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Modules: Feed Display

Description

The Feed Display module type shows an RSS News Feed from a website. This Module is not related to the News Feeds Component or the News Feeds Layouts and is an alternative that allows a feed to display in a Module position.

Common Elements

Some elements of this page are covered in separate Help articles:

How to Access

  • Select System → Manage Panel → Site Modules from the Administrator menu. Then...
    • To create a new module: select the New button from the Toolbar. Then...
      • Select the required module type.
    • To edit an existing module:
      • Find the module in the list of installed modules and select the title link in the Title column.

Screenshot

feed display module tab

Form Fields

  • Title The title of the module. This is also the title displayed for the module depending on the Show Title Form Field

Module Tab

Left Panel

  • Feed URL Enter the URL of the RSS/RDF/ATOM feed.
  • RTL Feed Display feed in RTL direction (default is No).
  • Feed Title Show or hide the news feed title.
  • Feed Description Show or hide the description text for the entire feed.
  • Feed Image Show or hide the image associated with the entire feed.
  • Items to Display Enter the number of items to display (default is 3).
  • Item Description Show or hide the description or intro text of individual items.
  • Publication Date Show or hide the item publication data.
  • Word Count Limit the number of words shown in the item description (the default of 0 will show all the text).