Adding RSS to WordPress Pages
Written by Bec on September 12, 2008 – 2:36 PM -
It seems that no matter what it is you want to have happen with your WordPress program, you can find a plugin or code generator that will make the job easier and faster than you figuring out the coding on your own. What started the hunt for a way a non-code savvy blogger could add RSS was a request from a client of mine wanting to know if he could create WordPress PAGES that would display a specific feed per page. The idea being that he wants all of his hand written posts as the regular front page of postings, and then have individual pages that bring in specific sponsor hosted feeds using his affiliate code… that updates automatically. IE: A page for Hunkmoney RSS Feeds, another page for Fantasy Girl Revenue Feeds, and so on.
Now if my client were more code savvy, I’m sure he’d sit down and figure this all out on his own, but he isn’t. And using the RSS Widget feature in the latest versions of WordPress is an “almost” solution. But he doesn’t just want a few rss feed titles on the sidebar. So after spending an hour or so with google and refining my search terms a few times, I found this site: Feed Commander. Feed Commander has a delightfully FREE RSS code generator! You input the RSS URL you want to use, define the display properties, preview your creation, and if you’re happy with it, generate the particular code you need for your website: javascript, asp, php, etc.
Now all my client has to do is create a new PAGE in the admin area, go to code view, and paste in the code and save/publish it, and he should be good to go.
I do have to caution you on over using this fun RSS tool from Feed Commander, as bringing in a lot of RSS content from other sites can be a not so good thing from an SEO standpoint. Use it in moderation, as a variation of ways to offer up quality content to your readers. Try to monitor the actual hits those pages receive vs your upsells for a month or more. Then decide if the feature is actually a benefit or a burden to your blog offerings. You may find that just using the simple sidebar RSS widget to display a few post titles gets a better click through ratio. But by all means, experiment and have fun!
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