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zadscmc

08-31-2006, 08:34 AM

Is there any reason why the RSS feeds from CleanMPG don't have summaries?

Every other site seems to have the first few sentances of the post in the RSS feed, except CleanMPG.com.

-Charlie...

tbaleno

08-31-2006, 12:11 PM

We did nothing to the rss feeds so what ever way they work is the default. I can look and see if I can find some settings to make them work the way you mention.

RH77

08-31-2006, 12:33 PM

By the way, the RSS feed option attracted me as a new member to the site, and is a great way to keep up with new items without spending a lot of time. Summaries would definitely be a time saver and could attract more members. Thanks!

RH77

Traal

01-25-2008, 01:53 PM

The summaries are in the RSS 2.0 feed (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/external.php?type=RSS2) (but not in the RSS 0.91 feed (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/external.php?type=RSS)), but the RSS 2.0 feed isn't in the autodiscovery of http://www.cleanmpg.com/. This can be fixed by adding the following to that web page's <head>...</head> section:

<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="CleanMPG Forums RSS 2.0 Feed" href="http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/external.php?type=RSS2" />

You might also consider adding a direct link on http://www.cleanmpg.com/ to both feeds for people with RSS readers that don't support autodiscovery.

xcel

01-25-2008, 02:03 PM

Hi Traal:

___I do not follow the RSS feeds but with what goes up and what do you see? Every thread or just those Tom has setup for automatic upload previously.

___Tom will be on this in the very near future of course given my understanding of this technology and its capability is infantile at best ...

___Good Luck

___Wayne

Traal

01-25-2008, 03:11 PM

Now that you mention it, I can't tell how the items on either feed relate to each other. They aren't all from the same forum. For example, here are the most recent items in the "RSS" (RSS 0.91) feed:

GM’s new group responsible for HEV’s, PHEV’s, BEV’s and the Batteries that run them
Forum: In the News
Posted By: xcel
Post Time: 01-25-2008 at 02:10 PM

Video: Toyota Prius Fighting The War On Terror
Forum: General
Posted By: Delta Flyer
Post Time: 01-25-2008 at 02:07 PM

Video: Can't Afford to Drive My Car (not by The Beatles)
Forum: General
Posted By: Delta Flyer
Post Time: 01-25-2008 at 02:04 PM

Mazda2 3-door hatch to be introduced in Geneva
Forum: In the News
Posted By: xcel
Post Time: 01-25-2008 at 09:54 AM

What the 2008 Presidential Candidates Drive
Forum: In the News
Posted By: Delta Flyer
Post Time: 01-25-2008 at 09:46 AM

Here are the most recent items in the "RSS2" (RSS 2.0) feed:

2-min Video Illustrating Peak Oil
http://www.youtube.com/v/Ulxe1ie-vEY&rel=1
Simple, entertaining, yet sobering

GM’s new group responsible for HEV’s, PHEV’s, BEV’s and the Batteries that run them
The VOLT lit the match -- GM is now coming to terms with a carbon constrained future....

Video: Toyota Prius Fighting The War On Terror
http://www.youtube.com/v/xhRMdx95b8o&rel=1
Terrorist taunts on a video while the hostage behind him quietly gets in a Prius and leaves...

Video: Can't Afford to Drive My Car (not by The Beatles)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHLwMAbmlYk

Mazda2 3-door hatch to be introduced in Geneva
The 1.3L is rated for 34/51 mpgUS on the Euro Urban/Extra Urban metrics. It is fuel efficient but its 14.0 seconds to 60 is lacking....

So they are posts from different forums, and they don't match each other.

So it looks like what we want for the autodiscovery are this RSS 0.91 feed (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/external.php?type=rss&forumids=20) and this RSS 2.0 feed (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/external.php?type=rss2&forumids=20).

<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="CleanMPG Forums RSS 0.91 Feed" href="http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/external.php?type=rss&forumids=20" />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="CleanMPG Forums RSS 2.0 Feed" href="http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/external.php?type=rss2&forumids=20" />

tbaleno

01-26-2008, 01:18 AM

I think the difference is that one feed did all threads, while the other did just news threads.

ericbecky

01-26-2008, 08:36 AM

o.k. guys I'm going to show my ignorance here.
How did you set up the rss feeds for CleanMPG?

With all the great news that is on this site I would like to have a feed for it.

Plus I would like to promote the feed to others who want "the best of the best".