xml RSS feed of new posts?

[csuzor]

Is it possible to setup an xml RSS feed for all new posts?

I believe it just means, adding an xml entry to a public file, every time there is a new post in any forum, with the subject and a link to the topic. That way, any of the xml rss readers can find out regularly if new posts of interest are available.

I am using this system on a french HTguide equivalent

http://www.homecinema-fr.com/forum/

and it works great. I can update every hour (or whatever frequency) with a free reader such as

http://www.feedreader.com/

and then open the topic directly to read/respond.

It's more convenient than opening each forum individually.

Thanks
Christophe

[Kevin P]

Turns out it's easier done than said. Flip one switch in the admin control panel, and we're RSS enabled now.

Use the url: http://www.htguide.com/forum/external.php4?type=rss

You can limit your feed to specific forums by adding &forumids=number to specify a specific forum ID (determine the ID by looking at the link to the specific forum--Administrative is 30, for example).

EDIT: I added RSS feed links to the forum headers, so if you have Mozilla Firefox or another RSS-capable browser, the RSS icon should appear while browsing the site, to easily add RSS bookmarks.

On the main forum page, the bookmark will be for all forums. When in a specific forum, the bookmark will be for that forum.

[csuzor]

Thanks a lot, I really appreciate this functionality! I can keep up with new posts in all forums in a glance!

Any way to have the feed show more than 24 hours of new posts? If I don't check every day, I miss some posts.

Thanks again, great site!

[Aussie Geoff]

Kevin,

I too think this is an excellent feature... However where is it flagged / linked to on the main page so our members can know about it...

Geoff