So What is "Feed to JavaScript"?
An RSS Feed is a dynamically generated summary (in XML format) of information or news published on other web sites- so when the published RSS changes, your web site will be automatically changed too.
This version (v1.7) of the original Feed2JS has been set up for incsub.org as one of the approved Feed2JS mirrors.
It is a rather simple technology that allows you, the humble web page designer, to have this content displayed in your own web page, without having to know a lick about XML!
Think of it as a box you define on your web page that is able to update itself, whenever the source of the information changes, your web page does too, without you having to do a single thing to it. Check out some of the examples where ordinary people are already using this.
This Feed2JS web site provides you a free service that can do all the hard work for you-- in 3 easy steps:
- Find the RSS source, the web address for the feed.
- Use our simple tool to build the JavaScript command that will display it
- Optionally style it up to look pretty.
Run Your Own Version
This Feed2JS site is provided by incsub.org for free and open use, as one of the mirrors of the original version created at the Maricopa Community Colleges. If you host your own web site and can download, configure, and install a few PHP files, then you are welcome to set up your own instance of Feed2JS. Check out the details...
Why Are You Doing This?
A very good question! We developed this as an experiment, largely for our own use. RSS was just starting to get popular in 2003, and it seemed like people could use an easier method for incorporating RSS into their own web sites. See our footer for the legal verbiage as far as the open source license for this software.
History
Stay up to date with Feed2JS changes-- now available as an RSS 2.0 feed.
Error: Feed failed! Causes may be (1) No data found for RSS feed http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/feed/content/feed2js.xml; (2) There are no items are available for this feed; (3) The RSS feed does not validate.
Please verify that the URL http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/feed/content/feed2js.xml works first in your browser and that the feed passes a validator test.
For the full details, see the history of Feed2JS displayed using itself!
