WordPress:Function Reference/get rss
Description
Retrieves an RSS feed and parses it, then displays it as a list of links. The get_rss() function only outputs the list items, not the surrounding list tags itself.
Uses the MagpieRSS and RSSCache functions for parsing and automatic caching and the Snoopy HTTP client for the actual retrieval.
Note
A bug in 2.06 prevents this function from working correctly. This bug will likely be fixed in 2.07 or 2.08.
Usage
%%%<?php require_once(ABSPATH . WPINC . '/rss-functions.php'); get_rss($uri, $num = 5); ?> %%%
Example
The get_rss() function only outputs the list items, not the surrounding list tags itself. So, to get and display an ordered list of 5 links from an existing RSS feed:
%%%<?php require_once(ABSPATH . WPINC . '/rss-functions.php');
echo '
- ';
get_rss('http://example.com/rss/feed/goes/here');
echo '
';
?> %%%
Parameters
Output
The output from the above example will look like the following:
%%%
-
<a href='LINK FROM FEED' title='DESCRIPTION FROM FEED'>TITLE FROM FEED</a>
(repeat for number of links specified)
%%%