Forum Display Enhancements - Sorky - RSS Feed Link

Purpose
This plugin allows you to automatically add an RSS Feed icon to All/Selected/UnSelected Forums just by setting options (NO EDITS)!

• Choose your own icon (eg: use this one from karim004 : )
• Put the icon before, after or on the far-right of the forum display
• Option to automatically include SubForums in the subscription
• Option to restrict the exclude.php access to only the forums you select
• Set the default way users get the feed ...
  • Option for feed of First/Last post
  • Option to send preview or full post
  • Option to strip HTML
  • Option to limit the number of items
• Plus more!

Acknowledgement
Thanks (and apologies) to karim004 for providing the icon & inspiration to generate this Mod.

Installation
Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

Options
To set hack options go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Sorky12 - RSS Feed Links

Versions
v1.0.0 - 20th of October, 2008 = Launch (click here)
v1.0.3 - 30th of January, 2009 = Updated in line with the 3.8.x version(click here)

Hall Of Fame (Donations)
mmoore5553 US$20

Settings & Demonstration Screenshots
See v1.0.0 post (click here)

If you like this Mod please click INSTALL

[River_rush]

first forum is viewable by guests, the others are not and that is the difference, which means this mod or the way that vbb uses rss implementation is pretty much useless for me unless I am missing something obvious

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by River_rush

first forum is viewable by guests, the others are not and that is the difference, which means this mod or the way that vbb uses rss implementation is pretty much useless for me unless I am missing something obvious

I have no trouble getting an RSS feed from SubForums. I have ROOT/Section/SubForum working - no special setup was required.

Did you try my suggestion of copying the RSS Feed, disabling my PlugIn and manually testing the URL? If you do that you will at least find out if it is my PlugIn or vBulletin (or your config).

[dolphin678]

Using 3.7.3 PL 1 I too get a blank screen when attempting to subscribe to a forum.

I tried doing what you suggested ...copying the RSS link to a new browser window and disabling your plugin (and setting all the External Data settings to yes in vBull options) but still a blank screen....

Anything else you suggest I should try?

BTW the icon appears on all the forum sections on my main index but links to the same (private) forums I listed in yr plugin options...but that may be because I am logged in as an Admin?

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by dolphin678

I tried doing what you suggested ...copying the RSS link to a new browser window and disabling your plugin (and setting all the External Data settings to yes in vBull options) but still a blank screen....

If you get a blank screen with my plug-in disabled, then unfortunately for you the issue is with vBulletin... All I do is generate the URL, vBulletin provides the php for the RSS feed.

BTW: You mentioned private forums... RSS will not go into private forums as it does not login.

[dolphin678]

Yes that explains it - only the open forums give a RSS feed.

[GSeybold]

Fantastic!

[Danny_HR]

Working good, thank you!

[TandyServices]

Thanks works good for me..

[conker1]

it still working ?

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by conker1

it still working ?

Never has worked for private forums (you can manually choose not to show the link - I may put in an enhancement to do this automatically)

Always has worked for standard public forums.