Topic: RSS Feeds

[[SiNaN]]

Members in this topic, except  ronnie42, please create a new topic for your issues. We can't deal with all RSS issues in a single topic.

[ronnie42]

ronnie42, try this:

./Sources/PortalBlocks.php

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$xml_parser = xml_parser_create();

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$xml_array = new xmlArray($xml_data);

if (!$xml_array->exists('rss[0]'))
echo 'error';
$xml_array = $xml_array->path('rss[0]');
$xml_array = $xml_array->path('channel[0]');

$items = array();
$counter = 0;
foreach ($xml_array->set('item') as $item)
{
$items[$counter] = array(
'title' => strip_tags($item->fetch('title')),
'content' => strip_tags($item->fetch('description')),
'href' => strip_tags($item->fetch('link')),
);
$items[$counter]['link'] = '<a href="' . $items[$counter]['href'] . '" target="_blank" class="new_win">' . $items[$counter]['title'] . '</a>';
$counter++;
}
/*
$xml_parser = xml_parser_create();

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if (empty($items))
{
echo '
', $txt['error_sp_invalid_feed'];

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*/
if (empty($items))
{
echo '
', $txt['error_sp_invalid_feed'];
This may not work for everyone. If you want a fix too, please ask.

Bump!
Please, i would like to kindly request the Developers Team to fix this little incompatibility issue, so we can use those rss feeds. We already know this is NOT sm portal's fault...

Yeah, it isn't very easy since people like ignoring standards and creating their own.

It's not working yet 

But it does say anymore: Invalid Feed so thats a bit of progress.

It does not give an error anymore but it leaves the field blank so there is no sign of an working block.

Any ideas?

[[SiNaN]]

Can you link me to the feed your are trying it with?

[ronnie42]

This is the feed i wanna use.

http://www.ttm.nl/nieuws/rss.php

It seems to be a valid one altough there are some errors on THIS check

[[SiNaN]]

I have tried feed with RSS Feed block on SP 2.3.1 and SMF 2.0 RC3; it works fine for me without any modifications.

[ronnie42]

Hmmm that is weird because i have un-installed all my mods and put the forum in the curve theme and did the same with the portal front page.

So i went back to basic and did an other shot and guess wat, no function of the RSS feed.

It drives me mad 

[[SiNaN]]

By "without modifications" I meant; without making any edits to RSS Feed block code. What do you mean by "no function of the RSS feed"?

[ronnie42]

Sorry for that: I mean it did not shows the feed in the block, and when i un-instaled all the mods i had indeed the portalblocks.php wich you presented me earlyer in this topic.

could it realy be 1 of the mods?

i use the avea mod and the contact form mod

no more.

[[SiNaN]]

I didn't say it could be related to another mod. I just said the feed you posted (http://www.ttm.nl/nieuws/rss.php) works perfect for me without changing anything in the SimplePortal files. What error do you get when you add that feed (without the edit I provided before)?

[ronnie42]

What error do you get when you add that feed (without the edit I provided before)?

when i use your replaced code:

I do net get no error when i place the feed but it just shows an empty block with no feed in it, just a blanco field completley empty.


When i use the original php file as you download SP it says:  error invalid feed

[[SiNaN]]

Did you update your portal to 2.3.2? If you haven't yet, please do and try again. I have just tested the feed again and it works with the default RSS Feed block.