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RSS feeds 2.0

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Moodle 2.0

RSS (really simple syndication) feeds in Moodle 2.0 onwards enable people to stay up to date with forum posts, glossary entries and other events within Moodle. RSS is a data format for delivering frequently changing content. More information about RSS

Typically an RSS feed is accessed by saving the URL of an RSS feed to an application called an RSS feed reader which periodically requests the feed to see if there have been any new items added. This enables you to be alerted to activity within your Moodle.

Activities that produce RSS feeds

  • Database
  • Forum
  • Glossary

Enabling RSS Feeds

  1. Enable RSS feeds for the site at Site administration -> Advanced features.
  2. Enable RSS feeds for the relevant activity module at, for example, Site administration -> Plugins -> Activity modules -> Database.
  3. In the settings for the individual activity select the number of entries you would like included in the RSS feed.

Restricting access to RSS feeds

To ensure security and privacy RSS feed URLs contain a special token that identifies the user they are for. This prevents users from accessing areas of Moodle they shouldn't have access to via RSS feeds.

Users have this token automatically created for them the first time they access an area of Moodle that produces an RSS feed. If a user feels that their RSS feed token has been compromised in some way they can request a new one by going to My profile settings -> Security keys and clicking the Reset link next to the RSS key.

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