New Plugin: RSS Shortcode
Yesterday, while working on a project for Springer Uitgeverij, I was amazed to find out there is no simple RSS Shortcode plugin, that simply allows you to do this:
And then that would show the feed you'd specified. Well, now there is: the RSS Shortcode plugin. It looks like this, when functioning (with excerpts set to false):
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by Hirvesh on 1 July, 2009 at 11:52
Well done Joost! When I was on WordPress, I had this same problem. I was trying to build a news site on WordPress...but it failed miserably.
by Mitul on 1 July, 2009 at 13:32
I was looking for the exact same thing!
Well done.
Mitul
by Jimi Wikman on 1 July, 2009 at 13:36
Great plugin!
I'll use it on the new website :)
by Foxinni on 1 July, 2009 at 14:21
Great use of a shortcode! The more i keep thinking of it the more these things make sense.
Wel gedaan!
by Farrhad A | Webmaster Peers on 1 July, 2009 at 14:26
Nice use of short code Joost!
I am giving it a shot.
by Justin Parks on 1 July, 2009 at 14:29
Maybe my brain isn't in gear today. I don't get it (sorry).
by Josh on 1 July, 2009 at 17:23
Shortcodes are awesome. Very cool, Joost!
by Jens Swelson on 1 July, 2009 at 17:37
You're not the only one Justin..
Can someone explain to me what this plugin exactly does?
by Charles Goldie on 1 July, 2009 at 18:15
Does this plugin work for WordPress 2.8? and how do you use it in wordpresss?
by IComic.ca on 1 July, 2009 at 19:14
Thanks for the plugin, got it all setup on the site, perfect!
by Matthew Haber on 1 July, 2009 at 19:36
I don't believe this. No way you got a client.
by Richard on 2 July, 2009 at 00:06
Cool. Thanks very much. Very useful.
by Jonathan Dingman on 2 July, 2009 at 01:35
Great work Joost, we have a plugin that does this very thing coming out soon. It's a little more robust and more advanced then this simple version, but this is great for people that don't need too much extra beef. Great work!
by Lyndon Irvine on 2 July, 2009 at 11:40
Hi Joost,
Thanks a lot. Awesome.
Can I add this to a widget
and have it display?
by Boris Mahovac - eMarketing Coach on 2 July, 2009 at 15:32
Just installed this on WP 2.6.2.
entered
[rss feed="http://miltonbusinessnetworking.com/feed/" num="10" excerpt="false"/]
see http://betterbusinessnetworking.com/2009/05/milton-business-networking/
I get an error message.
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by Dave on 3 July, 2009 at 07:42
all I get is page cannot be found when I go to http://yoast.com/wordpress/rss-shortcode/
by Boris Mahovac - eMarketing Coach on 3 July, 2009 at 15:34
Hi Joost,
I tried this on WP 2.7 in WordPress Default 1.6 theme.
Same error: Fatal error: Call to undefined function esc_url()
BTW, this time I used your own RSS feed
What's wrong?
by Wesley Brasil on 6 July, 2009 at 16:23
Yoast, this plugin is very cool!
I think would be great if you publish something related to caching RSS.
I developed a widget system that uses RSS, and works fine with wordpress.
But the requests from the feed make the server crazy! hehehehe!
Have some idea about this?
by Murray Woodman on 7 July, 2009 at 13:22
Nice one. Much better than having to resort to templates which I have had to do in the past. Thanks.
by Oskari Ohman on 7 July, 2009 at 13:52
What's the function and benefit of this plugin is exactly?
by Ruben Timmerman on 7 July, 2009 at 16:14
Actually, the WordPress plugin Feedlist does exactly this, but with a bit more options:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/feedlist/
Haven't tried Joost's plugin yet, it might be simpler to use. If you want to expand it, Joost, please add functionality to change the HTML that's displayed before and after each feed item, and item title, etc. :)
by gene on 7 July, 2009 at 17:11
feedburner has the same option, it generates code you can paste into your page that will pull headlines and has a few more options. It uses javascript i am wondering if this way is less heavy for page load.
by Rob Blatt on 7 July, 2009 at 17:34
I used the exact shortcode you have in the post and getting the same error message: Fatal error: Call to undefined function esc_url()
by gadget on 7 July, 2009 at 20:10
The MultiFeedSnap plugin may also be of interest to your readers, whilst it doesn't deliver the shortcode, it does allow users to publish the full feed.
MultiFeedSnap Plugin
by Scott on 7 July, 2009 at 20:54
Hi Yoast! This plugin is totally awesome!! Combined with LiveCatagory Bookmarks, you can create a related post plugin in a snap with just about any feed. LCBookmarks allows for tag feeds so I was able use an artist tag feed with your plugin to create a related post section on an artist page.
Thanks!!!
by Tim on 14 July, 2009 at 21:32
Beautiful. Simply. Beautiful ;-) Keep it up! I love passing people along to you and your site. Impeccable resource!
by phijhe on 15 August, 2009 at 20:50
how to RSS feed become random
by Deborah on 28 August, 2009 at 20:35
Doesn't work for me either. syntax error, unexpected '['
A bit frustrating to have this promoted, read the responses that people have issues, and there's no response from the plugin creator on how to resolve the issue.
by Nits on 6 November, 2009 at 21:51
RSS plugin work wonderfull with the wordpress.
by Roy on 20 November, 2009 at 21:23
Thanks for this plugin... just what I needed for one of my wordpress blogs. Cheers.