Work with feeds
IBM Syndicated Feed Portlet for HCL WebSphere Portal enables us to integrate, view, and manage RSS and ATOM feeds from the portal pages. We can organize the feeds into new and existing feed categories and extensively customize the presentation style for these feeds.
With appropriate access, we can configure several administrative settings for the portlet from within the portlet interface. For example, we can enable and configure servlet and dynamic caching for caching the portlet user interface and feed data, respectively, set credential data, and apply locks on a user's ability to customize the portlet from within the Configure mode of the portlet. Further, IBM Syndicated Feed Portlet complies with the Outline Processor Markup Language (OPML) standards for subscription management and supports the export and import of feeds. We can export the feeds of the instance of IBM Syndicated Feed Portlet to an xml file and can use an appropriate OPML URL to import multiple feeds into the instance of IBM Syndicated Feed Portlet.
Depending on the permissions configured by your Administrator for IBM Syndicated Feed Portlet, we may not be able to perform some of the operations described in the following sections.
- View feeds
Every feed or channel comprises a number of articles. With appropriate permissions, we can add and select the feeds to view and customize the way the articles of the selected feeds are displayed in the IBM Syndicated Feed Portlet.
- Work with feed subscriptions
We can add, rename, delete, and view details of the feed subscriptions in the IBM Syndicated Feed Portlet. Additionally, we can move the feeds either within the same or to another feed category.
- Work with feed categories
Feed categories enable us to group and organize the feed subscriptions. We can add new feed categories and rename, delete, and nest the existing feed categories.
- Customize the appearance
We can select and customize the presentation style for your feeds.
- Import and export feeds
We can import multiple feeds into IBM Syndicated Feed Portlet using an appropriate Outline Processor Markup Language (OPML) URL. Similarly, we can export feeds from IBM Syndicated Feed Portlet to an OPML compliant xml file.
- Configure the cache settings
Enable caching for IBM Syndicated Feed Portlet to enhance performance and ensure an enriched user experience. We can enable servlet caching for the user interface of IBM Syndicated Feed Portlet and the WebSphere dynamic cache for the feed data.
- Configure permissions
If we are an Administrator or have access to the configure mode of the IBM Syndicated Feed Portlet, we can grant or revoke a non-admin user's permissions to customize feed subscriptions and appearance of the feeds in the IBM Syndicated Feed Portlet.