[AndyB] RSS feed 3.1

Adds RSS feed widget.

Easily show RSS feeds from other web sites or your own forum.




Installation:

1. Download Andy-RSSFeed-1.7.zip and unzip it.
2. Copy the src/addons/Andy/RSSFeed directory to your server.
3. From the Admin Control Panel Install the add-on.

User group permissions:

Normally you set the following two user groups to Yes.

Registered
Unregistered / Unconfirmed

Widget setup:

To add a RSS feed widget in the sidebar do the following:

1. Admin Control Panel -> Appearance -> Widgets
2. Add widget
3. Select RSS feed and Add widget
4. Enter the following:

Widget key = rss_feed
Title = leave blank
Display in positions = Forum list: Sidebar

Questions and Answers:

Q: I updated the Options page but my changes don't show in the widget.
A: The widget is update by Cron Entries every 10 minutes.

Q: Why are feed images removed by this add-on?
A: This is done in order to allow truncating the description length safely.

Q: Can I add more than one RSS feed source?
A: No. This add-on will only support one RSS feed widget.

Database table:

This add-on creates a table called xf_andy_rss_feed in your database.