Welcome to the XMod RSS Reader forum. XMod RSS Reader is an add-on for XMod that allows you to use the power of XMod to display and format RSS feeds.

XMod RSS Reader removes much of the complexity involved in incorporating feeds into your DNN site. With this add-on, you don't have to learn XSLT. You simply create a ListView template using HTML and <xmod:field> tags - just as you would for your other XMod solutions.

XMod RSS Reader understands RSS 0.9x, RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0, and Atom 0.3. Better, it combines those disparate formats into a common set of fields that are consistent, no matter the underlying format. So, if you want to display a news item's title you would always use <xmod:field name="ItemTitle"/> without having to worry whether the feed is an Atom, RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0, or RSS 0.9x feed.

XMod RSS Reader also has some nice amenities such as:

1) Caching: Whether for enhanced performance or to abide by a feed's usage rules, you can determine how often a feed's content is refreshed.

2) Maximum Number of Records: A feed may supply 30 items, but you only want 5. XMod RSS Reader allows you to set that limit.

3) Starting Record Number: The first item may be an unwanted ad or the feed may be structured so that the items you want begin at record 5. With XMod RSS Reader, you determine where the display should begin.

4) Save Feeds In the Database: To make things easier, you can store frequently used feeds in the database.

5) Import from OPML files: Do you have an OPML file from a news reader or blog software that contains feeds you'd like to import? XMod allows you to do that.


Cheers,
Kelly