Embed RSS PHP code in Wordpress index.php to display feeds

[RogerJH]

I would like to display an RSS feed in a content element here: http://thepimmgroup.org/

In the box where it says "Coming soon"

 

When I add the PHP code to the index.php file, I'm getting errors with whichever method I have tried.

 

e.g., With the Simple Feed List WP plugin, I embed

<?php if (function_exists('simple_feed_list')) : ?>
<h2>TEST FEED</h2> <ul>
<?php simple_feed_list('feed://feeds2.feedburner.com/filehippo','5',''); ?></ul>
<?php endif; ?>

 

And get an error:

 

Warning: fopen(feed://feeds2.feedburner.com/filehippo) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in/home1/thepimmg/public_html/wp-content/plugins/simple-feed-list/simple-feed-list.php on line 41

 

And it just goes on to the next line with another error, then another, apparently caught in a loop.

 

If I try this code:

<?php
include_once(ABSPATH.WPINC.'/rss.php'); // path to include script
$feed = fetch_rss('feed://feeds2.feedburner.com/filehippo'); // specify feed url
$items = array_slice($feed->items, 0, 7); // specify first and last item
?>

<?php if (!empty($items)) : ?>
<?php foreach ($items as $item) : ?>

<h2><a href="<?php echo $item['link']; ?>"><?php echo $item['title']; ?></a></h2>
<p><?php echo $item['description']; ?></p>

<?php endforeach; ?>
<?php endif; ?>

 

I get this error: Warning: array_slice() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in /home1/thepimmg/public_html/wp-content/themes/ecogreen/index.php on line 79

BTW Line 79 reads:

$items = array_slice($feed->items, 0, 7);

 

With this code:

<?php
include_once(ABSPATH.WPINC.'/rss.php'); // path to include script
   $num_items = 10;
   $url = feed://news.google.com/news?q=biodiversity&output=rss;
   $rss = @fetch_rss( $url );
   $items = array_slice($rss->items, 0, $num_items);
  echo "<br />n<h4>" . $rss->channel['title'] . "</h4>";
   echo "<dl class="thepost">n";
   foreach ($items as $item) {
       $href = $item['link'];
       $title = $item['title'];
       echo "<dt><a href=$href>$title</a></dt>n";
   }
   echo "</dl>";
   ?>

 

The site breaks and I get an error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':' in /home1/thepimmg/public_html/wp-content/themes/ecogreen/index.php on line 79. Line 79 is

$url = feed://news.google.com/news?q=biodiversity&output=rss;

(which is a valid feed).

 

So I'm kinda stuck. Can any of you PHP wizards please point me in the right direction?

 

Thank you!!!

 

[RogerJH]

Well it's not solved but I found a temporary fix using a Javascript application. http://feed2js.org I hope to implement a PHP solution if I can get your help!

[ciber]

Personally I think feed2js is a better option as it does not slow down your servers execution time - when using feeds I always end up having to cache the files, as to increase loading time. But then again, it may not suite what your doing.