11.6 RSS Feed

Display rss feed articles on your screen.

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Written by Omma Sign
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The RSS Feed Widget allows you to display a feed of articles or posts from a selected RSS source on your signage display. You can customize the look of the widget by choosing a font, font size, and color for the title and content of the posts.

Adding the Widget

To add the RSS Feed Widget; (How to add widgets to a scene?)

  • Click on "Insert Widget" from the top menu.

  • Select "RSS Feed" from the list of available widgets.

Configuring the Widget

After adding the RSS Feed Widget, you can configure it by following these steps:

  • Click on the "Configure" from sidebar. Or double click to the selected widget.

  • Datasource: In the configuration modal, choose the RSS source from the dropdown list of available data sources; make sure to create a data source with an RSS feed URL first.

  • If you're unsure how to create a data source, visit the support page for creating a data source first.

  • Number of posts: Enter the number of posts you want to display by specifying a value in the "Number of Posts" field.

  • Duration: Choose the duration of each post by specifying a value in the "Duration" field, which is measured in seconds.

  • Show Relative Time: Select the "Show Relative Time" option to display the time that has passed since each post was published; you can also choose the language of the time by selecting it from the dropdown list.

  • Shuffle posts: Choose whether to shuffle the posts by selecting the "Shuffle Posts" option.

  • Customize the font size and color of the title and content of the posts by giving values to the inputs.

  • Title Style: Chose the font and other styles for the rss title.

  • Body Style: Chose the font and other styles for the content of rss post.

  • if you want to use a custom font, please check support page how to add a custom font here.

Conclusion

The RSS Feed Widget allows you to easily display a feed of articles or posts from a selected RSS source on your signage display. With its customizable options for font, font size, and color, you can ensure that the widget fits seamlessly with the rest of your screen design.

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