How do I: Set up RSS Feeds on my forum?

[Joshyyy]

i would like to know if its possible to set up a active RSS feed on my forum so i can then add the data on my main homepage.

sorry if it doesn't sound clear. but its the best way i could put it :P

Regards,
Josh.

[Andy Huang]

Head in to Admin CP > vBulletin Options > External Data Provider, and enable rss feed. You can then access it on external.php?type=RSS or type=RSS2. You will also notice the icon appear near your URL bar if your browser supports it.

[Mr. Fancy Pants]

I did that on mine and the page always comes up blank??

[Steve Machol]

The RSS feed will only work if you allow guests to view your forums and threads.

[Mr. Fancy Pants]

The RSS feed will only work if you allow guests to view your forums and threads.

all forums & threads? I have mine set so they can only see a couple? Should it still work?

[Steve Machol]

What's the URL to your forums?

[Mr. Fancy Pants]

www.i-sportbike.com/forum/index.php

let me know if you need a user name to use..

[Steve Machol]

What forum can guests view threads in? IE does not detect a valid RSS feed on your site.

[Mr. Fancy Pants]

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[Steve Machol]

Either your RSS feeds are not enabled, or you have made a modification to break this.

Admin CP -> vBulletin Options -> External Data Provider -> Enable RSS Syndication -> Yes

Then if you still have this problem, eupload all the original vB non-image files (except install.php). Make sure you upload these in ASCII format and overwrite the ones on the server. Also be sure to upload the admincp files to whichever directory you have set in your config.php file. Then run 'Suspect File Versions' in Diagnostics to make sure you have all the original files for your version and that none show 'File does not contain expected contents':

Admin CP -> Maintenance -> Diagnostics -> Suspect File Versions

[Note: In some cases you may also need to remove any of the listed .xml files in the includes/xml directory.]

Next, disable all plugins.

Note: To temporarily disable the plugin system, edit config.php and add this line right under <?php

define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true);

Then if you still have this problem, create a new style and choose no parent style. This will force it to use the default templates. Finally empty your browser cache, close all browser windows then try again. Make sure you change to the new style and view your forums with it. Do you have the same problem?

[Joshyyy]

Thanks for your help guys, much appreciated.

[qbonoguy]

I'm having problems also...

If I turn off my Limited Guest Viewing plug-in my normal external.php file starts working...

http://www.mlmstuff.com/forum/external.php

But none of the individual forum feeds work... they are all blank...

http://www.mlmstuff.com/forum/external.php?forumids=68

I tried disabling vbSEO but that did not change anything...

What else can I look at to get my individual forum feeds working? Also, is there any way to limit guest viewing and have the rss feeds work still?

[Steve Machol]

I'm having problems also...

If I turn off my Limited Guest Viewing plug-in my normal external.php file starts working...

http://www.mlmstuff.com/forum/external.php

But none of the individual forum feeds works... they are all blank...

http://www.mlmstuff.com/forum/external.php?forumids=68

I tried disabling vbSEO but that did not change anything...

What else can I look at to get my individual forum feeds working? Also, is there any way to limit guest viewing and have the rss feeds work still?

By your on addmission this is a problem with the Limited Guest Viewing plug-in. You should ask over at www.vbulletin.org.

[qbonoguy]

No, I disabled it and it the individual thread feeds still do not work... it is currently disabled...

[Andy Huang]

What do you mean by individual thread feeds? There is no feed at per thread level, only per forum (or forums) level.