RSS2 Feed Contribution

waterbender:

hi does this RSS module work well with v1.3.9h? It has not been updated since 2008.
Yes. Has not changed because no one needs.

a_berezin:

Yes. Has not changed because no one needs.

Andrew, are you saying no one need the RSS mod or are you saying no need for updates because there are no issues with it?

Hi Isaacola,

BlessIsaacola:

Andrew, are you saying no one need the RSS mod or are you saying no need for updates because there are no issues with it?
I think that no one need the RSS mod. I say this because I have not received any answer to my question:
a_berezin:

I am preparing to publish a new version RSS2 Feed module.
Accept suggestions and comments.

What are the problems in this module you encountered?

Hi Andrew

Your mod is working excellently for me on the face of it. All of the feeds are displaying correctly.

I do hoever have hundreds of debug files appearing all saying the same thing

PHP Warning: fclose() expects parameter 1 to be resource, string given in .../sideboxes/tpl_static_rss_sidebox.php on line 64

What do I need to look for please

And if you are thinking of carrying on development, please do - I guess the only reason people didn't answer you question was it already does pretty much everything

Whoops sorry Andrew - this isn't your mod -it's the other one that isn't working

John

a_berezin:

Hi Isaacola,

I think that no one need the RSS mod. I say this because I have not received any answer to my question:

What are the problems in this module you encountered?

Andrew, I think because for so long so many issues have been documented in this thread that are still outstanding, people have probably ditched this mod. I know we were getting ready to ditch it as well because it's no longer stable.

Some of the issues, is the cache logic continues generate errors and nobody seems to know what's going on. Here is one example and there are tons of them:```
[15-Sep-2011 01:52:28] PHP Warning: filemtime() [<a href='function.filemtime'>function.filemtime</a>]: stat failed for /MASKED/cache/rssfeed_e3a9cacf59938d5935621fd1c1215749 in /MASKED/includes/classes/rss_feed.php on line 383

Also, the buy now button sometimes display and sometimes it doesn't now really sure what the logic is behind it either. This also have nothing to do with products with attributes.

The product image sometimes shows as image and sometimes shows as link.

The new product and upcoming rss feed sometimes picks up newly added stuff and sometimes doesn't.

There are just so many inconsistencies in how this mod current functions.

Thanks!

Isaacola,

BlessIsaacola:

Andrew, I think because for so long so many issues have been documented in this thread that are still outstanding, people have probably ditched this mod. I know we were getting ready to ditch it as well because it's no longer stable.
Ок.

BlessIsaacola:

Some of the issues, is the cache logic continues generate errors and nobody seems to know what's going on. Here is one example and there are tons of them:```
[15-Sep-2011 01:52:28] PHP Warning: filemtime() [<a href='function.filemtime'>function.filemtime</a>]: stat failed for /MASKED/cache/rssfeed_e3a9cacf59938d5935621fd1c1215749 in /MASKED/includes/classes/rss_feed.php on line 383

What's wrong? What if this message does not work?

> **BlessIsaacola:**
>
> Also, the buy now button sometimes display and sometimes it doesn't now really sure what the logic is behind it either. This also have nothing to do with products with attributes.
> 
> The product image sometimes shows as image and sometimes shows as link.
> 
> The new product and upcoming rss feed sometimes picks up newly added stuff and sometimes doesn't.
> 
> There are just so many inconsistencies in how this mod current functions.
Almost all the errors mentioned here earlier, I was not able to repeat or on my Web sites or on a test site or sites of my clients. And no one gave me the opportunity to consider the error closer to the site where it arises. I even gave access to the test site for someone to reproduce even one mistake. But nobody could do it. 

Minor errors, such as the quoted message, minor improvements I've made since the last version that was going to publish it, does not solve the described problems. Just because I can not reproduce these problems.

In this situation, I think you're right. Need to declare the module is not workable and just close this topic.

a_berezin:

Isaacola,

Ок.

What's wrong? What if this message does not work?

Almost all the errors mentioned here earlier, I was not able to repeat or on my Web sites or on a test site or sites of my clients. And no one gave me the opportunity to consider the error closer to the site where it arises. I even gave access to the test site for someone to reproduce even one mistake. But nobody could do it.

Minor errors, such as the quoted message, minor improvements I've made since the last version that was going to publish it, does not solve the described problems. Just because I can not reproduce these problems.

In this situation, I think you're right. Need to declare the module is not workable and just close this topic.

