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Simple RSS Feed Reader v1.4: RSS for the masses! 
Version
1.4 (last update on Apr 13, 2008)
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28
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29
License
GPL
Non-Commercial
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Date Added
29 January 2007
No messing with the code and no worrying about feed encoding. You can publish right away english along with japanese RSS feeds and have nothing to worry about!
The "Simple RSS Feed Reader" module is based on the very popular SimplePie PHP Class, which makes it easy to integrate syndicated content into your Joomla! website — and you don’t even have to worry about what kind of feed it is! The "Simple RSS Feed Reader" module supports everything from the old-school RSS 0.91 and RSS 1.0 formats, to the ever-popular RSS 2.0 format, and also supports the emerging Atom format, in both 0.3 and 1.0 flavors. It has a very fast, very efficient caching system. By caching the processed data, rather than just the raw XML, the module is able to create a feed parser that's really, really quick.
The feeds are stored inside Joomla's cache folder and refreshed in a specific time interval, which you set in the module's parameters.
See the "Simple RSS Feed Reader" module in action in our exclusive demo site at: http://demo.joomlaworks.gr
...and at http://www.danaoscinema.gr for a real world example.
So, now, a) you have no reason not to use RSS feeds in your website (cause you thought RSS was difficult to setup), b) you have a module that will bring new content to your website, efficiently and with style and c) you can have multiple feeds display in a single place (we hope 20 is enough!).
The "Simple RSS Feed Reader" module is released under the GNU/GPL license.
Enjoy!
*** USAGE INSTRUCTIONS ***
After you install the module, simply adjust the "content (feed) display" settings in the parameters below and add Feed URLs of any encoding. The "Simple RSS Feed Reader" Module will detect your website's encoding and adjust all feeds to that specific encoding.
In order for the module to work properly, your server must have the following PHP modules enabled: cURL, iconv, PCRE, Zlib. Don't worry, though, cause most servers have these PHP modules enabled by default. If not, then contact your hosting company to enable them.
The module already includes some generic CSS styling, which makes it truely "plug and play" for your Joomla! website. The output is entirely controlled through CSS, so you can customize it as you like.
The "Simple RSS Feed Reader" Module is based on SimplePie, a very fast and easy-to-use class, licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License. More at http://www.simplepie.org/
byMagnumi on October 5, 2009
Easily to install, but a bit hard to customize. Has major issues if the feed contains exotic characters such as ä, å and ö.
bybratter on March 5, 2009
This is *probably* the best of the 'simple' RSS Readers that I found! It has two features which set it apart from most other simple readers: ability to show the date and ability to show multiple feeds. The date especially is very useful. Additionally, the markup is nice and simple and the pre-installed styling is nice.
However... the module does not use a template for display! This make it impossible to change the output without changing the module itself. The provided css file has brilliant commenting, but would prefer to use my own, and can't because the imported styles from the module override mine (which are declared in ).
In conclusion: easily the best reader, but not the best for modularity/portability.
However... the module does not use a template for display! This make it impossible to change the output without changing the module itself. The provided css file has brilliant commenting, but would prefer to use my own, and can't because the imported styles from the module override mine (which are declared in ).
In conclusion: easily the best reader, but not the best for modularity/portability.
bypurrrcilla on February 5, 2009
Great reader and easy to use! I had to upgrade to include more feeds (I think the cap is 20?) but I still use it here and there for certain content. Did seem to slow the site a bit but can't be for sure. Simplicity is key. Thanks!
bydeandrealaub on December 3, 2008
This made my site so incredibly slow.. it was not worth using! Not only that but no feeds ever showed up. Just slow slow loading times, and with no results... sad
bydrystone wall on September 25, 2008
This is another great module from JW. We use it for regional traffic alerts. Integration into our site is superb (module class suffix). Easy additional styling using separate CSS. Title and feed descriptions with multiple feed options (up to 20). Cache control options. This has got to be one of the best feed readers around.
Highly recommended!
Highly recommended!
byangelasue on July 25, 2008
I needed a simple RSS feed reader for my client. He has a blog on another site, and I was able to have his blog showing on his joomla! site within 3 minutes. Simple download, easy install, breezy set up. Nice range of settings and options. My client is pleased, as am I.
byThene on November 15, 2007
I just wanted a simple RSS Feed Reader.
This feeder was very easy to understand & install.
The presentation is excellent. It looks a lot nicer than simple text links.
