JR Tashjian

<p>This plugin was created to retrieve and cache an RSS feed for use in a template.</p>
<p>What you do is pass the url to the feed you would like returned and the number of minutes you would like the feed cached for. The<br />
plugin will cache the RSS xml and return the feed as an object which you can loop through and output however you please.</p>
<p>New As Of Version 1.5:<br />
– Fixed a typo that caused the feed to be retrieved and cached every time. Credit: Binny V A (http://www.bin-co.com/blog/) – Thanks man!</p>
<h3>General Usage</h3>
<p>fetch_feed_cache() is the only function you will be using with this plugin. fetch_feed_cache() accepts 2 parameters.</p>
<ol>
<li>(string) $url        – This is the URL to the feed you would like to parse</li>
<li>(int)    $cache_min  – This is the amount of time in minutes you would like the feed cached for.</li>
</ol>
<p>Here is an example of the plugin being used in a template:</p>
<pre><code><?php $xml = fetch_feed_cache("http://jrtashjian.com/feed/", 60); ?>
<h3><?=$xml->channel->title?></h3>
<ul>
    <?php if( ! empty($xml)) : ?>
        <?php foreach($xml->channel->item as $item) : ?>
            <li><a href="<?=$item->link?>"><?=$item->title?></a></li>
        <?php endforeach; ?>
    <?php else : ?>
        <p>Delicious doesn't seem to be working at the moment...</p>
    <?php endif; ?>
</ul>
</code></pre>
<p>Remeber, every feed could be different. If you need to see the structure of the object returned just use print_r().<br />
Example: <code><?php print_r(fetch_feed_cache("http://jrtashjian.com/feed/", 25)); ?></code></p>


Fetch Feed

Fetches an RSS feed and returns RSS as array

Micah Wood

<p>The <strong>mPress Custom Feed Excerpts</strong> plugin allows to you customize your WordPress feed excerpts by simply using the <!– more –> tag in WordPress.</p>
<h4>Why?</h4>
<p>Everyone who uses feeds in WordPress wants to be able to control what shows up for their readers.  There is a fine line between an excerpt that is too short to capture interest and a full post that never brings your readers to your actual website. At the same time, WordPress strips out all the HTML on feed excerpts and none on full posts.  Now, you can customize the feed excerpt on a post-by-post basis and maintain the HTML as seen by visitors on your site.</p>
<h4>How?</h4>
<p>Using this plugin is simple:</p>
<ol>
<li>Install the plugin</li>
<li>Activate the plugin</li>
<li>Go to ‘Reading’ under ‘Settings’ in the WordPress admin menu and make sure you are using the ‘Full text’ option for your feeds.</li>
<li>Save your changes</li>
<li>In your posts, just use the <!– more –> tag where you want to cut off the post in your feed.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Works with custom post types</li>
<li>No settings page, just adds an easy way for you to customize your feed excerpts</li>
<li>Clean, well written code that won’t bog down your site</li>
</ul>


mPress Custom Feed Excerpts

Customize your feed excerpts by simply using the  tag in posts.

Fetch Feed vs mPress Custom Feed Excerpts