User Guide & Reference Manual

RSS Feeds

RSS feeds do not normally require any template customization because RSS feeds are highly structured documents and Hero offers numerous configurations for RSS feeds that don't require template customization.

Each RSS feed is mapped to a URL when it's created in the control panel.

Templates

By default, all RSS feeds out with the rss_feed.txml template.

Example RSS Feed Template


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
    xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
    xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
    xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/"
    xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
    xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/">

    <channel>
    
    <title>{$title}</title>

    <link>{$url}</link>
    <description>{$description}</description>
    <dc:creator>{setting name="site_email"}</dc:creator>

    <dc:rights>Copyright {$smarty.now|date_format:"%Y"}</dc:rights>
    <admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="{setting name="app_link"}" />

    {foreach $content as $item}
    
        <item>

          <title>{$item.title}</title>
          <link>{$item.url}</link>
          <guid>{$item.url_path}</guid>
			
		  {if $summary_field}
          <description><![CDATA[
     		{$item.summary}
     	  ]]></description>
     	  {/if}
          <pubDate>{$item.date|date_format:"%a %b %e %H:%M:%S %Z %Y"}</pubDate>
        </item>

        
    {/foreach}
    
    </channel>
</rss>

RSS Template Variables

The following variables are available in the RSS feed template.

Variables
Variable	Description
{$content}	An array of the content matching the RSS feed's configured filters. Each item within this array has the same variables as any content item, listed in the designer's content reference. If you have configured your RSS feed to auto-generate a "summary" field, this will be available at {$summary} within each item's array.
{$id}	The RSS feed ID.
{$link_id}	The corresponding link ID in the universal links database.
{$title}	The title of the RSS feed.
{$description}	The description of the RSS feed.
{$filter_authors}	An array of authors allowed in the RSS feed, else FALSE if any author is allowed.
{$filter_topics}	An array of topics allowed in the RSS feed, else FALSE if any topic is allowed.
{$type}	The content type ID for the RSS feed's content type.
{$type_name}	The name of the content type.
{$summary_field}	If the RSS feed is auto-generating a "summary" for each content item, this is the system name of the field used for generation.
{$url}	The absolute URL to the RSS feed.
{$url_path}	The relative path to the RSS feed.
{$template}	The template file used to display the RSS feed.
{$sort_field}	The field used to sort the RSS feed.
{$sort_dir}	The direction the field is being sorted by, either "ASC" or "DESC".
{$privileges}	If restricting access to this RSS feed by usergroup, this is an array of all the usergroups who can see the content.
{$template}	The template file used to display the RSS feed.