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The RssFeeds.xml file within the XBMC\[[The UserData Folder|UserData]] folder contains the RSS feeds which are displayed by XBMC.
The RssFeeds.xml file within the XBMC\[[The UserData Folder|UserData]] folder contains the RSS feeds which are displayed by XBMC.
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Feeds are contained within sets and to have multiple feeds you can just add the feed to the relevent set.
Feeds are contained within sets and to have multiple feeds you can just add the feed to the relevent set.


You can also have multiple sets, but note that most skins use by default only the first set. So, if you want to display the other sets as well, you will need to edit the skin XML. See details in the [[RSS_feed_Control]] page for more information on adding these feeds to a skin.
You can also have multiple sets, but note that most skins use by default only the first set. So, if you want to display the other sets as well, you will need to edit the skin XML. See details in the [[RSS feed Control]] page for more information on adding these feeds to a skin.


This is an example of a feed set:
This is an example of a feed set:
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==Examples==
== Examples ==
Here is an example of a full file with mutiple sets and feeds:
Here is an example of a full file with mutiple sets and feeds:


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  </xml>


==XML Tags==
== XML Tags ==
;set
;set
*Identifies the set that the feeds belong to. Using multiple sets allows you to display multiple feeds onscreen simultaneously.
* Identifies the set that the feeds belong to. Using multiple sets allows you to display multiple feeds onscreen simultaneously.
;id
;id
*Id of the set. This attribute is used in the skin to reference which content should be displayed in the [[RSS_feed_Control]]
* Id of the set. This attribute is used in the skin to reference which content should be displayed in the [[RSS feed Control]]
;rtl
;rtl
*if rtl="true" is set, then XBMC displays the text right to left rather than left to right. Useful for Hebrew and Arabic.
* if rtl="true" is set, then XBMC displays the text right to left rather than left to right. Useful for Hebrew and Arabic.
;feed
;feed
*Identifies the individual RSS feeds within a set. In the example pictured above, set 1 would show one feed, while set 2 would only several different feeds, one after the other,  
* Identifies the individual RSS feeds within a set. In the example pictured above, set 1 would show one feed, while set 2 would only several different feeds, one after the other,  
;updateinterval
;updateinterval
*The amount of time (in mins) allowed to lapse between updating the feeds
* The amount of time (in mins) allowed to lapse between updating the feeds


==Other Questions==
== Other Questions ==
;Q. What is RSS \ what is a RSS feed
;Q. What is RSS \ what is a RSS feed
:A. RSS is a format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites, including major news sites like Wired, news-oriented community sites like Slashdot, and personal weblogs. But it's not just for news. Pretty much anything that can be broken down into discrete items can be syndicated via RSS: the “recent changes” page of a wiki, a changelog of CVS checkins, even the revision history of a book. Once information about each item is in RSS format, an RSS-aware program can check the feed for changes and react to the changes in an appropriate way. <br>[http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/12/18/dive-into-xml.html See the full article on xml.com]
:A. RSS is a format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites, including major news sites like Wired, news-oriented community sites like Slashdot, and personal weblogs. But it's not just for news. Pretty much anything that can be broken down into discrete items can be syndicated via RSS: the “recent changes” page of a wiki, a changelog of CVS checkins, even the revision history of a book. Once information about each item is in RSS format, an RSS-aware program can check the feed for changes and react to the changes in an appropriate way. <br />[http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/12/18/dive-into-xml.html See the full article on xml.com]


;Q. Is RSS 2.0 supported?<br>
;Q. Is RSS 2.0 supported?<br />
:A. RSS 2.0 is supported<br>
:A. RSS 2.0 is supported<br />


;Q. Can you change the scroll speed<br>
;Q. Can you change the scroll speed<br />
:A. You cannot modify it directly in the RssFeeds.xml file, however you can do this in the skin itself with the <scrollspeed> attribute. See [[RSS_feed_Control]] for details.<br>
:A. You cannot modify it directly in the RssFeeds.xml file, however you can do this in the skin itself with the <scrollspeed> attribute. See [[RSS feed Control]] for details.<br />


;Q. Can you have more than one feed (in the same place)<br>
;Q. Can you have more than one feed (in the same place)<br />
:A. Yes, just add another feed in the same set.<br>
:A. Yes, just add another feed in the same set.<br />


