How does RSS work?

Discussion in 'XML & RSS' started by Pixel T., Nov 3, 2009.

  1. #1
    Hey guys,

    I was wondering how I can add another blogs contents to my blog? I have the RSS feed URL from the other blog?

    Any suggestions? Or tutorial if possible? I don't want just the headlines in the side bar. I'd like full posts posted in my blog.

    Thanks for the help guys, I really appreciate it.
     
    Pixel T., Nov 3, 2009 IP
  2. goliath

    goliath Active Member

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    #2
    that's not a function of RSS, try the programming forums or just buy a regular autoblog for that.
     
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  3. Pixel T.

    Pixel T. Well-Known Member

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    Its not a function of RSS per se, but the blog plugin you found (and I remember seeing many more like that one) does auto-posting blogs from several RSS sources all cross-posted to your original blog.
     
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    ilook Well-Known Member

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    Try to download an ebook such as "RSS for Dummies".
     
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    #6

    RSS is an XML markup format. It doesn't do anything or make anything happen, and you can't make programs with it.

    The plugin you found is a program in php that reads RSS and saves the information in a database, which is exactly what I was recommending to the OP, I just didn't know of any free/easy ones.

    It's the marvel of modern computing, that you can get things done without understanding what you're actually doing, since someone will pop up and hand you the answer along with confirming some incorrect or confusing misinformation.

    EDIT: Oh I see that was the OP who found his autoblog, lol.
     
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    RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication and the whole point of it is to tell the people who subscribe to the feed when the website content has been updated. To do things like blog posting from RSS feeds then you will need a application which does this and you have found one as it seems.
     
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    I'd like to use rss-to-javascript service for stealing smb's rss - coz it's nice and enough customizable ;)))
     
    andrewpr, Dec 7, 2009 IP