Simple RSS Feed Reader

Introduction

RSS Readers, Social Web, RSS Syndicate, Social Display

Adding RSS/Atom syndicated content inside your Joomla website is now super-easy and simple with the "Simple RSS Feed Reader" module from JoomlaWorks. All you have to do is add a few feeds to the module parameters, publish the module in some position and that's it!
You can even publish multiple feeds at the same time (meaning in the same module instance) and have them display combined!

The "Simple RSS Feed Reader" module is based on the same feed parsing engine that powers JoomlaReader.com, the most popular Joomla news aggregator in the Joomla Community.

The feeds are stored inside your Joomla site's cache folder and refreshed in a specific time interval, which you set in the module's parameters. This feed cache is different to Joomla's cache, as you may need to have your site refreshed every 5 minutes, but have the feeds the module retrieves stored longer than 5 minutes.

FEATURES

one input box for feeds enables you to add unlimited feeds per module instance
combine multiple feeds into one output list
show or hide the first image inside each feed content
extract and resize remote images for more layout control
there's an additional option to serve resized images using a remote image resizing service (Images.weserv.nl - powered by CloudFlare's CDN) for fast loading times and without stressing your server
additional content options include pre-text, post-text and a custom link option at the bottom of the feeds block
MVC templating is standard - the module comes pre-packed with 3 sub-templates that will fit most sites - they also serve as a great starting point if you want to create your own
a special 3rd template (which was added in v3.8.0) allows for rendering any YouTube Playlist's feed as a list of videos (requires the use of the AllVideos plugin - also free)
one input box for feeds enables you to add unlimited sources to your module
after you install the module, add one or more feed sources in the related box under "Fetch Options" and simply adjust the "Feed Content Options" in the module parameters.

GETTING STARTED

After you install the module, add one or more feed sources in the related box under "Fetch Options" and simply adjust the "Feed Content Options" in the module parameters. Then publish into some module position.

STYLING

The module comes with 3 sub-templates, which should be sufficient for most websites. If you want more control, you can simply override both the generated HTML and CSS, using MVC template overrides within your Joomla template. Or you can create new folders inside your template's /html/modjwsrfr/ folder and just select the new ones in the module's parameters.

The compact template is inspired by https://joomlareader.com.

DEMO

Demo for "default" sub-template: https://demo.joomlaworks.net (right column) or https://demo2.joomlaworks.net (right column)

COMPATIBILITY

Simple RSS Feed Reader is fully compatible with Joomla versions 1.5, 2.5 & 3.x on servers running PHP versions 5, 7 & 8.

A version for Joomla 4.x will be released soon.

LICENSE

"Simple RSS Feed Reader" is a Joomla module developed by JoomlaWorks, released under the GNU General Public License.

LEARN MORE

Visit the "Simple RSS Feed Reader" product page at: https://www.joomlaworks.net/extensions/free/simple-rss-feed-reader

Write a review

UTF problems

Packito (1).
Posted on 11 September 2007

I like this extension, for its simplicity!

The only problem I had is that it doesn't support portuguese or spanish characters (UTF-8). Sadly this way I cannot use it on my website. :(

Owner's reply: Fixed in 1.3. Enjoy ;)

V 1.1 Looks good

Ian (1).
Posted on 29 August 2007

I recently added V1.1 to 'live' after using it on a test server for a while. No complaints worked as planned.

Pros: This just works, simple to follow instructions makes it a breeze to install and configure.

Cons: We installed it on our live site and found it slowed down considerably. Note: This maybe due to the feeder site and not the module itself, so we will be testing more thoroughly on our live enviroment.

Overall: If your looking for a simple feed, then Simple RSS Feed Reader is one to test out.

Great product

Mike Berg (1).
Posted on 17 July 2007

This product works really well. Simple and straightforward, with the ability to funnel lots of feeds into one place. One thing that I would like to see is to have the "intro text" show up on mouse-over, so that you don't have to have such a long column of feeds.

Perfect

Sam (3).
Posted on 17 June 2007

Easy to install, easy to configure and a good range of settings. It's the only reader I could get to work because the others relied on me having Simplypie installed. Did exactly what I wanted.

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