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By dcooper on
this is my first time playin' around with drupal, it seems like a great program... i am very curious about the 'news aggregator' portion of drupal... i'd like to post current news articles [from slashdot for example] on my sites front page, off to the right... drupal documentation seems to indicate this should be very simple.. !but! the drupal docuemnation states to do the following;
Administration » content syndication » news aggregation;
Once there, select add new feed from the left hand menu. Drupal will then ask for the following:
Title -- The text entered here will be used in your news aggregator, within the administration configuration section, and as title for the news feed block. As a general rule, use the web site name from which the feed originates.
URL -- Here you'll enter the fully-qualified URL for the feed for the site you want to subscribe to.
Attributes -- Attributes are keywords which can be used to collect feeds into bundles (see below). Think of these as the means of classifying your feeds. Separate multiple attributes with commas. If you do not plan on using the specific feed in a bundle, this input field can be left blank.
Update interval -- The update interval is how often Drupal will automatically access the RSS URL for the site for fresh content. The 1 hour default is typically the minimum you will want to use. Accessing another site's RSS page more frequently can be considered impolite. After all, it does require the other site's server to handle your automatic requests. To take advantage of this feature, note that cron.php must be configured to have your feeds updated regularly. Otherwise, you'll have to manually update feeds one at a time within the news aggregation administration section by using update items.
well, shite - that selection is not there at all... i've tried going thru all configuration options for drupal, and i just don't see a thing about news aggregation at all! am i just plain blind?
i've tried going to 'administration -> configuration -> blocks' and all i see there is;
block enabled custom weight region path operations
Navigation
Calendar to browse archives
Site cloud
Syndicate
Throttle status
User login
Who's new
i've tried going to 'administration -> configuration -> modules' and all i see there is;
admin Handles the administration pages. required
archive Displays a calendar to navigate old content.
block Controls the boxes that are displayed around the main content.
blog Enables keeping a blog or easily and regularly updated web page.
bloggerapi Enables users to post using tools or applications that support the Blogger API.
book Allows users to collaboratively author a book.
cloud Tracks other sites and displays last date changed.
comment Enables user to comment on content (nodes).
drupal Lets users log in using a Drupal ID and can notify drupal.org about your site.
forum Enable threaded discussions about general topics.
help Manages displaying online help.
import Used to aggregate syndicated content (RSS and RDF).
jabber Enables login with Jabber ID and password.
locale Enables the translation of the user interface to languages other than English.
node The core that allows content to be submitted to the site.
page Enables the creation of a static pages that can be added to the navigation system.
path Enables users to create custom URLs.
ping Alerts other site(s) that your site has been updated.
poll Enables your site to capture votes on different topics in the form of multiple choice questions.
profile Support for configurable user profiles.
queue Enables content to be moderated by the community.
search Enables site wide keyword searching.
statistics Logs access statistics for your site.
story Enables users to submit stories, articles or similar content.
system Configuration system that lets administrators modify the workings of the site. required
taxonomy Enables the organization of content into categories.
throttle Allows configuration of congestion control auto-throttle mechanism.
title Enables users to link to stories, articles or similar content by title.
tracker Enables tracking of recent posts for users.
user Enables the user registration and login system. required
watchdog Logs and records system events. required
nothing about news aggregation... can someone help? do i need to install a news aggregator module... or?
any help would be much appreciated!
dcooper
Comments
na
ha! topic should read 'news aggregator in drupal 4.3.2 ?'
=)
import => aggregator
The import module's name was recently changed to aggregator (in CVS).
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Look closer
From your own post:
"nothing about news aggregation... can someone help? do i need to install a news aggregator module... or?"
And in the list you pasted:
import Used to aggregate syndicated content (RSS and RDF).
Guess you missed that eh?
yr right!
thanks, i knew i was blind. everything works great now =)
Where is content syndication?
I ran into the same issue as dcooper and activated the import module. The problem is I do not see a content syndication link to get me to Administration » content syndication » news aggregation section. Where is the news aggregation page to get me to the "administer news feeds shortcut"? Forgive me if I have gone blind too, can't seem to see where I need to go.