Can I put RSS feeds on other pages?

[Demetri]

I noted this Ning help response from a year ago says it's not possible, but I'm wondering if anything has changed since then, or if there is a hack to let me put RSS feeds on pages that I create. [i.e. "\page" pages.] I tried using an embedded feed but it is inside of some "script" tags and the whole block of code got stripped out when I saved the page.
TIA,
demetri

[Ben Deutsch]

Hi Demetri,

I've managed to do this using Feed2JS by Alan Levine.

If you go to that page and enter your feed details, it'll give you some HTML code that you should be able to include in your pages. It's simple and I've always found it reliable.

hope this helps,
Ben

[SocialNetworkMods.com]

arent they there? Its in the source code when you look on a list of pages....

Or do you mean Notes?

[Demetri]

Thanks Ben,
That site does create an embeddable scripted piece of code that will show an RSS feed, but my problem seems to be that when I save a "Page" on ning, it automatically strips out any code that is inside of [script] tags, so after pasting in the code generated by Feed2JS onto my page, and clicking Save Page on the ning, I end up with a blank page.
Thanks for the suggestion though. I appreciate your replying to me.
-D

[Demetri]

Hi NingMods,

I am trying to create a "Page" on a ning that has a few RSS feeds. I am not sure what "Notes" are. And I am not sure what you mean by "in the source code of a list of pages"

I am going to [my ning's URL]/page and then clicking on "Create a Page."

thanks,
Demetri

[Richard Preston]

You probably can't put script tags on a page. You can only use scripts by placing them in the Analytics section in Manage and then they are added to the html for every page.

Can you post the code here for the feed you're trying to add to a page? You have to put a space in the script tag for it to show up in a reply like this: < script>< /script>

[Demetri]

Okay, using the F2J site linked above, this code was generated:

< script language="JavaScript" src="http://landmark-project.com/feed2js/feed2js.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Flistserv.syr.edu%2Fscripts%2Fwa.exe%3FRSS%26L%3DISED-L&num=20&targ=y" type="text/javascript">< /script>
This is the type of thing I'm trying to do... I want to create a page other than the home page of the ning, and on this new page I want to have a few RSS feeds of information. The feed in the script above is: http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?RSS&L=ISED-L

Thanks

[Richard Preston]

Well, I have a feeling this isn't possible now, but I imagine Ning will add the ability to add feeds and widgets etc. to pages sometime.

I think there's a slight chance there could be some jquery hack to put something on a page but for now javascript has to be added to every page and I can't think of a way to separate the feed from the javascript so you could have the feed show up on only one page.

Maybe someone else has an idea.

[Richard Preston]

I just discovered this in a note in Ning help:

"The Network Creator and Administrators can insert JavaScript into their profile page text boxes as well text boxes on the main page."

I didn't know this. I know this isn't what you wanted to do but I thought I'd mention it here anyway.

[Tatyana Baytler]

I am trying to create RSS feed from Events from www.RussianMaryland.ning.com for my other web site that is not on NING platform. Is any way I can create RSS feed? Please help!

[Richard Preston]

I just looked and there is an RSS feed at the bottom of the events page (look for the RSS link and copy it).

I'm not sure how you would incorporate the feed into your other site but there's probably a widget you could find for doing that.

[Tatyana Baytler]

Thank you Richard! I see RSS link for events now, but when I click on it it tries to save a document as a file and does not give me Rss URL. Should URL link be in that file? I have attached this file here. Can you help me to find that URL there? thank you!

[TJ @ jQueryHelp]

Your events feed url is: http://russianmaryland.ning.com/events/event/feed?xn_auth=no

If you want to put an RSS feed of your events on another page, use this code, based on the Google Feeds API ( http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxfeeds/index.html ):


<!-- ++Begin Dynamic Feed Wizard Generated Code++ -->
<!--
// Created with a Google AJAX Search and Feed Wizard
// http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxsearch/wizards.html
-->

<!--
// The Following div element will end up holding the actual feed control.
// You can place this anywhere on your page.
-->
<div id="feed-control">
<span style="color:#676767;font-size:11px;margin:10px;padding:4px;">Loading...</span>
</div>

<!-- Google Ajax Api
-->
<script src="http://www.google.com/jsapi?key=notsupplied-wizard"
type="text/javascript"></script>

<!-- Dynamic Feed Control and Stylesheet -->
<script src="http://www.google.com/uds/solutions/dynamicfeed/gfdynamicfeedcontrol.js"
type="text/javascript"></script>
<style type="text/css">
@import url("http://www.google.com/uds/solutions/dynamicfeed/gfdynamicfeedcontrol.css");
</style>

<script type="text/javascript">
function LoadDynamicFeedControl() {
var feeds = [ {title: 'Events', url: 'http://russianmaryland.ning.com/events/event/feed?xn_auth=no'}];
var options = {
stacked : false,
horizontal : false,
title : ""
}

new GFdynamicFeedControl(feeds, 'feed-control', options);
}
// Load the feeds API and set the onload callback.
google.load('feeds', '1');
google.setOnLoadCallback(LoadDynamicFeedControl);
</script>
<!-- ++End Dynamic Feed Control Wizard Generated Code++ -->

Best wishes!

"TJ" @ www.theningmaster.com