Anyone Knows How To Create RSS Feeds ?

miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG

Dec 17 2005, 04:21 AM

Same question again - anybody has an idea how to create your own RSS Feed from scratch ? I searched far and wide and all I found was loads of rss readers, free rss hosting sites and tickers - but not ONE GOOD site that describes the whole process from a DIY angle.

Any of you has done it ?? Can you direct me to some good site for beginners ?

Thanks,
m^e

vujsa

Dec 17 2005, 09:41 AM

Pretty sure that you just need to format the information into XML and provide a link to the XML document.

Pretty sure you can set your system up to update the XML documnt when you update your news or announcements.

Here is a sample:

http://fun.forum500.com/index2.php?option=...SS1.0&no_html=1

CODE

<!-- generator="FeedCreator 1.7.2" -->
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	<rdf:RDF>
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	<channel rdf:about="http://fun.forum500.com">
<title>Powered by Mambo 4.5.2</title>
<description>Mambo site syndication</description>
<link>http://fun.forum500.com</link>
<image rdf:resource="http://fun.forum500.com/images/M_images/mambo_rss.png"/>
<dc:date>2005-12-17T09:42:34+01:00</dc:date>
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	<items>
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	<rdf:Seq>
<rdf:li rdf:resource="http://fun.forum500.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=0"/>
<rdf:li rdf:resource="http://fun.forum500.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=0"/>
<rdf:li rdf:resource="http://fun.forum500.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=0"/>
<rdf:li rdf:resource="http://fun.forum500.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4&Itemid=0"/>
<rdf:li rdf:resource="http://fun.forum500.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=0"/>
</rdf:Seq>
</items>
</channel>
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	<image rdf:about="http://fun.forum500.com/images/M_images/mambo_rss.png">
<title>Powered by Mambo 4.5.2</title>
<link>http://fun.forum500.com</link>
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	<url>
http://fun.forum500.com/images/M_images/mambo_rss.png
</url>
</image>
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	<item rdf:about="http://fun.forum500.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=0">
<dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
<dc:source>http://fun.forum500.com</dc:source>
<title>Welcome to Mambo</title>
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	<link>
http://fun.forum500.com/index.php?option=c...w&id=1&Itemid=0
</link>
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	<description>
If you've read anything at all about Content Management Systems (CMS), you'll probably know at least three things: CMS are...
</description>
</item>
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	<item rdf:about="http://fun.forum500.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=0">
<dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
<dc:source>http://fun.forum500.com</dc:source>
<title>Newsflash 1</title>
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	<link>
http://fun.forum500.com/index.php?option=c...w&id=2&Itemid=0
</link>
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	<description>
Mambo 4.5 is 'Power In Simplicity'!. It has never been easier to create
your own dynamic site. Manage all your content...
</description>
</item>
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	<item rdf:about="http://fun.forum500.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=0">
<dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
<dc:source>http://fun.forum500.com</dc:source>
<title>Newsflash 2</title>
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	<link>
http://fun.forum500.com/index.php?option=c...w&id=3&Itemid=0
</link>
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	<description>
Yesterday all servers in the U.S. went out on strike in a bid to get more RAM and better CPUs....
</description>
</item>
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	<item rdf:about="http://fun.forum500.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4&Itemid=0">
<dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
<dc:source>http://fun.forum500.com</dc:source>
<title>Newsflash 3</title>
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	<link>
http://fun.forum500.com/index.php?option=c...w&id=4&Itemid=0
</link>
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	<description>
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are,...
</description>
</item>
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	<item rdf:about="http://fun.forum500.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=0">
<dc:format>text/html</dc:format>
<dc:source>http://fun.forum500.com</dc:source>
<title>Mambo License Guidelines</title>
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	<link>
http://fun.forum500.com/index.php?option=c...w&id=5&Itemid=0
</link>
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	<description>
Learn more about how Mambo is licensed and how this affects you.    Mambo is released under the...
</description>
</item>
</rdf:RDF>

vujsa

PureHeart

Dec 17 2005, 10:27 AM

This artice tell about way of create a RSS feed in detail. Everything is clear. Ready to begin?

http://searchenginewatch.com/sereport/article.php/2175271

Logan Deathbringer

Dec 17 2005, 01:43 PM

PureHeart I've been looking all over the web for that information and M^E just beat me to the punch on posting here. That Link and the information that Vujsa put up answered all my questions. Thank you very much both of you and to M^E for posting the question. I can now offer the world a RSS feed of my site, of my own making and not the one that Mambo creats, or more pointedly I can modify what the Mambo RSS syndication module outputs.

Thanks again...

sonoftheclayr

May 7 2006, 09:40 AM

I remember finding an abundance of tutorials on RSS feeds and found a really good one (I can't remember where it was now, though) that showed how to make one that updates from a MySQL database whenever the script is called and outputs it as an rss/xml document. I still have and use that script and if you would like a copy please PM me. I was also going to make an online script that will automatically create an RSS or Podcast feed and must get a move along completing that and other scripts I said I would do.

ritor

Sep 20 2006, 08:24 PM

Try RSS Feed Editor by ExtraLabs. This is one of the best programs for doing RSS feeds that I've seen. Very userful...

Niru

Sep 21 2006, 02:19 AM

Here Im posting some links, using that, u can create RSS feeds for your websites:

ListGarden RSS Feed Generator Program

QUOTE

Features:

* Creates and maintains RSS feeds
* Produces both XML and optional human-readable companion HTML
* Runs either on your PC or on a web server
* Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
* Open source
* Requires no knowledge of XML or the RSS data format
* Tuned for quick manual additions of new items and simple editing
* Supports enclosures (New in Version 1.3)

Perfect for:

* Podcasting (New in Version 1.3)
* Change logs
* Notification of additions and updates to traditional websites
* Companions to email newsletters
* Event Lists
* Alerts, announcements, and ongoing status
* Notification of the arrival of new products in a store
* Maintaining simple online lists accessible as both XML and HTML
* News website headlines
* Experimentation with RSS
* Use within a corporate firewall for internal websites

FeedRol

QUOTE

RSS news feeds have quickly become an essential way for online publishers to offer their content for easy syndication by news readers and other websites.

Feedroll is a free service for syndicating popular RSS news feeds on your website or blog. These RSS feeds are generally provided for personal non commerical use only. If you have any questions about your use of these RSS feeds you should contact the pubisher.

Publishers, you can get a free trial of our Pro service, FeedrollPro, so you can offer your own RSS feeds for really simple syndication by any other website, while tracking the impressions and clickthrough to measure ROI...learn more.

How to: Select a feed, customize the design (preview on right)...then copy and paste the code provided onto your page.

Feed2JS

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The tool below will help you format a feed's display with the information you want to use on your web site. All you need to enter is the URL for the RSS source, and select the desired options below. Note that we now have a number of mirror Feed2JS sites that can provide the exact same service as we provide here.

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