Adding an RSS/XML feed

If I wanted to have a blank page that simply brought this link into it:

http://newstrove.com/cgi-bin/RSS.XM...ults=100&publisher_rank=0&quality_filter=BEST

<?php
//this is your newsfeed , you can use any rss file here
$xmlfile = fopen("http://newstrove.com/cgi-bin/RSS.XML?search=college+wrestling&title=wrestling%20news&max_results=100&publisher_rank=0&quality_filter=BEST", "r");
//if file doesnt exist , quit
if(!$xmlfile)die("cannot open the xml file");
//read in 40000 bytes of the $xmlfile
$readfile = fread($xmlfile ,40000);
//search for the
$searchfile = eregi("<item>(.*)</item>", $readfile ,$arrayreg);
$filechunks = explode("<item>", $arrayreg[0]);
$count = count($filechunks);
//build our table
echo "<table border='1'>";
//display our heading
echo "<th colspan='2'>latest news</th>";
for($i=1 ; $i<=$count-1 ;$i++)
{
ereg("<title>(.*)</title>",$filechunks[$i], $title);
ereg("<link>(.*)</link>",$filechunks[$i], $links);
echo "<tr><td>";
//display all the titles
echo $title[1];
echo "</td><td>";
//display all the links
echo "<a href ='$links[1]'\>$links[1]</a>";
echo "</td></tr>";
}
echo "</table>";
?>

Would this be the best way to do it?

 

It is loading about 75 articles and takes forever to load right now.. I can't seem to find a way for it to speed up, my question was just if this was the quickest way to get from point A (XML) to point b (html)

 

Is there a way in ASP to automate that? (saving the RSS feed results into an HTML page)

Thanks

 

You could use an XSL style sheet in ASP (or ASP.Net) to translate it. There would be a simpler script to call the translation onto the feed.

If this interests you, let me know and I will work out an initial XSL and the ASP script. (I should get a reply to this, or email me at ) I will put the reply here.

If you are interested in asp, which flavor do you prefer, the older VB asp, or ASP.net? If ASP.net, do you prefer VB.Net or C#?

 

Saving the file is a viable option, especially if you plan on storing it later for archive or auditing purposes. If you don't need any of the old ones, you could also have an XML web service that is cached every 30 minutes or so get the data. (I could do that if you like ASP.Net)

That way you wouldn't have to clean up old files on the server, not that it takes much coding to do so.

Lots of ways to skin the cat.

Tell me what you want.

 

You may already be aware, but in case not ... a warning on RSS feeds...

They really suck the PR out of the page you are putting it on. Make sure you think it really is of great value to your web visitors because it drains PR and can drain traffic away as well.

I have seen people put RSS feeds on their homepage and their PR, SERPS, and Page Views all take a nasty beating.

Sometime people think "cool - easy free content to make my site look bigger", but the price you pay for it is HUGE. Just food for thought.

 

Why has this site done so well with it then www.atlantanation.com/

 

What is going on with the XXXXnation.com sites is a whole different ball of wax.

You know it is likely hundreds of sites, right?

www . cherokeenation.net
www . cobbonline.com
www . cincynation.com
www . dallasnation.com
www . floridanation.com

The list just keeps going, and going, and going.

The reasons for their "success" have nothing to do with the RSS feed. That is just a convenient and easy way to make the site look like it actually has content.

On a "real" website, esp. when put on the homepage, you are funnelling huge amounts of PR out to the destination links.

There are several network sites we are competing with and the "nation" sites, and the areaguides are the most obtrusive. Search on "Find a Realtor" dislpaying 100 at a time and results 80-1000 are 90% from these sites. Of course, their main targets are <city name> real estate, <state> realtor, etc.

Do us all a favor and fill out a google report on them all --- hopefully with enough reports, google will take action!

<EDIT>
Now, based on what is happening with the forums pages ranking so high and because we know blogs always have high SERPs, I will say it is entirely possible that site freshness not only impacts how frequently the google spider visits, but potentially it also gives added weight to SERP's.

<sigh> Yet more testing to do.

 

Last year I found a fabulous asp script from sofotex that works with just about any rss feed, unfortunately, I can't post the url or the code here (not til' I've made another few posts)

I've got it sitting on a site, so pm me for its (highly secretlocation)

Server Requirements:
XMLDOM
FSO
Folder write permission (anonymous) for storing the cached xml
ASP 2 or greater

It won't work without all of the above!

Tony

 

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Tony

 

Even if you just type in the URL, it will become a live link. However, once you get the warning you can delete the tags around the URL and submit the post, and the URL will be posted (but not clickable).

Geir

 

OK, Thanks, still getting my head around vBulletin

Server Requirements:
XMLDOM
FSO
ASP 2 or greater
Anonymous write permission on one folder to store the xml file

http://www.exogenetic.com/newsfeed.htm

The code isn't mine, I just use it mercilessly

Any problems and I'll do my best to help

Tony

 

So did anyone figure out an easy way to add an RSS feed? What I want to do is pull the top 5 posts off my bloger.com blog and show them on my home page as headline links. Shouldn't be that hard... or is it?

 

Yep got that. now how do i get the top 5 on my home page?