;Q. Can you make the RSS feed update faster<br>
;Q. Can you make the RSS feed update faster<br />
:A. Yes, change the value for updateinterval (minutes)<br>
:A. Yes, change the value for updateinterval (minutes)<br />


;Q. Are other formats supported.<br>
;Q. Are other formats supported.<br />
:A. No only .xml is currently supported<br>
:A. No only .xml is currently supported<br />


;Q. I can't play this feed ....<br>
;Q. I can't play this feed ....<br />
:A. There seems to be a problem with feeds with no extension (no “.xml” on the end) make sure you check this.<br>
:A. There seems to be a problem with feeds with no extension (no “.xml” on the end) make sure you check this.<br />


;Q. I don't have a RSS feed in XBMC<br>
;Q. I don't have a RSS feed in XBMC<br />
:A. Can you access IMDb? Yes, then home.xml is configured incorrectly. If not, then your network settings are wrong. Make sure you set the <defaultgateway>-</defaultgateway>correctly if you go through a router.
:A. Can you access IMDb? Yes, then home.xml is configured incorrectly. If not, then your network settings are wrong. Make sure you set the <defaultgateway>-</defaultgateway>correctly if you go through a router.


==More Feeds==
== More Feeds ==
NB: These feeds have not been verified...
NB: These feeds have not been verified...
===CBS News===
=== CBS News ===
Top Stories: [http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/main.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/main.rss]<br>
Top Stories: [http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/main.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/main.rss]<br />
US: [http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/national.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/national.rss]<br>
US: [http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/national.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/national.rss]<br />
World: [http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/world.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/world.rss]<br>
World: [http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/world.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/world.rss]<br />
Public Eye: [http://www.cbsnews.com/rss/public_eye.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/rss/public_eye.rss]<br>
Public Eye: [http://www.cbsnews.com/rss/public_eye.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/rss/public_eye.rss]<br />
Politics: [http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/politics.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/politics.rss]<br>
Politics: [http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/politics.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/politics.rss]<br />
Sci-Tech: [http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/scitech.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/scitech.rss]<br>
Sci-Tech: [http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/scitech.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/scitech.rss]<br />
Health Watch: [http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/health.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/health.rss]<br>
Health Watch: [http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/health.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/health.rss]<br />
Entertainment: [http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/entertainment.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/entertainment.rss]<br>
Entertainment: [http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/entertainment.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/entertainment.rss]<br />
Business: [http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/business.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/business.rss]<br>
Business: [http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/business.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/business.rss]<br />
Opinion: [http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/opinion.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/opinion.rss]<br>
Opinion: [http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/opinion.rss http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/opinion.rss]<br />


===BBC News===
=== BBC News ===
UK Edition: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/front_page/rss091.xml http://news.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/front_page/rss091.xml]<br>
UK Edition: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/front_page/rss091.xml http://news.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/front_page/rss091.xml]<br />
World Edition: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_world_edition/front_page/rss091.xml http://news.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_world_edition/front_page/rss091.xml]
World Edition: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_world_edition/front_page/rss091.xml http://news.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_world_edition/front_page/rss091.xml]


===New York Times===
=== New York Times ===
[http://partners.userland.com/nytRss/nytHomepage.xml http://partners.userland.com/nytRss/nytHomepage.xml]
[http://partners.userland.com/nytRss/nytHomepage.xml http://partners.userland.com/nytRss/nytHomepage.xml]
===Daily Ramblings (Hilarious)===
=== Daily Ramblings (Hilarious) ===
[http://dailyramblings.com/index.xml http://dailyramblings.com/index.xml]
[http://dailyramblings.com/index.xml http://dailyramblings.com/index.xml]
===Political Wire===
=== Political Wire ===
[http://politicalwire.com/headlines.xml http://politicalwire.com/headlines.xml]
[http://politicalwire.com/headlines.xml http://politicalwire.com/headlines.xml]


 
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The RssFeeds.xml file within the XBMC\UserData folder contains the RSS feeds which are displayed by XBMC.

Feeds are contained within sets and to have multiple feeds you can just add the feed to the relevent set.

You can also have multiple sets, but note that most skins use by default only the first set. So, if you want to display the other sets as well, you will need to edit the skin XML. See details in the RSS feed Control page for more information on adding these feeds to a skin.

