RSS Feed Functionality
- Johan Villeneuve
- Sophie Cooper
This document outlines the current functionality Equiem provides for adding platform content to an RSS Feed.
Please note, the RSS Feed requires development and integration work on the third-party/client side to render and display the feed
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How to use the RSS Feed
The RSS Feed link is sourced from a Custom Homepage Feed. This can be an existing feed displayed on the homepage or one created but not made live (i.e. not visible to end users).
To retrieve the feed link: navigate to Iris > Content > Content Layout > Homepage, then click ‘RSS Feed link’ for the relevant feed.
The output at this link is plain HTML and must be rendered into a webpage by the third party.
Dates and times are provided in UNIX format and will need to be converted during rendering.
RSS Fields for Event Posts
<title>Event title<equiem:body>Event description<equiem:startDate>Start date and time (UNIX)<equiem:endEnd>End date and time (UNIX)<equiem:image>Hosted image file
Note: Event location is not included in the RSS feed and must be manually added to the event description if needed.
RSS Feed Restrictions
The feed can include: News, Events, Building Info Posts, and Deals. It does not include Vendor Info (same limitation as Custom Homepage Feeds).
Segmented content will not appear in the feed.
The feed does not provide a timestamp for when it was last updated. The client must implement a refresh mechanism on their site (e.g. reload the feed every X minutes, hours, or on page load).
Events with multiple occurrences may not display all instances. Only the first may appear. This requires testing on the client side.