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dodecastudio/craft-feedreader
=============================

A simple plugin to load and display RSS and Atom feeds in Craft CMS templates.

2.0.1(1y ago)02.5k↑20%1proprietaryTwigPHP >=7.4

Since Jul 8Pushed 1y ago2 watchersCompare

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FeedReader plugin for Craft CMS
===============================

[](#feedreader-plugin-for-craft-cms)

[![](src/icon.svg)](src/icon.svg)

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- Craft CMS 3.X, 4.X or 5.X
- PHP 7.4+

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Install the plugin as follows:

1. Open your terminal and go to your Craft project:

    ```
    cd /path/to/project

    ```
2. Then tell Composer to load the plugin:

    ```
    composer require dodecastudio/craft-feedreader

    ```
3. In the Control Panel, go to Settings → Plugins and click the “Install” button for FeedReader.

Overview
--------

[](#overview)

The FeedReader plugin makes use of Craft's built-in [Feeds API](https://docs.craftcms.com/api/v3/craft-feeds-feeds.html) to load and display RSS or Atom feeds directly in templates. As the Feeds API was deprecated in Craft 4, this plugin borrows the original code from Craft 3 in order to ensure function across both these versions of Craft.

Using FeedReader
----------------

[](#using-feedreader)

### Fetching a feed

[](#fetching-a-feed)

The `getFeed` variable will fetch a feed and return feed information and feed items as an array.

```
{% set newsFeed = craft.feedreader.getFeed("http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/uk/rss.xml", 43200, true) %}
```

You can then output information about the feed and the items it contains, like so:

```
{# Output feed info #}
{{ newsFeed.title }}
Feed: {{ newsFeed.link }}
{# Output the feed items #}

{% for newsItem in newsFeed.items %}

    {{ newsItem.title }} - {{ newsItem.date.date|date("Y-m-d H:i:s") }}

{% endfor %}

```

#### Supported parameters

[](#supported-parameters)

The parameters available for the `getFeed` variable are:

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription`url``String`The URL of the feed being loaded.`cacheDuraction``Int`86400The duration in seconds for which to cache the feed result. The default of 86400 can be overridden using a custom settings config file.`normalize``Boolean`trueWhether or not to "normalize" the data returned for each item or entry. This is helpful when non-standard data is being returned.### Fetching feed items

[](#fetching-feed-items)

If you don't need feed information and would like a little bit more control over the feed items, then the `getFeedItems` variable will fetch feed items and return them as an array.

```
{% set newsFeedItems = craft.feedreader.getFeedItems("http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/uk/rss.xml", 10, 10, 1000, true) %}
```

You can then output the items, like so:

```
{# Output the feed items #}

{% for newsItem in newsFeedItems %}

    {{ newsItem.title }} - {{ newsItem.date.date|date("Y-m-d H:i:s") }}

{% endfor %}

```

#### Supported parameters

[](#supported-parameters-1)

The parameters available for the `getFeedItems` variable are:

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription`url``String`The URL of the feed being loaded.`limit``Int`20The number of feed items to return.`offset``Int`0The starting index of the item from which to start the returned feed items.`cacheDuraction``Int`86400The duration in seconds for which to cache the feed result. The default of 86400 can be overridden using a custom settings config file.`normalize``Boolean`trueWhether or not to "normalize" the data returned for each item or entry. This is helpful when non-standard data is being returned.Plugin Settings
---------------

[](#plugin-settings)

Default settings can be overridden. Please see the `feedreader-config.php` file for details.

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance46

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~251 days

Total

5

Last Release

405d ago

Major Versions

0.9.0-beta1 → 1.0.02022-08-08

1.0.1 → 2.0.02024-04-22

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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