RSS Access to the Forums

[blantonl]

There have been a number of questions about RSS support, good news:

RSS 1.0 Support (Title, Link, Description) can be found at:

http://forums.radioreference.com/external.php?type=rss

RSS 2.0 Support (Title, Link, Post Text etc)

http://forums.radioreference.com/external.php?type=rss

JS Support (For those that would like to display latest posts on their own web pages from radioreference.com)

http://forums.radioreference.com/external.php?type=js

Edit: Do you want to do this on your own web site? Use this javascript code:

<script src="http://forums.radioreference.com/external.php?type=js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
for (i in threads)
{
document.writeln(threads[i].title + " (" + threads[i].poster + ")<br />");
}
//-->
</script>

Modify as appropriate with your own styles and you'll be golden. If you only want to display or retrieve info for a certain forum or forums, append them like the following:

Set of selected forums:

http://forums.radioreference.com/external.php?type=rss&forumids=6,7,8

or for one single forum (like a specific state etc)

http://forums.radioreference.com/external.php?type=js&forumids=11

and so forth...

3. Using the JavaScript external provider process, I am using this to bring back the latest threads listing on the front page, with the link that everyone missed so much from the front page --> "New Posts"

I'll look at adding some forums navigation to the bottom this weekend - this should be easy to do by modifying templates and copying things.

Have fun, hope this is addressing most user complaints etc, enjoy!

 

[AndrewC75]

There have been a number of questions about RSS support, good news:

RSS 1.0 Support (Title, Link, Description) can be found at:

http://www.radioreference.com/forums/external.php?type=rs

RSS 2.0 Support (Title, Link, Post Text etc)

http://www.radioreference.com/forums/external.php?type=rss

So I notice both of the URL's are the same for RSS 1.0 and RSS 2.0. When I use NewsGator (which supports 2.0) to read the RSS feed for a forum (by adding &forumid=x), I only get title, link, and description - no post text. Is this to be expected?

Additionally, and this may be an inherint flaw in RSS rather than an issue with vBulletin, I only see the topic come through on an RSS feed when it is first created. I never see replies or other additions to the topic. Is there any way to have replies and other updates to the topic come through in the RSS feed?

Thanks!

 

[WayneH]

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[Caesar]

ok, that is awesome, i've never ever used rss feeds but I now have my 5 favorite forums as separate rss feed folders across the top of Firefox, this is great!

 

[jonesyxvii]

So I notice both of the URL's are the same for RSS 1.0 and RSS 2.0. When I use NewsGator (which supports 2.0) to read the RSS feed for a forum (by adding &forumid=x), I only get title, link, and description - no post text. Is this to be expected?

Additionally, and this may be an inherint flaw in RSS rather than an issue with vBulletin, I only see the topic come through on an RSS feed when it is first created. I never see replies or other additions to the topic. Is there any way to have replies and other updates to the topic come through in the RSS feed?

Thanks!

The link for the RSS2 feed is incorrect. It should be

http://forums.radioreference.com/external.php?type=rss2

 

[QDP2012]

Good morning Admins/Mods,

At your convenience, please consider updating the Forum ID List, in post #3 above.

Another thread showed how to use the list to do custom daily searches, using the new Uniden subforums as the example.

Thanks much,

 

[daveharpe]

At your convenience, please consider updating the Forum ID List, in post #3 above.

You can discover the forum ID for any forum by looking at the link for the "New Thread" button in that forum (hover over the button or just click on it). At the end of the URL is the string "&f=nnn" where nnn is a number. That number is the forum ID.

 

[QDP2012]

You can discover the forum ID for any forum by looking at the link for the "New Thread" button in that forum (hover over the button or just click on it). At the end of the URL is the string "&f=nnn" where nnn is a number. That number is the forum ID.

Makes sense. Thanks.

 

[forums manager]

Normally I keep the list updated but didn't expect it to be used so soon of the updates. It is now.

 

[QDP2012]

Normally I keep the list updated but didn't expect it to be used so soon of the updates. It is now.

You and your staff do a great job!

Thanks,