Replace existing wp-includes/rss.php

[chmac]

The current rss.php file is somewhat out of date and doesn't include a number of functions. For example, it doesn't support multiple categories. I'll attach a modified version that is distributed with ​wp-autoblog which is significantly better. I haven't tested it extensively, but it does provide a number of useful features which the current file doesn't. Plus, it's a single-file, drop-in replacement.

[chmac]

Suggested replacement for wp-includes/rss.php

[johnbillion]

chmac, to save people manually trawling through your attached file, can you give us a summary of the changes? For example, is there support for enclosures? And what are the new functions that are included?

[chmac]

The file includes a summary of changes I believe. I noticed that it handles categories much better, and also creates a date_timestamp field (saves a bunch of hassle calculating dates). Those were the only two features I specifically needed, so I haven't looked at what else it does in detail.

var_dump(fetch_rss($url)) provides an awful lot more with this file. Beyond "more" I didn't really pay attention to specifically what it does.

[hansengel]

Patch version of rss.php, so changes are visible

[DD32]

Patch is stale.

The RSS Cacher could do with a tune up, For example, The dashboard only requires 2 posts with their description, Not the 15posts cached in the database, The extra length can really bloat out the RSS options quickly, But that would require modifying the Magpie core class more. Garbage collection of old RSS items would also be well received by plugin authors who fetch dynamic RSS feeds i'm sure.

See also: #5378

[DD32]

(Dont ask why i'd post a circular reference there..)

See also: #6897

[ryan]

We now use SimplePie. see #9198