If you're have a site where this is working, I definitely want to see because I like this mod when it was working for us. I know there have also been issues with the TTL value with regards to the cache folder. If you have a beta version to test I'd be glad to test it as well.

I completely understand if it's not worth your time to maintain this anymore but it is indeed a valueable mod.

For what's worth this is the error I just received via Google Chrome:

This page contains the following errors:
error on line 136 at column 1: Encoding error
Below is a rendering of the page up to the first error.

Our page is encoded in utf8 so I am not sure if this mod takes into account site encoding or not.

Thanks!

BlessIsaacola:

For what's worth this is the error I just received via Google Chrome:

This page contains the following errors:
error on line 136 at column 1: Encoding error
Below is a rendering of the page up to the first error.
What is the address for "this page"?

BlessIsaacola:

If you're have a site where this is working,
a_berezin:

I could not get this error.

I did the following:

1. I downloaded and installed rss_feed_2-1-4
2. added product - http://test.zen-cart.su/matrox_g200_mms_add_19082011-p-193.html
3. edited product - http://test.zen-cart.su/matrox_g200_mms_edit_19082011-p-1.html
4. Both pages show only a single product:
   http://test.zen-cart.su/products_new.html
   http://test.zen-cart.su/index.php?main_page=rss_feed&feed=new_products
   What addons do you use?
   a_berezin:

Please, repeate this error on the test site:
http://test.zen-cart.su/admin-demo/index.php
Login/password: demo 5555555

Let me remind you, there is now an old version of rss_feed_2-1-4.

BlessIsaacola:

If you have a beta version to test I'd be glad to test it as well.
I do not have a beta version. I have a release with whom I work constantly. I wanted him to publish. I can offer it for testing.

BlessIsaacola:

I completely understand if it's not worth your time to maintain this anymore
My business is the creation, maintenance, development of online shops. I only use zen-cards. Therefore, to maintain and develop my modules and others - is part of my business.

BlessIsaacola:

but it is indeed a valueable mod.
I also think that this module is very important for advancement. My clients with great success using this rss feed for the export of new products and news to Facebook and Twitter, as well as export to various rss aggregators.
Similarly, the export new products, bestsellers, specials and other to the satellites sites, blogs and other promotional sites.

a_berezin:

What is the address for "this page"?

http://www.clevershoppers.com/index.php?main_page=rss_feed&feed=upcoming

You only see the error in Google Chrome but it fails in all browsers

I will also appreciate if I can test your current version. Thanks!

BlessIsaacola:

http://www.clevershoppers.com/index.php?main_page=rss_feed&feed=upcoming
I see very strange things. My module is not able to do so.
Can you uninstall, download and install RSS Feed module? And not to change anything in it.

BlessIsaacola:

I will also appreciate if I can test your current version.
Well, I cook it for you. :)

a_berezin:

I see very strange things. My module is not able to do so.
Can you uninstall, download and install RSS Feed module? And not to change anything in it.

Well, I cook it for you. :)

I currently do not have access to the server but I will uninstall and reinstall and report back. Thanks for looking into this.

a_berezin:

I see very strange things. My module is not able to do so.
Can you uninstall, download and install RSS Feed module? And not to change anything in it.

Well, I cook it for you. :)

Andrew, I uninstalled my current version and reinstalled from a fresh download and things are loading fine right now without the strange error you previously observed.

I am still interested in testing your updated version if you don't mind. Thanks!

Why is tpl_modules_categories_tabs.php outputting before the rss? I installed it a few times with no modifications except I used the debugging tpl_rss_feed_default.php.

Hi Isaacola,

BlessIsaacola:

Andrew, I uninstalled my current version and reinstalled from a fresh download and things are loading fine right now without the strange error you previously observed.
I'm glad you got rid of the bad advice :)

BlessIsaacola:

I am still interested in testing your updated version if you don't mind.
Of course I remember. I was waiting for confirmation of performance the previous version. Soon come.

daman371:

Why is tpl_modules_categories_tabs.php outputting before the rss?
This is due to bugs in your template.

a_berezin:

This is due to bugs in your template.

Any suggestions on how to fix it or maybe a starting point? I looked through the code but it's hard to follow since it's spread out over multiple files.

I have modded the template and based it off of the classic template.

Thanks

The image below is how it looks in the default classic template.

[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/daman371/th_ScreenShot2011-09-28at65722PM.png[/IMG]

The image below is how it looks in my template.

[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/daman371/th_ScreenShot2011-09-28at70216PM.png[/IMG]

I thought it was just supposed to be an xml file generated instead of html mixed with it.

Thanks again for any help