Below you will find a quick introduction to the use of RSS on Confluence. If you wish to find more information then please visit our online introduction to RSS.
Alternatively, you can view online documentation regarding [Confluence generated RSS feeds| }
RSS is a type of XML which allows one system to tell other systems what new information it has. It's generally used to notify others of the latest news which is available over a network.
RSS stands for `Really Simple Syndication' or `Rich Site Summary', depending on which part of it you are referring to!
Confluence and RSS
Confluence reads incoming RSS and creates outgoing RSS. It allows you to stay informed of the latest current affairs of others and allows you to tell them of your own.
Confluence and Blogging
Blogging (or weblogging) has recently received massive attention in online communication but is not a terribly new concept as ideas go on the internet. Confluence allows users to create blogs in each space, which can be used to publish regular news about what your organisation is thinking. These blogs are fully searchable within Confluence.
Also see an example blog in the Demonstration Space: Octagon blog post
Reading incoming RSS
Reading incoming RSS is quite simple. See below for an example using the RSS feeds published by the BBC:
Usage:
{rss:url=my_rss_url}
| Parameter | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| my_rss_url | yes | none | the url to the RSS feed |
Example:
{rss:url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/feeds/news/ukfs_news/world/rss091.xml|max=5}
BBC News - World
(The latest stories from the World section of the BBC News web site.) |
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Resolution on Syria vetoed at UN
Russia and China veto an Arab and Western-backed UN resolution condemning the violent crackdown in Syria, hours after scores are killed in Homs. |
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Nevada holds Republican vote
Republicans in the US state of Nevada take part in caucuses to decide their choice of presidential candidate with Mitt Romney leading the field. |
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Fidel Castro launches his memoirs
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro appears in public for the first time since April 2011 to launch a two-volume book of memoirs. |
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Afghan civilian death toll rises
The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals. |
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Mexico 'cartel enforcer' detained
Police in Mexico say they have arrested the suspected leader of the Gente Nueva gang, the armed wing of the Sinaloa drug cartel. |
Publishing RSS from Confluence
Confluence automatically generates RSS feeds for
- New blog posts
- New pages
- Updated pages
- New comments
You can find the XML documents which describe each of the above items by visiting the //Space Summary and viewing the //Content tab, which leads to RSS options.
For example, here is a list new pages published by your own instance of Confluence right now. It can easily be used to let your team share news at a rapid rate.
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A blog is really a piece of news, or a journal, published by a specific author.
Here is a blog with a guest appearance of the word 'octagon'. By searching for 'octagon' in the top right hand menu or by a pre-configured search, blogs can be related to other pieces of content.
In Confluence, blogs are attached to spaces, not pages. Any user, if permitted by Confluence, may write blogs which other members can notice.
Confluence will even publish blogs to the internet, for anyone to read - this feature may be enabled or disabled for each user.