SimpleRSS - plugin for CMSimple
RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication", it's a format for distributing and gathering content from sources across the Web.
The aim of this plugin is to render RSS Feeds from remote servers, e.g. from Yahoo or other news sources.
Installation & Setting up simplerss
If not integrated yet, you need the plugin loader from http://cmsimpleplugins.svarrer.dk.
Download the simplerss plugin from www.cycronic.de/dev/cmsimple.
Install the plugin. Copy everything to your plugin folder. Set the normal write permissions in the config, css, languages subfolders
Go to the administration of the simplerss plugin and configure your RSS feeds you want to render. Be sure, that if you want to render more than one feed, they should be separated by comma without spaces!
1. Make a simplerss page
Make a page and add #CMSimple $output.=showrss("number");# to the page between heading and actual text. Instead of the example "number" you will place the number of the rss source. You can add sources through admin interface."
Troubleshooting
Make sure, that you don't have any spaces between sources in your configuration file
Have a look into your phpinfo() file. If the function psockopen is disabled in your php.ini, you cannot run this plug in.
RSS Sources
There are a lot of RSS sources around. Try google or use the feeds of well known pages like:
yahoo.com: http://news.yahoo.com/rss
Questions?
If you have any questions, suggestions or what ever: Never ask your dog, ask me:
Karsten Dörges
kdoerges@cycronic.de
ICQ: 228539750
MSN: k_doerges@yahoo.de
http://www.cycronic.de