Just the right combination of options in regards to Feed titles, images, description, source, timestamp & word limit.
1 problem: I get a - Notice: Undefined variable: & Notice: Trying to get property of non-object both on line 150 in the latest version.
Suggestion: It would be great if there was an option to group the feeds according to their categories in the display.
Recommended.
This feeder was very easy to understand & install.
The presentation is excellent. It looks a lot nicer than simple text links.
Just the right combination of options in regards to Feed titles, images, description, source, timestamp & word limit.
1 problem: I get a - Notice: Undefined variable: & Notice: Trying to get property of non-object both on line 150 in the latest version.
Suggestion: It would be great if there was an option to group the feeds according to their categories in the display.
Recommended.
byvitor.cunha@netc.pt on November 13, 2007
This is exactly what we needed, simple and powerful with all the configuration options we could desire the only snags preventing us form deploying into production are:
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1:
with (at least one) blogspot feed the 'hide images' option only works if the ' Force word limit' option is left empty or from zero to a small integer (3 or 4). I guess this could be also blogspot (or this blog) fault, but I could not solve the issue.
Fo us this is a problem because we want no images, and even if we did, there's a problem with text not flowing around them -another problem.
2:
We receive feeds in Portuguese (our own and form this site are good examples) and special caracteres (à, á, ç, ã, etc...) very important and common in Portuguese display very wrongly. Very wrongly means with two strange characters replacing one of our 'special' ones(example 'Divisão shows up as 'Divisão')
We would very much like to use this product, can this be corrected? Is this the proper place to ask for this?
If we were not seeking Portuguese feeds (I'm sure spain will have the same issues) and we didn't need this specific blogspot I would be giving this module an 'EXCELENT' I now with all this complains I should be ranking it lower, but I think it's a really great product, we just have the misfortune of needing it in the most buggy scenario
All the best
Vitor Cunha
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1:
with (at least one) blogspot feed the 'hide images' option only works if the ' Force word limit' option is left empty or from zero to a small integer (3 or 4). I guess this could be also blogspot (or this blog) fault, but I could not solve the issue.
Fo us this is a problem because we want no images, and even if we did, there's a problem with text not flowing around them -another problem.
2:
We receive feeds in Portuguese (our own and form this site are good examples) and special caracteres (à, á, ç, ã, etc...) very important and common in Portuguese display very wrongly. Very wrongly means with two strange characters replacing one of our 'special' ones(example 'Divisão shows up as 'Divisão')
We would very much like to use this product, can this be corrected? Is this the proper place to ask for this?
If we were not seeking Portuguese feeds (I'm sure spain will have the same issues) and we didn't need this specific blogspot I would be giving this module an 'EXCELENT' I now with all this complains I should be ranking it lower, but I think it's a really great product, we just have the misfortune of needing it in the most buggy scenario
All the best
Vitor Cunha
bySebastyne on September 26, 2007
Simple and sweet, works first try and... well, what more could you possibly ask for? :)
The only problem I have now is where to find content that won't put my visitors to sleep... :p
The only problem I have now is where to find content that won't put my visitors to sleep... :p
bypackito on September 11, 2007
I like this extension, for its simplicity!
The only problem I had is that it doesn't support portuguese or spanish characters (UTF-8). Sadly this way I cannot use it on my website. :(
The only problem I had is that it doesn't support portuguese or spanish characters (UTF-8). Sadly this way I cannot use it on my website. :(
Owner's reply
Fixed in 1.3. Enjoy ;)
byrainbaron on August 29, 2007
I recently added V1.1 to 'live' after using it on a test server for a while. No complaints worked as planned.
Pros: This just works, simple to follow instructions makes it a breeze to install and configure.
Cons: We installed it on our live site and found it slowed down considerably. Note: This maybe due to the feeder site and not the module itself, so we will be testing more thoroughly on our live enviroment.
Overall: If your looking for a simple feed, then Simple RSS Feed Reader is one to test out.
Pros: This just works, simple to follow instructions makes it a breeze to install and configure.
Cons: We installed it on our live site and found it slowed down considerably. Note: This maybe due to the feeder site and not the module itself, so we will be testing more thoroughly on our live enviroment.
Overall: If your looking for a simple feed, then Simple RSS Feed Reader is one to test out.
bymike62 on July 17, 2007
This product works really well. Simple and straightforward, with the ability to funnel lots of feeds into one place. One thing that I would like to see is to have the "intro text" show up on mouse-over, so that you don't have to have such a long column of feeds.