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Extending Your Page Templates with RSS: A Comprehensive Overview

Join Charity Katz, our Training Manager, for an in-depth session on extending page templates using RSS (Really Simple Syndication). This training will cover the essentials of RSS, its items, configuring the Template Control File (TCF), and displaying feed items effectively. Discover how to maintain content in one place while updating multiple feeds and leveraging RSS feeds for dynamic information delivery. Perfect for administrators and end-users alike, this session includes a Q&A segment to address your specific queries. Don't forget to complete the survey!

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Extending Your Page Templates with RSS: A Comprehensive Overview

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  1. Extending Your Page Templateswith RSS Charity Katz Training Manager

  2. Agenda Understanding RSS Overview of page templating Understanding RSS items Configuring the TCF Displaying the feed items

  3. RSS Rich Site Summary; AKA Really Simple Syndication Displays real-time updated bursts of information Often used for: • News • Events • Announcements Feeds are configured by administrators Items are added by end users and administrators OU Campus uses feeds and aggregates of feeds • Maintain the item in one place and update multiple feeds

  4. Template Structure PRODUCTION STAGING

  5. Terminology TCF = Template Control File • Can contain 4 lists: • Variable List • Directory List • Template List • Navigation List • May use multiple TMPLs • May be used to pass RSS variables • May utilize auto navigation

  6. Template Control File (TCF)

  7. RSS Items Pass components from variables through templates Variables can include: • Feed • Title • Description • Author • Link • Media • Extra XML elements • Publish date Item is posted when page is published

  8. Displaying Feeds Parse feed using script Include desired display output in script Can be added to page by: • XSL configuration • Page parameter • Asset

  9. Let’s Do iT!

  10. Q&A

  11. Don’t forget to complete your survey! http://outc14.com/surveys

  12. Thank you!

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