## FAQ
Why doesn't XenForo do this already?
Because it reads the date and then ignores it.
puts each entry's date into
thread creator, so
Does it change threads that were imported before I installed it?
No. It only affects entries imported after installation. Existing threads keep
the dates they were created with; nothing is retroactively rewritten.
I installed it and imported a feed, but the dates are still "now".
Most likely those entries were already imported and are being skipped as
duplicates. Clear the feed's rows from
produced) or point the importer at a feed with fresh entries, then run the job
again.
The imported threads don't show up in "New posts" / "What's new". Is that a bug?
No, it is the point of the add-on. A thread dated a week ago genuinely is a week
old, and XenForo's new-content lists are based on date. If you need members to
notice an import, that is a separate problem from the date.
My forum's "last message" date didn't move. Why?
It only moves if the imported thread is the newest thread in that forum. A
back-dated thread is usually older than what is already there, so the forum's
last-post data is correctly left alone.
My feed is Atom. Which field is used,
date;
does not read it. For news feeds the two are normally the same value.
What about entries with no date at all?
They import exactly as before, dated at the import time.
Do the dates respect timezones?
Feed dates are converted to UNIX timestamps on import. Each member sees them
rendered in their own timezone, the same way they see any other post date.
Can I use it on only some feeds?
Not with this version, and there is no per-feed or per-forum switch. It applies
to every feed the importer processes.
Will it conflict with other feed add-ons or with a "change post date" add-on?
It hooks
mechanism other add-ons use, so several can coexist. A manual "change post date"
tool is only needed for threads that were already imported, which this add-on
deliberately does not rewrite.
Does it work with XenForo's other content types?
No. It is specific to the RSS feed importer that creates threads. Nothing else
in XenForo imports external content with a source date.
What happens if I uninstall it?
The class extension is removed and imports revert to stamping the current time.
Threads already imported keep their feed dates, because those are ordinary post
dates stored in the database.
Why doesn't XenForo do this already?
Because it reads the date and then ignores it.
XF\Service\Feed\ReaderServiceputs each entry's date into
$entry['date_modified'], butXF\Service\Feed\FeederService::setupThreadCreate() never passes it to thethread creator, so
CreatorService::finalSetup() stamps time().Does it change threads that were imported before I installed it?
No. It only affects entries imported after installation. Existing threads keep
the dates they were created with; nothing is retroactively rewritten.
I installed it and imported a feed, but the dates are still "now".
Most likely those entries were already imported and are being skipped as
duplicates. Clear the feed's rows from
xf_feed_log (and delete the threads theyproduced) or point the importer at a feed with fresh entries, then run the job
again.
The imported threads don't show up in "New posts" / "What's new". Is that a bug?
No, it is the point of the add-on. A thread dated a week ago genuinely is a week
old, and XenForo's new-content lists are based on date. If you need members to
notice an import, that is a separate problem from the date.
My forum's "last message" date didn't move. Why?
It only moves if the imported thread is the newest thread in that forum. A
back-dated thread is usually older than what is already there, so the forum's
last-post data is correctly left alone.
My feed is Atom. Which field is used,
<published> or <updated>?<updated>. XenForo's reader exposes Atom's <updated> as the entry's modifieddate;
<published> is available separately as the created date and this add-ondoes not read it. For news feeds the two are normally the same value.
What about entries with no date at all?
They import exactly as before, dated at the import time.
Do the dates respect timezones?
Feed dates are converted to UNIX timestamps on import. Each member sees them
rendered in their own timezone, the same way they see any other post date.
Can I use it on only some feeds?
Not with this version, and there is no per-feed or per-forum switch. It applies
to every feed the importer processes.
Will it conflict with other feed add-ons or with a "change post date" add-on?
It hooks
XF\Service\Feed\FeederService as a class extension, which is the samemechanism other add-ons use, so several can coexist. A manual "change post date"
tool is only needed for threads that were already imported, which this add-on
deliberately does not rewrite.
Does it work with XenForo's other content types?
No. It is specific to the RSS feed importer that creates threads. Nothing else
in XenForo imports external content with a source date.
What happens if I uninstall it?
The class extension is removed and imports revert to stamping the current time.
Threads already imported keep their feed dates, because those are ordinary post
dates stored in the database.