

Please check settings related to this issue.

hmmm :ermm: any ideas ?

[Red Fox UK]

Why is the version of this mod v1.6, but installed from the download is v1.5?

Did I miss a file?