Add all posts and descriptions to RSS content

[Martok]

Following on from my thread here, I'd like to suggest that the RSS content contains all posts and descriptions, not just from the first post in a thread.

This is how RSS works on phpBB. Although that software doesn't have individual feeds for forums, it does have an overall feed. The overall feed contains all posts, not just the first post from each thread.

The RSS as it currently stands in 1.2 only displays the content of the first post in a thread. Effectively all this does it highlight any new topics that are started on a forum but gives no indication of how the conversations in these topics develop.

Adding this functionality would mean that members could use RSS to keep up-to-date with reading posts.

 

[Nitaaiji]

Absolutely, I fully agree. There is not much use of the present RSS feed without the recent posts content. In fact the members are getting confused just to see the first post in the feed when there are other posts actually. We can use the proper posts RSS feed with Google's feedburner to add a subscribe option for the forum mailing list. Most of my new postings and discussions are as posts rather than new threads so the Rss feed with only first thread posts is not of much use unless it is an announcement forum or a blog. A community forum needs RSS for the posts also. My request is to please add this basic option in the next update. Almost every other forum ipb, vb, phpbb, mybbb etc. have rss feeds which includes the posts in the descending order. Thanks.

 

[shorepower]

I echo this suggestion as I posted in another thread. In a forum the thread will develop and live, adding new posts and pages. I did not know this before I moved to Xenforo and just found out when the RSS feed posted four identical entries to Twitter ( I used Twitterfeed but stopped the function).

 

[DRE]

There are some threads on my site that I would definitely benefit from this feature. My twitter followers would be kept better up to date on my site's public threads and would probably be more encouraged to sign up and get verified.

 

[BassMan]

You're absolutely right, Martok. I like how RSS works on phpBB and I miss that here.

Hope XF will include this sometime.

 

[JamesBrown]

My members are missing this function too. They want all posts sent to their reader rather than just the first. Hope this will be included soon

 

[Martok]

@JamesBrown please like the first post if you would like this feature.

 

[Suzanne O]

Great suggestion @Martok

 

[Jerry Russell]

I'm adding my vote for this feature.

 

[hibiskus]

Oh my god, i am going mad, and i was sure this is an bug... OMG this not a bug?
For what have I paid 160€, I am asking my self in times like that really really hard. @XenForo

Any other solution to get useful rss feed? Because this is just a joke, a really bad one...

 

[RippC]

le bump. add another vote for this "unnecessary feature." I've been using XF for years and only just realized this was the behavior of the feed.

 

[Black Tiger]

Seriously? This is not present yet? I thought I just could find it.

Already was using this option for a couple of years with other software, which can create a feed of whatever you want. Used this to post to Facebook and Twitter via IFTTT.
And we do would like new topics and new reply's posted.

Upvote for this if this is still not present.

 

[Old Nick]

Upvote for this if this is still not present.

Do not dream, the suggestions are only very rarely implemented (I see only 3 currently and it is obviously not the number of votes that was decisive...).
On the other hand, there are 7.8K closed (lack of interest, duplicate, not planned) and there are 9.2K in progress, some with a very high number of votes, others dating back several years...
Suggestions on XenForo, seem to be there only to make users believe that they are participating in the development of the software, but ultimately not.

It is also well specified in the discussion "guide to suggestions":

The developers are already aware of all the suggestions which have been made and have their own criteria for deciding which ones to develop.

It seems that the number of votes is not part of their own criteria

 

[hibiskus]

Do not dream, the suggestions are only very rarely implemented (I see only 3 currently and it is obviously not the number of votes that was decisive...).
On the other hand, there are 7.8K closed (lack of interest, duplicate, not planned) and there are 9.2K in progress, some with a very high number of votes, others dating back several years...
Suggestions on XenForo, seem to be there only to make users believe that they are participating in the development of the software, but ultimately not.

It is also well specified in the discussion "guide to suggestions":

It seems that the number of votes is not part of their own criteria

What bags me most is there are some decisions made for us, they had that already implemented and decided to switch to what it is now.
What i really don't get, why there not just giving a little option, to decide for ourselves.

Instead they have decided for what ever reason to implement both in history but only give one as already for us decided option.

 

[Black Tiger]

o not dream, the suggestions are only very rarely implemented

I know, I won't dream, but one can hope. Especially since this feature is already implemented for years with the biggest competition (IPB) and very well made use of for various things. Every forum it's own RSS and also custom RSS can be made.

I came over since the other party is fasing out bbcode and Xen was more ahead with other things. But I'm very dissapointed this was not in yet. Hadn't expected that.
Anyway, one can still hope they will implement it.