Extension:RSSpublisher

What can this extension do?
It creates an RSS feed that list activities from your MediaWiki instance. Actuel in reason of article changes. More in further time.

0.3 beta build 20140906

 * first public version

1.0 beta build 20140916

 * add blank between Lizenceinformation and Pagetext
 * add more details about version in XML header
 * hide content between "{" and "}" from rss item description
 * hide ' and  from rss item description
 * use $wgFavicon instead of $wgLogo as RSS Feed icon
 * BUGFIX: Post text of newest version of article
 * BUGFIX: Handle Mediawiki Logo as defaultpic
 * $wgRSSpublisher['thumbsize'] not more needed
 * Thumbnails will automatic create, its not more needed that there are still exist in the thumb folder
 * use $wgRSSpublisher['imagewidth'] to set a imagewidth. Default is 88 pixel

1.4 beta build 20150818

 * encode imagename in URL to provide a valid RSS
 * add info in reason of new user
 * additional link in the description, that open the changes page of the article.
 * cache xml feed (actuel if will new calculate each time when xml will requested from client); with $wgRSSpublisher['maxcacheage'] will you be able to set the max ago of usable cache
 * Change RSS Icon to a CSS one
 * Fix issue to calculate the imagesize of images out of the Wikimedia Commons

next version
(that means, its implemented, but actual not public released. But you can show it on http://thwiki.org/t=Spezial:RSSpublisher )
 * fix and optimice calcalation with dates of publication
 * use $wgRSSpublisher['textwithimages'] to anable pictures in rss feed text

Future versions

 * implement blacklist possibility for Article
 * use the article categorys also for the RSS element
 * add ramdom articel (as example post one random article per h in feed)

Download instructions
You can download it from here: http://download.schuff.eu/MediaWiki%20Extensions/RSSpublisher

Installation
1. create the folder "RSSpublisher" the the extension folder of your MediaWiki

2. download the zip and copy the contained files in the new created folder

3. add the following to LocalSettings.php:

4. Create category "RSSpublisher blacklist" on your MediaWiki instace and add the pictures in it that you don't want publish over the RSS. example on my Page: http://thwiki.org/t=Kategorie:RSSpublisher_blacklist