How do I enable RSS feeds to be read on my site WITHOUT another site's data?
Hello,
I would like to have Yahoo!'s RSS for top stories on my site, but I am looking to not rely on rss-include.com to do it for me. Can't I just put the rss feed URL somewhere on my site where it just automatically reads it while no other websites post their trademark on the feeds themselves? In other words, how do I have lots of news feeds to be on my site where my server is where the all of the parsing/aggregating is entirely coming from?
Thanks
Stef
decibel.places posted this at 17:21 — 23rd June 2008.
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On Drupal we use "Aggregator" to do this for us...
You need a feed aggregator, try one of these:
SourceForge.net open source software search
Google search
Hopefully someone can recommend a specific app
Patriot Stef posted this at 18:54 — 23rd June 2008.
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Wow, those like nice... Ok, so... how do I upload everything to the server so that the RSS feeds come from there instead of from some other site?
decibel.places posted this at 19:19 — 23rd June 2008.
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I have not used any of these apps - I just gave you way too many options to choose from
You will need to embed some code in your web site, follow the directions of the software you are using.
Do you have a Yahoo web site? is that how you used the Yahoo news feed?
I think any simple widget that you use will add its own advertising - but probably not many of the apps in the search lists.
If you are not a programmer you can find one in the Help Wanted forum here or try markets like Craigslist or Guru.com
I would estimate installing a simple news feed would cost around $100 to $200 most freelance programmers charge between $25 and $75 per hour there is no "set" rate.
I tried to look at rss-include.com but it does not appear to be a live site.
Patriot Stef posted this at 20:23 — 23rd June 2008.
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Oh I'm sorry... here is the actual link I use:
http://www.rss-info.com/en_rssinclude-simple.html
See where it says "RSS URL:" ? That's where I've been putting the RSS feed URL and then it gives me a in HTML for my website below it. But what I wanted to know is, how can I get all of those things WITHOUT rss-info so that I can independently post RSS feeds on my site?
decibel.places posted this at 21:41 — 23rd June 2008.
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I see
That is what I meant - a copy & paste widget will most likely add its own advertising
Perhaps we can suppress it - but is that ethical?
<NOTE> ( I went back and looked at the code - it links to their site and I do not think it would be possible to suppress their "added" ads )
You may be better off with your own aggregator if this is an important part of your site.
An RSS feed is simply a web address / url that contains an xml file that can be parsed and displayed.
For example http://rss.news.yahoo.com/rss/topstories is the url for this feed and that is what you would use for any RSS reader or aggregator - if you look at it directly in your browser, it will appear strange, it is data.
So either you find a RSS widget you can live with, or try to find an app you can use, or hire someone to help.
Patriot Stef posted this at 22:54 — 23rd June 2008.
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Well I certainly do thank you for all of your quick-to-respond help, netsperience. Just one last question... is there any one aggregator that you recommend that I can upload to a server and have Yahoo! and Google's news feeds that are all being generated from MY site rather than rss-info?
decibel.places posted this at 00:16 — 24th June 2008.
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sorry - I use Drupal for most projects which has an aggregator built in
I would try first SourceForge for reliable open source apps - but they can be difficult for DIY if you are not a programmer
Another good resource is HotScripts and I guess in the end see what comes up on Google.
If you find a particular solution you are considering you can always come back here and see if anybody has experience with it.
I am a bit surprised we are having such a one on one conversation here, perhaps other members have no more to add at this point.
Good luck and Happy "Feeding"
Patriot Stef posted this at 00:56 — 30th June 2008.
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Hello I'm back
Well, I'm trying simplepie. I created the php and cache folders in my root dirctory and I uploaded the simplepie.inc into the php folder. The question is, what do I do now?
Thanks as always
Stef
P.S. I'm not going to be relying on (or connected to) simplepie's website for Yahoo! and Google's news feeds to work on my own site, am I?
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