Extension talk:SimpleFeed

Cache Directory
When installing, I had to put the cache directory in the root wiki folder, rather than extensions/. Anything else gave me an error. Seems that SimplePie looks there. Cheezerman 19:08, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

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No error for me, but also nothing in the cache folder. (Le Pubard)

I had to change something in simplepie.inc :

before : var $cache_location = './cache'; after : var $cache_location = 'extensions/cache';

Other
Hi, I have a problem it seems your extension does not work with feeds generated by php-scripts. It does not show anything, only a blank page. The URL of my RSS feed: http://galdom.portal-werner.de/e107_plugins/rss_menu/rss.php?1.2 This is a big problem since there are many php generated feeds. Could this be fixed?


 * Ditto. When I paste your BBC example into my page, I just get the same thing as the output. MatthewBurton 20:56, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

This extension really does not work for me. Just crashes the page on which I try to include the tags

Try changing $feed->feed_url($args['url']); to $feed->set_feed_url($args['url']);

How to install
I couldn't make it work using the provided instructions either. This worked for me
 * 1) Save SimpleFeed.php to /extensions
 * 2) Save simplepie.inc to /extensions
 * 3) Create /extensions/cache. Set correct write permission (chmod). Webserver-user should be allowed to write.
 * 4) Add include("./extensions/SimpleFeed.php"); to LocalSettings.php. Last line works fine.

Note: If you are in a corporate environment, check out any proxy servers or firewalls

SimplePie have their own extension for MediaWiki. I installed that first and the instructions are really good. However, you are not able to modify the layout as much as with SimpleFeed.

13:38, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

MediaWiki 1.10 Support
Anyone get this to work in MediaWiki 1.10?

Not Yet
I get Fatal error: Call to undefined method SimplePie::feed_url in / /SimpleFeed.php on line 71

The other SimplePie extension does not work either.

Any help would be appreciated.

Mguentz 01:58, 13 August 2007 (UTC)


 * See Extension:SimpleFeed--Arcy 18:39, 7 November 2007 (UTC) That worked for me.

Howto use SimplePie Addons
Hi,

I tried to use one of the SimplePie Addons (i.e. http://simplepie.org/wiki/addons/yahoo_weather)

By adding require_once('simplepie_yahoo_weather.inc'); [...] $itemwikitext = str_replace('{WEATHER_CONDITION}', $weather->get_condition, $itemwikitext); I just get the error Fatal error: Call to a member function get_condition on a non-object in /is/htdocs/wp1064305_TTQI81XDD8/www/wiki/extensions/SimpleFeed.php on line 114

But isn't that definied in simplepie_yahoo_weather.inc? I'm using the file from Ryan

Minor bugs
To get rid of PHP Notice errors ...

PHP Notice: Undefined index:  type in /var/www/wiki/wk/extensions/SimpleFeed.php on line 117

... replace ...

if ($args['type'] == 'planet')

... in line 117 with ...

if (isset($args['type']) && $args['type'] == 'planet')

Ivan Pepelnjak 14:03, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

In reverse order
aug 28: I think there's a bug when displaying multiple feed-tags on one page. I made a page with feeds from various sources on a clean install and the Wiki is grinding to a halt after a few refreshes.

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Hi,

This extension almost works fine but as for my Hungarian wiki, it publicate the feeds in reverse order. The latest news are below... :( What should I do? Thanks!

after some minutes....

Hmmm.... I have solved. :D In the simplepie.inc there is in the line of 515 the next 'var': var $order_by_date = false; You should change it from true to false. That's all. :)

(sorry for my grammar mistakes if...)