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plugin:rssfeed [2026/02/16 12:11] – [Configuration] duncancplugin:rssfeed [2026/02/17 13:56] (current) – [Formatting the feed items] duncanc
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 ====== Purpose ====== ====== Purpose ======
  
-This plugin lets you create campaigns that include content from RSS and Atom feeds and are automatically repeated at regular intervals.+This plugin lets you create campaigns that include content from an RSS or Atom feed and which are automatically repeated at regular intervals.
 So, for example, you can have a campaign that is sent every day at 09:00 which contains items from an RSS feed that were published in the previous day. So, for example, you can have a campaign that is sent every day at 09:00 which contains items from an RSS feed that were published in the previous day.
  
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 When phplist is building the email to be sent the plugin replaces the [RSS] placeholder in the message content by the available feed items, each of which is formatted using an RSS template. The default RSS template is specified on the Settings page, but each campaign can have a custom RSS template, which is entered on the RSS tab. When phplist is building the email to be sent the plugin replaces the [RSS] placeholder in the message content by the available feed items, each of which is formatted using an RSS template. The default RSS template is specified on the Settings page, but each campaign can have a custom RSS template, which is entered on the RSS tab.
  
-The template consists of html containing placeholders that will be replaced by fields from the item:+In the template placeholders that will be replaced by fields from the item:
   * [TITLE]   * [TITLE]
   * [URL]   * [URL]
   * [PUBLISHED]   * [PUBLISHED]
 +  * [AUTHOR]
   * [DESCRIPTION]   * [DESCRIPTION]
   * [CONTENT]   * [CONTENT]
  
-A feed entry may provide a short summary instead of, or as well as, the full content. The [DESCRIPTION] placeholder will be replaced by the RSS ''description'' or Atom ''summary'' element if present, otherwise replaced by the full content. The [CONTENT] placeholder will be replaced by the ''content'' element from the feed if present, otherwise replaced by the short content.+A feed item may provide a short summary instead of, or as well as, the full content. The [DESCRIPTION] placeholder will be replaced by the RSS ''description'' or Atom ''summary'' element if present, otherwise replaced by the full content. The [CONTENT] placeholder will be replaced by the ''content'' element from the feed if present, otherwise replaced by the short content.
  
 Additionally, placeholders for custom tags can be included. The placeholders must match exactly the custom tags entered on the Settings page. Additionally, placeholders for custom tags can be included. The placeholders must match exactly the custom tags entered on the Settings page.
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   * The php ''date()'' format to be used to display the published date. This is used when the php ''intl'' extension is not enabled.   * The php ''date()'' format to be used to display the published date. This is used when the php ''intl'' extension is not enabled.
   * The php ''IntlDateFormatter'' format to be used to display the published date. This is used when the php ''intl'' extension is enabled.   * The php ''IntlDateFormatter'' format to be used to display the published date. This is used when the php ''intl'' extension is enabled.
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 +The plugin used to have settings for allowing only whitelisted tags, generating special content for a Youtube URL, and specifying the maximum size of the HTTP response. These were specific to the Picofeed package which is no longer used.
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 +There was also a setting for whether to use a feed item's ''description'' element or ''summary'' element. This setting is no longer needed because the plugin now provides a ''[DESCRIPTION]'' placeholder in addition to the ''[SUMMARY]'' placeholder.
  
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