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#1 2006-03-08 13:26:47

teaboy

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From: Birmingham, UK

Registered: 2006-03-02

Posts: 8

Add the contents of a custom field to a feed

I’m trying to set up a podcast in textpattern.

I know of the solution to use Feedburner which will link to the first mp3 it comes across. My site stores the filename of the mp3 in a custom field, with the full URL constructed in a form when the article is displayed (so I can easily move the mp3s across servers should I need to).

Anyway, can I get that link output to the form so I can run it through Feedburner to create a podcast?

Thanks in advance

#2 2006-03-08 22:47:11

nardo

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From: tuvalahiti

Registered: 2004-04-22

Posts: 743

Re: Add the contents of a custom field to a feed

if you’re seeing an mp3 link in your post (doesn’t matter how it’s constructed), then feedburner will pick that up, right?

not sure what you mean exactly … but also wanted to suggest that as txp can generate section-specific feeds, you could create a section specifically for feedburner … and use article_custom to output exactly what you want for feedburner

but not sure why your current workflow wouldn’t work…

#3 2006-03-15 16:30:33

teaboy

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From: Birmingham, UK

Registered: 2006-03-02

Posts: 8

Re: Add the contents of a custom field to a feed

Thanks for getting back to me. Have been busy and/or without web access which is why I’m only replying now.

There is no mp3 link in the post. The filename of the mp3 is stored in a custom field for each article, and the link is constructed in an article field like so:

<code>
<a id=“download” href=“http://www.theserver.com/pathtomp3s/<txp:custom_field name=“mp3” />” title=“Download <txp:title />”>Download mix</a>
</code>

How do I get this into the RSS feed? Is it even possible?

#4 2006-05-30 05:13:22

matthewmcinerney

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Registered: 2005-12-28

Posts: 25

Re: Add the contents of a custom field to a feed

teaboy wrote:

I’m trying to set up a podcast in textpattern.
I know of the solution to use Feedburner which will link to the first mp3 it comes across. My site stores the filename of the mp3 in a custom field, with the full URL constructed in a form when the article is displayed (so I can easily move the mp3s across servers should I need to).
Anyway, can I get that link output to the form so I can run it through Feedburner to create a podcast?
Thanks in advance

hey, i just posted the solution i used to turn my mp3 blog into a podcast

http://forum.textpattern.com/viewtopic.php?id=16630

my site is: ThroughItAll.net

here are my podcast feeds: http://thetrc.net/blog/podcast (non-feedburner)

http://feeds.feedburner.com/throughitallpodcast

Last edited by matthewmcinerney (2006-05-30 05:13:55)