How to create an RSS Feed for Joomla

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Joomla already offers a built-in RSS/Atom Feed function using a Core-Component, but it's really hard for new users to implement and use. Some facts about the built-in RSS Feed Component:

  • You may assign a maximum number of item contents (articles), which will be shown in the Feed.
  • You may only assign RSS Feeds to whole Section(s) and/or specific Category(-ies); the articles that are in those Sections and/or Categories will be displayed in the Feeds.
  • You may have as many RSS Feeds as you want; every single Section and Category can have its own Feed.

It is wise to use a "read more" link in every article, so that only an intro will be displayed in the Feed.

 

1. Combine Joomla's Feed with the Power of FeedBurner

The best way to go is to combine the built-in Feed Component of Joomla with the free RSS Feeds service of Google called FeedBurner. From the Site of FeedBurner:

FeedBurner's services allow publishers who already have a feed to improve their understanding of and relationship with their audience. Once you have a working feed, run it through FeedBurner and realize a whole new set of benefits.


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# joomla design 2009-08-13 17:18
I did'nt know about the RSS feed in joomla.Thanks for the information dude.Thank you very much.
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# Tim 2009-08-13 17:18
Great How to..Good pic and easy to follow along..much better than what I found on the Joomla site.

Using Joomla 1.5.11

Thing is, I got stuck at #4. My Joomla doesnt say Category.. it says News feeds instead..

Really wasn't a big deal there...It did have similar babies branching off the word Newsfeeds. I tried all '3' (Category List Layout, Category Layout and Single Feed Layout)

In neither of them did I see the same parameters you show. Hence, I wasn't able to select my newly created category, nor did I see things like # of links, Table Headings etc.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
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# Chrysovalantis Mochlas 2009-08-13 18:11
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Really wasn't a big deal there...It did have similar babies branching off the word Newsfeeds. I tried all '3' (Category List Layout, Category Layout and Single Feed Layout) In neither of them did I see the same parameters you show. Hence, I wasn't able to select my newly created category, nor did I see things like # of links, Table Headings etc.

Have you tried to click on "Articles" under "Menu Item Type"? Under "Articles" you can find the appropriate links to create a "Category Blog" and "Category List" layout.
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# Chrysovalantis Mochlas 2009-08-13 18:12
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I did'nt know about the RSS feed in joomla.Thanks for the information dude.Thank you very much.


You're welcome! I'm glad it helped you.
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# Adeola 2009-09-03 19:53
thanks for the information it really helped.
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# Chrysovalantis Mochlas 2009-09-03 22:15
You're welcome. I'm glad my article helped you.
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# milan 2009-10-02 05:26
Hi thanx for the info. I was wondering why my feed shows {gallery}/foo/foo{/gallery}. It's ot just that module any module that can be placed in article with {} brackets.

Thanx in advance
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# Chrysovalantis Mochlas 2009-10-02 15:20
You're welcome. As it seems you use a gallery module and/or component which isn't interpreted correctly by Joomla's feed component; this is why you get to see {gallery}etc.. in the feed and not the gallery with the pictures.

If nothing else works, use an intro (read more) for the article with only some presentation image(s) (using xhtml img tags). In this way only the intro will be displayed in your feed.
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# Roel 2009-10-28 12:51
When using my rss url (works fine when i use firefox to open it) Feedburner says the url is not valid
"We could not find a valid feed at that address. Here are some possible reasons this might have happened:"

see feedvalidator.org/.../

Anyone tips on how to tackle this?
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# Abeel 2009-11-13 21:57
Its Good
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# Primiano 2010-02-19 20:57
thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!
It's sooooo simple!

Just another trick i've tryed with success:
you don't need to create the "pseudo-menu-item"... you just have to create your rss-feed URL:
www.yoursite.xxx/.../

Just put the right category number... that's all!
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# Chrysovalantis Mochlas 2010-02-20 00:14
You're very welcome!

The trick you said you've tried, is exactly the same thing I explained in the article. For inexperienced Joomla users is simpler to create the pseudo-menu item of the category/section, in order to view the ID.
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# Chris 2010-03-03 23:01
Thanks for the informative article. I have got it all working. I subscribe to my feed through google. When I click on the link to see the feed, I get a forbidden...you dont have permission to access index.php....Any Ideas
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# Chrysovalantis Mochlas 2010-03-04 00:40
Hi Chris. Have you tried to subscribe with any other RSS reader? Maybe it has something to do with your server configuration? On what link you get a forbidden message?
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# Chris 2010-03-07 22:24
My feed started to work properly. I guess I just had to wait for whatever computers gotta do.....but thanks for the response and this hole article. Couldnt of set up my feed with out it!!!
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