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RSS Viewer

Use this portlet to show the content of a Real Simple Syndication (RSS) 1.0 or 2.0 news feed specified by a URL address. RSS is a format for syndicating news and is used by many Web sites to publish frequently updated content.

To modify the properties for this portlet, click the edit button  to open the properties page. If the edit button is disabled or not visible, the administrator did not make these settings available to you.

In the portlet properties page, to reset the default portlet settings, or to return to the settings specified by your administrator, click the reset button  in the portlet title bar. To exit the properties page without saving the changes, click the return button  or click Cancel.

The following table shows the properties that you can change.

Property

Description

Title

Specifies the title of the portlet. If no title is specified, the Web page URL address is used by default.

You can specify a title for each supported language version of the product.

Language

Specifies the product language version in which the title appears. You can assign the same title for multiple language versions.

URL

Specifies the URL address that identifies the RSS channel feed.

The RSS channel includes a list of links to specific Web pages. The links may include a title and a short description of the linked story.

Features to expose

Specifies how the entries in this portlet are shown.

Use the Show details option to include a description of an entry.

Use the Show the RSS channel signature option to include an image, such as a logo, associated with the entry.

Use the Alternating backgrounds option to separate entries in long lists with different background colors to make the entries easier to read.

Open links

Specifies how the links in RSS Viewer are opened. You can

  • open and navigate the linked entries in a new browser window.

    This is the default option.

  • open and navigate the linked entries in the currently opened browser window.

  • open the linked entries in a target browser window or frame.

    Type the name of the window or frame in the provided text box.

  • open and navigate the linked entries in the HTML Viewer portlet.

    Type the channel name as specified in HTML Viewer.

Maximum displayed entries

Specifies the maximum number of URLs to display in the portlet.