Go to main content

Textpattern CMS support forum

You are not logged in. Register | Login | Help

#1 2008-11-25 23:18:16

brokenumbrella
Member
Registered: 2008-06-09
Posts: 36

Novice Embarassed by her own RSS Ignorance

Hi there,

I’m sorry if this is a redundant question; I did do quite a bit of searching and I still don’t seem to be able to grasp the concept.
Basically, all I want to do is have a feed that leads from my Wordpress blog into my txp journal. I tried two separate plugins (bit_rss and simplepie) and I’m sure I’m doing something wrong. What I would really love is for someone to explain, very simply, how to make these plugins work. I know how to install the plugins, but after that, I’m in the dark. Do I need to created a form? A page? Something else?

Thanks very much to anyone who helps; I’m quite embarrassed that I can’t figure this out, but I have almost no web experience.

~rain
www.BrokenUmbrella.com

Offline

#2 2008-11-26 00:07:06

MattD
Plugin Author
From: Monterey, California
Registered: 2008-03-21
Posts: 1,254
Website

Re: Novice Embarassed by her own RSS Ignorance

You want to display a feed of your TXP articles in your wordpress blog?


My Plugins

Piwik Dashboard, Google Analytics Dashboard, Minibar, Article Image Colorpicker, Admin Datepicker, Admin Google Map, Admin Colorpicker

Offline

#3 2008-11-26 00:08:34

brokenumbrella
Member
Registered: 2008-06-09
Posts: 36

Re: Novice Embarassed by her own RSS Ignorance

No, the exact opposite. A feed from Wp to TXP.

Offline

#4 2008-11-26 00:20:44

MattD
Plugin Author
From: Monterey, California
Registered: 2008-03-21
Posts: 1,254
Website

Re: Novice Embarassed by her own RSS Ignorance

Ah, the simple pie plugin can do this. Put a line such as this where ever you want the feed to display.
<txp:feed items="5" showtitle="true" showdesc="false" >http://link/to/your/wordpress/rss</txp:feed>

Post what problems you ran into in the Simplepie support thread

Last edited by MattD (2008-11-26 00:22:12)


My Plugins

Piwik Dashboard, Google Analytics Dashboard, Minibar, Article Image Colorpicker, Admin Datepicker, Admin Google Map, Admin Colorpicker

Offline

#5 2008-11-26 00:22:13

brokenumbrella
Member
Registered: 2008-06-09
Posts: 36

Re: Novice Embarassed by her own RSS Ignorance

Ooh, I see. When I tried simplepie I must have done something wrong. The code you just posted, where exactly would I put it? In an article? A form?

:) Thanks so much.

Offline

#6 2008-11-26 00:23:11

MattD
Plugin Author
From: Monterey, California
Registered: 2008-03-21
Posts: 1,254
Website

Re: Novice Embarassed by her own RSS Ignorance

brokenumbrella wrote:

The code you just posted, where exactly would I put it? In an article? A form?

:) Thanks so much.

I had just edited my post to give that info. I have it in a form.

Last edited by MattD (2008-11-26 00:23:46)


My Plugins

Piwik Dashboard, Google Analytics Dashboard, Minibar, Article Image Colorpicker, Admin Datepicker, Admin Google Map, Admin Colorpicker

Offline

#7 2008-11-26 01:36:57

brokenumbrella
Member
Registered: 2008-06-09
Posts: 36

Re: Novice Embarassed by her own RSS Ignorance

I see. I know this sounds dumb, but would you explain what you’ve named the form, and what links to it?

Offline

#8 2008-11-26 16:24:16

MattD
Plugin Author
From: Monterey, California
Registered: 2008-03-21
Posts: 1,254
Website

Re: Novice Embarassed by her own RSS Ignorance

It could just as easily be in the page. Mine is just a form that I place on multiple pages. It’s a misc form not an article form.

On my default page i have <txp:output_form form="extra" /> and then in that form I have the code I mentioned earlier along with a bunch of other sidebar items.


My Plugins

Piwik Dashboard, Google Analytics Dashboard, Minibar, Article Image Colorpicker, Admin Datepicker, Admin Google Map, Admin Colorpicker

Offline

Board footer

Powered by FluxBB