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Building Websites with e107

You're reading from   Building Websites with e107 A step by step tutorial to getting your e107 website up and running fast

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2007
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781904811312
Length 260 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Building Websites with e107
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewer
1. Preface
1. An Introduction to e107 2. Installing e107 FREE CHAPTER 3. Setting Site Preferences 4. Customizing the Look and Feel of Your Site 5. Customizing Your Site for e-Commerce with Plugins 6. Customizing Your Site for Business with Plugins 7. Adding Content to e107 8. Information Dissemination 9. Maintenance, Optimization, and Security Resources

RSS Plugin


RSS is an abbreviation for Really Simple Syndication. Its basic function is to distribute frequently updated digital content. This information is disseminated via a feed, which can then be subscribed and viewed by means of a program called an aggregator. Over the years since RSS was first introduced, it has become increasingly popular. So much so that many of the newer web browsers have the aggregator built into them. You can find additional information about RSS at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS(file_format).

Now some of you may have remembered when we first installed e107 and viewed our front page that the RSS menu was active and we deactivated it. We are going to go back and reactivate that menu item in a minute but first we want to install the RSS plugin from our core plugins.

Installation

Select Plugins | Plugin Manager from the administrator toolbar or the Plugin Manager icon from the administrative interface. Now install the RSS plugin. Select configure and you will...

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