This is an example of a feed set:

<xml>
<set id="1" rtl="false">
  <feed updateinterval="30">http://feeds.feedburner.com/XboxScene</feed>
</set>
</xml>

Examples

Here is an example of a full file with mutiple sets and feeds:

<xml>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>

<rssfeeds>
 
  <set id="1">
   <feed updateinterval="30">http://feeds.feedburner.com/XboxScene</feed>
  </set>

  <set id="2">
   <feed updateinterval="30">http://www.sky.com/skynews/rss/article/0,,30200-1-100,00.xml</feed>
   <feed updateinterval="30">http://www.sky.com/skynews/rss/article/0,,30100-1-100,00.xml</feed>
   <feed updateinterval="30">http://www.sky.com/skynews/rss/article/0,,31500-1-100,00.xml</feed>
   <feed updateinterval="30">http://www.sky.com/skynews/rss/article/0,,30400-1-100,00.xml</feed>
   <feed updateinterval="30">http://www.sky.com/skynews/rss/article/0,,91059-1-100,00.xml</feed>
 </set>

 <set id="3">
   <feed updateinterval="30">http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_topstories.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_world.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_us.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_allpolitics.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_law.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_tech.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_space.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_health.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_showbiz.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_travel.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_education.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_freevideo.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_offbeat.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_mostpopular.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_latest.rss</feed>
 </set>

 <set id="4">
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/main.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/national.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/world.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://www.cbsnews.com/rss/public_eye.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/politics.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/scitech.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/health.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/entertainment.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/business.rss</feed>
   <feed updateinternal="30">http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/opinion.rss</feed>
 </set>

</rssfeeds>
</xml>

XML Tags

set
  • Identifies the set that the feeds belong to. Using multiple sets allows you to display multiple feeds onscreen simultaneously.
id
  • Id of the set. This attribute is used in the skin to reference which content should be displayed in the RSS feed Control
rtl
  • if rtl="true" is set, then XBMC displays the text right to left rather than left to right. Useful for Hebrew and Arabic.
feed
  • Identifies the individual RSS feeds within a set. In the example pictured above, set 1 would show one feed, while set 2 would only several different feeds, one after the other,
updateinterval
  • The amount of time (in mins) allowed to lapse between updating the feeds

Other Questions

Q. What is RSS \ what is a RSS feed
A. RSS is a format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites, including major news sites like Wired, news-oriented community sites like Slashdot, and personal weblogs. But it's not just for news. Pretty much anything that can be broken down into discrete items can be syndicated via RSS: the “recent changes” page of a wiki, a changelog of CVS checkins, even the revision history of a book. Once information about each item is in RSS format, an RSS-aware program can check the feed for changes and react to the changes in an appropriate way.
See the full article on xml.com
Q. Is RSS 2.0 supported?
A. RSS 2.0 is supported
Q. Can you change the scroll speed
A. You cannot modify it directly in the RssFeeds.xml file, however you can do this in the skin itself with the <scrollspeed> attribute. See RSS feed Control for details.
Q. Can you have more than one feed (in the same place)
A. Yes, just add another feed in the same set.
Q. Can you make the RSS feed update faster
A. Yes, change the value for updateinterval (minutes)
Q. Are other formats supported.
A. No only .xml is currently supported
Q. I can't play this feed ....
A. There seems to be a problem with feeds with no extension (no “.xml” on the end) make sure you check this.
Q. I don't have a RSS feed in XBMC
A. Can you access IMDb? Yes, then home.xml is configured incorrectly. If not, then your network settings are wrong. Make sure you set the <defaultgateway>-</defaultgateway>correctly if you go through a router.

More Feeds

NB: These feeds have not been verified...

CBS News

Top Stories: http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/main.rss
US: http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/national.rss
World: http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/world.rss
Public Eye: http://www.cbsnews.com/rss/public_eye.rss
Politics: http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/politics.rss
Sci-Tech: http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/scitech.rss
Health Watch: http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/health.rss
Entertainment: http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/entertainment.rss
Business: http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/business.rss
Opinion: http://www.cbsnews.com/feeds/rss/opinion.rss

BBC News

UK Edition: http://news.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/front_page/rss091.xml
World Edition: http://news.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_world_edition/front_page/rss091.xml

New York Times

http://partners.userland.com/nytRss/nytHomepage.xml

Daily Ramblings (Hilarious)

http://dailyramblings.com/index.xml

Political Wire

http://politicalwire.com/headlines.xml