How to Get RSS News Feeds on a Joomla Site

An RSS feed is read by an aggregator application such as Synicate, Joomla's built-in aggregator.

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Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a scripting language used to deliver regularly updated information web content. This content may be in the form of blogs, news headlines, press releases, and the like. It is a boon for webmasters everywhere because it offers an easy way to frequently update your website, because you simply receive feeds from web publishers who syndicate their content. An RSS feed is read by an aggregator application. Joomla was designed with a built-in RSS aggregator called “Syndicate,” so you don't have to download an extension. With Joomla's aggregator, it is a fairly simple process to add RSS feeds to your Joomla website.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Step1

Log in to your Joomla administrative page to define categories. Click "Components" in the top menu. In the drop-down menu, select the News feeds button. Click on "Manage Categories." Click on "New" to add a category. On the next page, enter the information relevant to your category.

Step2

Enter the name of the category in the "Category Title field." This name will appear on menus. In the "Category Name" field, type in the name you want to appear on the web page that displays your news feeds. In the "Image" field, enter an image for your category. Add access levels using the "Access Level" menu if you want to allow only particular visitors to view your feeds. Enter a description for your chosen category and click "Save."

Step3

Browse the Internet for websites that syndicate their content. Select the ones you would like to use for your news feeds. Paste your selection onto the Joomla news feeds component by following these steps below.

Step4

Click the "Components" link in the main menu, and then select "News Feeds" in the dropdown menu. Click on the "Manage News Feeds." Select a category. Paste the RSS feed into the "Link" field. You can select the maximum number of articles you want posted, as well as a cache time. Click "Save" once you are done.

Step5

Test your new RSS feed by subscribing to the feed via feed reader. This will enable you to verify that your web site's visitors are receiving the information you want them to receive.