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When RSS is enabled, two new properties in Forum setup appear. | |||
'''''RSS feed for this activity''''' | |||
''RSS feed for this activity'' | |||
This turns RSS on or off for this forum. When set to “None,” RSS is disabled. When set to “Discussions,” the RSS feed will send out new discussions to subscribers. When set to “Posts,” the RSS feed will send out any new posts to subscribers. | This turns RSS on or off for this forum. When set to “None,” RSS is disabled. When set to “Discussions,” the RSS feed will send out new discussions to subscribers. When set to “Posts,” the RSS feed will send out any new posts to subscribers. | ||
''Number of RSS recent articles'' | '''''Number of RSS recent articles''''' | ||
This number sets the number of articles that go out via RSS. If this number is set to 5, then the 5 most recent articles will be sent to subscribers. As new posts (or discussions) get added, the oldest post/discussion gets replaced on the RSS feed. If your forum gets a lot of posts every day, you will want to set this number high. | This number sets the number of articles that go out via RSS. If this number is set to 5, then the 5 most recent articles will be sent to subscribers. As new posts (or discussions) get added, the oldest post/discussion gets replaced on the RSS feed. If your forum gets a lot of posts every day, you will want to set this number high. | ||
When you enable RSS in your forum, your users will see an orange RSS button on the main page of the forum (in the upper right-hand side). | When you enable RSS in your forum, your users will see an orange RSS button on the main page of the forum (in the upper right-hand side). | ||
Revision as of 11:25, 24 July 2005
When RSS is enabled, two new properties in Forum setup appear.
RSS feed for this activity
This turns RSS on or off for this forum. When set to “None,” RSS is disabled. When set to “Discussions,” the RSS feed will send out new discussions to subscribers. When set to “Posts,” the RSS feed will send out any new posts to subscribers.
Number of RSS recent articles
This number sets the number of articles that go out via RSS. If this number is set to 5, then the 5 most recent articles will be sent to subscribers. As new posts (or discussions) get added, the oldest post/discussion gets replaced on the RSS feed. If your forum gets a lot of posts every day, you will want to set this number high.
When you enable RSS in your forum, your users will see an orange RSS button on the main page of the forum (in the upper right-hand side).
