Blogs at Penn State Community

This widget tool allows you to add headlines from another blog or news service to your sidebar.

Find the Feed Link

The Feed link tool only adds headlines from Web sites which generate an RSS or ATOM news feed. News feeds may be marked with a variety of methods including

• In Firefox or Internet Explorer 7, an orange feed icon may be seen to the right of the URL.
  
• In Safari, a blue RSS icon may be may be seen to the right of the URL.
  

Add the Feed Link

1. Log on to http://blogs.psu.edu and enter your blog.
2. Click Design in the top menu then select Templates.
3. Click Create a Feed Widget in the Actions menu in the lower right.
4. Copy and paste the site URL (e.g. http://www.cnn.com) into the Feed or Site URL text box then click Continue. The name of the newsfeed will be displayed.
   Note: If the site does not include a news feed or you enter a Safari feed:// URL, you will see an error message "No feeds discovered."
5. Click Continue at the bottom of the screen to confirm the link and enter the next screen.
6. On the next screen, edit the Title of the feed as needed.
7. Select the number of Entries (headlines) then click Save.
8. To add another feed, click Create Another; otherwise click the Finish link to exit the feed widget creator.

Display the Feed

You must enter the Widget Manager to move the feeds to the sidebar. To do that:

1. If you are not within the, click Design in the top menu then select Widgets.
2. In the next screen, click the link for First Widget Manager.
3. Drag the feed widget (named after the feed) from the right hand Available Widgets column to the left Installed Widgets column. Click Save Changes to exit.

   

4. Click the Publish link, then click View Site to check your blog sidebar.

Edit Typos in Feed Title

If your Feed title is too long or has typos, do the following.

1. Log in an enter your blog.
2. Click Design in the top menu then select Widgets.
3. Under Widget Templates click on the widget that you want to change.
4. Change text to change the displayed headline and hit Save.
5. Click the Publish Site (circle arrow) button in the top links to implement the widget, then View Site to view changes.