Below are the list of settings that the user can choose from for each configured data object of the Imported Feed Module module.
| Configurable Settings |
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| Number | Configurable Variable | Description | Input Type | Input Rules |
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| 1 | Name | The Name of this Imported Feed Module. - This will also appear as the HTML title on top of the browser and will appear as part of the page title in search engine listings - keep it short and meaningful! | text | Mandatory Field. Plain Text Only. |
| 2 | Description | A short description of this Imported Feed Module. - This will be added into the HTML meta tag for the page in question and is important for search engines, so use several specifically descriptive words that match the content of the object. This will also appear on the management screens for this site. It is a good idea to give a brief description which will enable you to quickly identify which entries are which in lists of objects. | textarea | Mandatory Field. Plain Text Only. |
| 3 | Image | An icon file associated with this Imported Feed Module. - This allows you to link to the Imported Feed Module with an image instead of a text string. Enter the name of a valid local file. | text | Optional Field. Plain Text Only. |
| Imported Feed Module Basic Information |
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| 4 | Feed Link | Text String Linking to the feed page | text | Mandatory Field. Plain Text Only. |
| 5 | Feed Title | Replace Feed Title - Fill in this box if you want to override the title that is supplied by the feed with your own title | text | Optional Field. Plain Text Only. |
| Universal Feed Settings (not affected by display mode) |
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| 6 | URL | The URL of the feed - in the form of http://www.mysite.com/feed.xml | text | Mandatory Field. Plain Text Only. |
| 7 | Date Format | Input the date format string (strftime format) - see strftime manual page | text | Optional Field. Plain Text Only. |
| 8 | Strip HTML | Strip any html from feeds - Some feeds include html in the content that they export. Often this will just mess up your display. Check this box and all html will be cleared from your imported feeds. | checkbox | On / Off |
| 9 | UTF8 encoded | Is the feed UTF8 encoded? - www.indymedia.org is | checkbox | On / Off |
| 10 | User republish | Allow users to republish - If you check this box, an icon will appear beside each headline, inviting users to republish the story on your site. | checkbox | On / Off |
| 11 | Filter Languages? | Check this box to filter the feed contents by language - If language is included in the feed info, you can choose to filter out all articles that are not in your desired language | checkbox | On / Off |
| 12 | Language Codes to Include | A comma seperated list of languages to include. - If you want to include unclassified items, you have to include the 'ot' other language code. | text | Optional Field. Plain Text Only. |
| 13 | Publish Object | The publish object for re-publications - which publish page will the republish link point to? | reference | A reference to a data object of type publish |
| Full Page Display Settings |
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| Settings that apply to the feed when it is viewed in full page mode |
| 14 | Top Notice | Allows you to make a piece of html appear at the top of the page - Can be useful to advertise important events | textarea | Optional Field. HTML / PHP input allowed. |
| 15 | End Note | Allows you to make a piece of html appear at the bottom of every page - Can be useful to advertise important events | textarea | Optional Field. HTML / PHP input allowed. |
| 16 | No Stories Message | The message the will be displayed to the user when no articles are in the feed | textarea | Optional Field. HTML / PHP input allowed. |
| 17 | Summary Pre-fill | The text that will be prefilled into the summary box of the publish form | textarea | Optional Field. Plain Text Only. |
| 18 | Promote Text | The word for promoting the article | text | Mandatory Field. Plain Text Only. |
| 19 | Page Layout | The Layout of the Newswire Page | reference | A reference to a data object of type page |
| 20 | Page Size | Number of articles to display in feed - Will override any feed settings | select | Numeric Option between: 1 and 99 |
| 21 | Maximum Word Length | Maximum Length in characters of a word in the text - This allows you to stop any long words without breaks from messing up the page layout. | select | Numeric Option between: 10 and 100 |
| 22 | Title Size | 1 is biggest, 5 smallest | select | Numeric Option between: 1 and 5 |
| 23 | Republish Option | Allow Editors to republish stories | checkbox | On / Off |
| 24 | Republish Full Text | Republish entire contents (if available)? | checkbox | On / Off |
| 25 | Show Feed Date | include date at top of feed | checkbox | On / Off |
| 26 | Show Feed Description | Show the description of the feed? | checkbox | On / Off |
| 27 | Show Feed Image | Show the image supplied by the feed? | checkbox | On / Off |
| 28 | Show Feed Language | Show the language of the feed? | checkbox | On / Off |
| 29 | Show Item Date | include date of each listing | checkbox | On / Off |
| 30 | Show Item Description | Show the description of each item? | checkbox | On / Off |
| 31 | Show Item Content | Show the full content of each item? | checkbox | On / Off |
| 32 | Show Item Language | Show the language of each item? | checkbox | On / Off |
| 33 | Show Icon | Show an icon for each item? | checkbox | On / Off |
| 34 | Show Item Author | include Author of each listing | checkbox | On / Off |
| Headline Listing (newswire column) Display Settings |
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| Settings that apply to the feed when it is viewed in a headlines listing mode (eg when it is in one of the menus or bars of the page) |
| 35 | Page Size | Number of articles to display in feed menu - How many articles should be displayed at a time on the feed menu (1-99)? | select | Numeric Option between: 1 and 99 |
| 36 | Maximum Headline Length | Maximum Length of each Headline in characters - How many characters should be allowed per headline? | select | Numeric Option between: 0 and 200 |
| 37 | Maximum Word Length | Maximum Length in characters of a word in the text - This allows you to stop any long words without breaks from messing up the page layout. | select | Numeric Option between: 10 and 100 |
| 38 | Maximum Image Width | Maximum Width of an image in pixels - Larger images will have a smaller value set in the tag | select | Numeric Option between: 0 and 200 |
| 39 | Title Size | 1 is biggest, 5 smallest | select | Numeric Option between: 1 and 5 |
| 40 | Republish Option | Allow Editors to republish stories | checkbox | On / Off |
| 41 | Show Feed Date | include date at top of feed | checkbox | On / Off |
| 42 | Show Feed Title | Show the title of the feed? | checkbox | On / Off |
| 43 | Show Feed Description | Show the description of the feed? | checkbox | On / Off |
| 44 | Show Feed Image | Show the image supplied by the feed? | checkbox | On / Off |
| 45 | Show Feed Language | Show the language of the feed? | checkbox | On / Off |
| 46 | Show Item Date | include date of each listing | checkbox | On / Off |
| 47 | Show Item Description | Show the description of each item? | checkbox | On / Off |
| 48 | Show Item Language | Show the language of each item? | checkbox | On / Off |
| 49 | Show Icon | Show an icon for each item? | checkbox | On / Off |
| 50 | Show Item Author | include Author of each listing | checkbox | On / Off |
| Access Control for this Imported Feed Module |
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| Protect this Imported Feed Module from unauthorised users and from being used in other sections of the site |
| 51 | Protected | Should This Imported Feed Module be hidden from the public? - Check this box if you want this Imported Feed Module to be only visible to editors on the site. This can be useful for keeping certain pages hidden from public view. | checkbox | On / Off |
| 52 | Shared? | Should This Imported Feed Module be available to add to menus etc on other sections of this site? - Shared Data Objects can be added to menus, lists, pages and so on throughout the site, no matter what section the page that includes them is from. Objects that are not shared are only available within the site section where they are owned. | checkbox | On / Off |
