Latest blog in postbit - magpierss

For this hack, we are using magpierss - simple and GPL.
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MagpieRSS provides an XML-based (expat) RSS parser in PHP.

MagpieRSS is compatible with RSS 0.9 through RSS 1.0. Also parses RSS 1.0's modules, RSS 2.0, and Atom. (with a few exceptions)

http://magpierss.sourceforge.net/
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Idea came from DigitalPoint. I have actually been using this for several months on my forum.
But with the new plugin system, it's even easier to share.

Install instructions:

Step 1)
Magpierss

Download & Install: http://magpierss.sourceforge.net/

Create a "cache" directory or make sure path is ok in: MAGPIEDIR/rss_cache.inc


Step 2)
Create a new profile field for the Blog - Note the field#
The example below is field 7.


Step 3)
Edit magpierss.xml
1. include your full path to magpierss/rss_fetch.inc
2. Change field 7 to applicable field.

PHP Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>



<plugins>
    <plugin active="1" product="vbulletin">
        <title>Magpierss_include</title>
        <hookname>global_start</hookname>
        <phpcode><![CDATA[require_once '/Full Path to/magpierss/rss_fetch.inc';]]></phpcode>
    </plugin>
    <plugin active="1" product="vbulletin">
        <title>Magpierss_Get_Blog</title>
        <hookname>postbit_display_start</hookname>
        <phpcode><![CDATA[if ($post['field7']){
$rss = fetch_rss( $post['field7'] );
foreach ($rss->items as $item) {
        $blogLink = $item[0]['link'];
        $blogTitle = $item[0]['title'];
    }
}]]></phpcode>
    </plugin>
</plugins>

Step 4)
Import magpierss.xml


Step 5)
In your postbit template add the following (note field #!):

PHP Code:

            <if condition="$post['field7']">
            <div class="smallfont">Recent Blog: <a href="$blogLink" target="_blank">$blogTitle</a></div>
                        </if> 


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Attached files: 2
Template Edits: 1
Simplicity: Easy
Time: < 30 mins, 5 mins for advanced users

Attached is a screen from another nevetS's Blog Feed parser using Carp - it is just as relivant.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=91781

[GilbertZ]

What do you mean "pulling the whole thing"?

[vauge]

My code is pulling all the items into an array, then doing an array_slice.
(in case I ever want to display more than one)

Your code is only pulling & cacheing 1 item.

[GilbertZ]

OK, that's what I thought but I wanted to double check.

My code wasn't really related to that. It's just to do some error checking. For example let's say a user puts this in their blog field:

"htpt:\\theirdomain.com/ url.html"

you will have a bad error. The error checking should save some nasty errors on top of the page of any thread that user posts in.

[vauge]

I wonder if error checking would be better in the CP instead of runtime?

[GilbertZ]

You definitely want to error check at runtime (as well as CP) because a url that's good today can be bad tomorrow.

[WhatChaMissin]

its there anyway to combine this hack with vBJournal?

[lanc3lot]

Yes, me to have the same question as the above

[Qwest]

The hack itself doesn't even work without hacking it yourself.

The author hasn't posted or updated since August.

Suggest someone create a better one.

[Shoemoney]

Before I found this thread I have already done my new board with up to 3 blogs in the postbit. I will post the code if enough people would like to have it

demo - http://www.pimpmyblog.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43

[WhatChaMissin]

Originally Posted by Shoemoney

Before I found this thread I have already done my new board with up to 3 blogs in the postbit. I will post the code if enough people would like to have it

demo - http://www.pimpmyblog.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43

I would be interested but really only need the latest blog to show up for vBJournal.

Thanks