add an rss reader to wordpress

  • markd99

    (@markd99)


    20 years, 10 months ago

    i figured out how to quickly and easily add an rss reader to WP. i’ve only been using WP for 2 days now, so this may already exist out there, but this is really easy to do. only 2 steps to install, and your reading news/blogs/etc. i’m using WP 1.5.1, not sure if this will work for any other version.

    1. go grab PHPExec. this is a plug-in that allows you to execute PHP within posts and pages. follow the instructions to install.

    2. create a new page by going to site admin -> write – > write page. in the page contents box place this code.

    and your done.

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  • tsguitar

    (@tsguitar)

    19 years, 8 months ago

    Create a page template called RSS. You’ll need to FTP to your server, navigate to your theme folder, and create a brand new file (let’s call it rss.php). At the top of that file, in fact it should be the only thing in that file at the moment, type this:

    <?php
    /*
    Template Name: RSS
    */
    ?>

    Then, from inside your theme editor in WP, click on rss.php and paste the code from that pastebin link, changing the feed link and other things as appropriate. Next, go to Write >> Write Page. Type whatever you want in there and select the RSS template as the “Page Template.”

    This is from memory, so I may be wrong on a few steps. Post back your problems. Maybe this should make it into the Codex if this is right.

    @otto: That’s *almost* what I’ve done. That code looks a bit simpler. My code allows just a tiny bit more control. Good to know it’s there, though.

    das1989

    (@das1989)

    19 years, 8 months ago

    I really appreciate all this help, but I’m still a bit lost. I tried to create a file, “rss.php”, in my public_ftp folder in my file manager. I then checked the themes editor in WP, but I don’t see rss.php anywhere. It’s likely that I am completely wrong in the way I’ve gone about this…so thanks for your patience.

    tsguitar

    (@tsguitar)

    19 years, 8 months ago

    Not in public_ftp. You need to get to your wp-content/themes folder. That’s where the rss.php file should go.

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