HeadLines Administration

This module controls how you syndicate other people's headlines on your site. Like this you can integrate external content directly into your site.

Add/Edit Headline:

Site Name: The name you wish to give this headline: Only for your personal reference.

URL: The url that corresponds to the site where this headline is coming from. For personal reference.

URL for the RDF/XML file: This is the actual file on the distant site that contains the headlines to be integrated into your site. Very often this can be backend.php in the root of the distant site.

Template: Templates control the layout of the headline for this particular site. Some templates only show a 1 liner like the title link (simple.txt), and others show both the title and a brief summary of the text (description.txt).

Note: You can edit these templates to fit your needs in /modules/headlines/templates/
Also, it depends on the distant site whether descriptions or other information is availiable or not.

Type: With this option you can control if the headline only shows up in your blocks (see: admin/blocks) or if it also shows up on your headlines mainpage. Likewise you can create different types of headlines for each one.

Cache Mins: How long you wish to store the headline in a cache before getting a fresh copy. This is for speedup.

Max Items: The number of items to show for this headline.

Status: Active means that the headline will be displayed on your site.

 

Once you have added a headline, you can edit its weight in the upper menu, and simply click reorder. This controls the position in the block/page where the headline shows up at.


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