FeedCache Pipes

Installation

1. Upload the feedcache-pipes directory to your wordpress wp-content/plugins directory.

2. Set file permissions
   a. Change the file permissions on the fcpipes-config.yml file to rw-rw-rw- (666)
   b. Change the file permissions on the files/ directory to rwxrwxrwx (777)

3. Activate the FeedCache Pipes plugin through your WordPress plugin menu

4. Setup FeedCache Pipes options under the Options -> FCPipes Options menu
   a. Choose the number of feed groups you want (1-99)
   b. Add your list of RSS feeds 1 per line and set the other options.
   c. Take note of the “CRON Script Settings” section at the bottom – you will need this info

5. Edit the feedcache-cron.rb file
   a. Copy the “fcpipes directory” path from the CRON Script Settings into the “FCPIPES_DIR = ”” variable
   b. Set the number of characters from each RSS feed you want to display

6. Add the feedcache-cron.rb ruby script to your servers CRON job (if you need help with CRON please refer
   to the following URL: http://www.unixgeeks.org/security/newbie/unix/cron-1.html)
   (e.g. 30 * * * * /usr/bin/ruby /path/to/your/wordpress/install/wp-content/plugins/feedcache-pipes/feedcache-cron.rb)

7. Add the following code to your wordpress theme where you want the RSS feed listing to be displayed

   <?php if (function_exists('fcpipes_display_feeds')) { echo fcpipes_display_feeds(); } ?>
   

   for the default (group 1) listing or you can specify a group number (in this case, group 3)

   <?php if (function_exists('fcpipes_display_feeds)) { echo fcpipes_display_feeds(3); } ?>
   

   If you don’t specify a group number in the function call, then Group 1 will be used. If you want to
   specify the specific group number to display use “fcpipes_display_feeds(GROUP_NUMBER)” where
   GROUP_NUMBER is the number you want to display.

8. Sit back and enjoy the plugin