RSS Modifications.

Is possible to implement rss modification following way ?

Code:

http://www.myforum.com/forumid.xml

or

Code:

http://www.myforum.com/forumid.rss2

or

Code:

http://www.myforum.com/forumid.rss

or

Code:

http://www.myforum.com/forumid.js

this should be easier compared with stock options

how can we change the url of threads appearing in rss ? now it displays following url.
http://www.myforum.com/18310-new-post.html</link>

I would like to remove -new-post from above link.

Hello,

you can try the following Custom Rewrite Rule for this:

Code:

'external\.php\?type=XML&forumids=(\d+)$' => 'f-$1.xml'
'external\.php\?type=RSS&forumids=(\d+)$' => 'f-$1.rss'
etc.

OR using one CRR for all types:

Code:

'external\.php\?type=(\w+)&forumids=(\d+)$' => 'f-$2.$1'

I would like to remove -new-post from above link.

Since vBulletin inserts the URLs like showthread.php?t=xx&goto=newpost in th feeds, vBSEO rewrites is as defined.

Added this lines

Code:

'external\.php\?type=(\w+)&forumids=(\d+)$' => 'f-$2.$1'

to my custom rewrite rules, this is my forum setup.

Code:

http://www.xyz.com/forum12/
http://www.xyz.com/forum14/

what should be the rss format now ?

Modified my external.php file and removed &amp;goto=newpost from rss, rss1 rss2
did not want to have different links under rss

Hello,

your rss feed URL format is

Code:

http://www.xyz.com/forum14/

(where XX is a forum ID).

hi oleg,
I am sorry but we have our forum urls setup this way-

Code:

www.xyz.com/forum1/
www.xyz.com/forum2/

threads configured this way-

Code:

www.xyz.com/forum2/1.htm
www.xyz.com/forum2/2.htm
www.xyz.com/forum1/3.htm

with the rss url modification provided above -

Code:

'external\.php\?type=(\w+)&forumids=(\d+)$' => 'f-$2.$1'

opening

Code:

http://www.xyz.com/forum14/

just takes me to my forum.

I need to acheive following:

Code:

http://www.xyz.com/forum14.rss
http://www.xyz.com/forum14.rss2
http://www.xyz.com/forum14.xml

glad to see your quick response

Hello,

if you want to rewrite rss link from

Code:

http://www.xyz.com/external.php?type=RSS&forumids=14

to

Code:

http://www.xyz.com/forum14.rss

you can use this CRR:

Code:

'external\.php\?type=RSS&forumids=(\d+)$' => 'forum$1.rss'

Hi Oleg,
that works great

this are my crrs -

Code:

'external\.php\?type=rss&forumids=(\d+)$' => 'forum$1.rss'
'external\.php\?type=rss2&forumids=(\d+)$' => 'forum$1.rss2'
'external\.php\?type=rss1&forumids=(\d+)$' => 'forum$1.rss1'
'external\.php\?type=xml&forumids=(\d+)$' => 'forum$1.xml'

Code:

only www.xyz.com/forum14.xml wont work any idea about this ?

What will be the url for my main forum www.xyz.com ?

please help with my question

only www.xyz.com/forum14.xml wont work any idea about this ?

Which error do you get?

hi oleg,
I am testing the feeds on feedvalidator.org, tests shows following results:

Code:

www.xyz.com/forum14.rss2

This is a valid RSS feed

Code:

www.xyz.com/forum14.xml

Sorry This feed does not validate.
line 2, column 0: Undefined root element: source
<source>

I would also like to know how can i setup feed url for the entire forum ?
for example

Code:

www.xyz.com/external.php?type=rss2

what should this dynamic url written with ?

Hi,

Sorry This feed does not validate.
line 2, column 0: Undefined root element: source
<source>

Is it validated with original xml feed URL?

I would also like to know how can i setup feed url for the entire forum ?

You can use this one:

Code:

'external\.php\?type=rss2$' => 'forum.rss2'

Is it validated with original xml feed URL?

getting same error as posted above when validating original url..

I see, so this either vBulletin or validator issue.

hi oleg,
this is happening only with my forum with vbseo installed, other forums (non-vbseo) are validating fine.. hence still bugging you :(

Hello,

with feedvalidator.org, I'm getting the same error message for vBulletin.org xml feed, for instance:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/external.php?type=xml&forumids=166

which forum xml feed is validated correctly for you?