Posted 4 years ago #
I'm sure someone has posted this question before, but I cannot find it in the forum because the search only displays 5 topics...
Is there an easy way for me to display the last 5 headlines of a few RSS Feeds in the sidebar of my wordpress 1.5 home page? I'd like to do this for a few news sites and for a few of my friends wordpress blogs such that you can click the headline and be taken to that post on their site in a new window.
Any help would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks.
You could try http://rawlinson.us/blog/index.php?p=212
And when you search, below the 5 results is a link to a google search. I find it tends to have better results.
Posted 4 years ago #
Try CG-Feedread, part of my CG-PowerPack library of wp plugins. Built for the exact use you describe.
Post if you need help setting up FeedRead.
-d
Posted 4 years ago #
Yup, FeedRead should suit just fine. It's a really great plugin. Get it here: http://www.chait.net/index.php?p=238
[David, your link got whanged somehow - left off a closing tag?]
Posted 4 years ago #
yeah... sorry, must have not closed it. thought I looked at it tho... weird. thank vkaryl!
-d
Posted 4 years ago #
Thanks guys, I actually used the script that IanD recommended and it works for me, but I'll definitely check out the CG-PowerPack. Thanks again.
OR, use the built in rss functions:
<?php wp_rss('http://somessite.com/rss/', 4) ?>
That will grab the 4 latest titles from http://somessite.com/rss/ and output them as a list. <ul><li>...
Posted 4 years ago #
@ MattRead
I like the simplicity of your suggestion but when I tried it I received errors.
I then looked at the Codex to find the paremetrs for the wp_rss tag but could not find any reference to it at all.
Am I missing something here?
I had the same error after trying the suggestion of Matt.
I think we better use the plugin until the problem is solved.
OI! sorry about that, forgot one important thing:
<?php include_once (ABSPATH . WPINC.'/rss-functions.php');
wp_rss('http://somessite.com/rss/', 4); ?>
that will work. for sure :)
Posted 4 years ago #
Thanks for the new info matt but I am still getting this when I try.
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: error() in /home/domain/public_html/shadows/wp-includes/rss-functions.php on line 492
I am putting this in my sidebar. Does that make a difference?
shadow, you seem to have found a bug in the rss-functions, I'll see if it's been reported, and report it if not.
But that means the feed you were trying to get has an error in it.
Posted 4 years ago #
I'm using the CG-Feedread plugin at one of my sites with great success. It took some experimenting to get it like I wanted it. There is a "feedread-extras" folder in the zip that has code for handling multiple feeds. You have to figure out how to wipe the cache to be able to test different configurations. http://www.anailinhisplace.net
Posted 4 years ago #
Does anyone know if there's been a resolution to the bug Fatal error: Call to undefined function: error() in /home/domain/public_html/shadows/wp-includes/rss-functions.php on line 492?
Posted 4 years ago #
#1446 (break when can't get RSS) - WordPress Trac - Trac
Hi dalziel,
This ticket in trac helps. Just tweak /wp-includes/rss-functions.php file.
Hope it works.
Posted 4 years ago #
I would like to post rss feeds on pages I create. With the include php. I have found plugin that enables me to do this. But it displays the rss feed below the sidebar in the body instead of next to it. How can I fix this to dispay correctly. Example: http://www.newlifepub.com/blog/?page_id=3
Posted 3 years ago #
That was very helpful information MattRead...Thank you
Posted 2 years ago #
I've been using the method described by MattRead for over a year now. I just upgraded to 2.0.6 last night (I know, I know. 2.0.7) and this method now seems to be broken.
Little help?
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