By Martin2010 on

Hello, I just installed all 3 of those modules. I was told I would need them to do what I needed done.

Basically I just want to output RSS Feeds on my site. Feeds that are already out there like -

http://rss.news.yahoo.com/rss/topstories

But I also need to display the images within a feed..and be able to adjust the width and colors of the feed in general.

I couldnt find anywhere within those 3 modules to adjust the feed width , colors , or be able to display the images that come with the feed. ( http://rss.news.yahoo.com/rss/topstories )

Could someone tell me what I really need to get this done ?

Im pretty much still a noob to Drupal so far. But I appreciate any help..

Thanks

Martin

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indytechcook commented

To have images show up you need to edit the allowed html tags. Go to admin/settings/feedapi and add Only local images are allowed. to the allowed list.

Use feedapi node to create new nodes from the rss items. Also and make sure that content type has Only local images are allowed. in the allowed list for it's input filter.

The width and colors are handled by your theme.

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Martin2010 commented

Thanks for the reply.

Do you think I even need the "Views" module for this ? It seems to be confusing everything else im trying to do.

And do I need to include "feedapi" as a Block in the template or no ?

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Martin2010 commented

Could someone answer the above.. I'd appreciate it. Is the "Views" module really necessary.. and does "feedapi" need to be added as a Block to a template to get the feed to work ?

Im pretty new with this stuff.

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indytechcook commented

You do not need views or use a block.

The block was just an easy way to add a feed quickly. You can also to node/add/feed too add a new feed.

If you go to admin/content/feed there will be a list of feeds. Then you can click on "feed items" to see the feed times. You can also go to feed-item/ to see a list of the feed items.

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Martin2010 commented

sorry for waiting so long to reply to this... I was busy with work for awhile.

Im still having problems with this though.

I did like indytechcook said. And I get the feed item parsed and displayed in the /admin/content/feed section. But each News item is displayed as a Node page for that feed.

I need all the News items to display on one 1 page. (or 1 node) How can I do that ?

Basically I just want to parse a feed ( http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/topNews?format=xml ) and host the feed on my site on one page.. so I could adjust the colors , width , and so forth.

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Martin2010 commented

how can I get priority support ? I cant get any work done if my questions arent answered.

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drunkencelt commented

Martin,

I do not use RSS on my site however if the RSS feeds as you say are being saved as a node you should be able to use the views module to put them all in one page. The views module is very powerful and flexible and is designed to display nodes in lots of different ways.

Just a point. This forum is run by volunteers. You might not always get the answer you want quickly. You might not get one at all in which case you might have to figure another way to do things or just keep at it. Going away and coming back to an issue later I find works for me.

If you want 'priority' you should consider paying for it. There are plenty developers offer their paid services if that is the way you want to go about it.

Just so we're clear. I am not a developer or anything to do with Drupal. I am someone like you who has learned Drupal from the start. It's taken me 18 months so far and I am still learning how modules work through plenty reading and trialling. There is no quick fix just hard work.