Anyone Use Feed2JS?

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I use feed2js to call various rss feeds and one issue I have with this program is the lag time it takes to syndicate the newsfeed im trying to call.

I know the script uses the onload javascript function to call the rss/xml file; and the load lag is the time it takes to load the xml once the onload function is called...

anyone else experience this and annoyed?

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can feed2js be replaced?
Can a cron job be used to store feed data twice a day to shorten load time?
can the onload function be replaced to load the off server material simultaneously with the rest of the page-- elimitating the lag?

[pureconcepts]

yes to all your questions. You are on the right track. I would run a job that parses the feed and store the parsed data is a .js file that is included on the page. With this you remove the onload and save an exponential amount of bandwidth for all parties.

[YvetteKuhns]

That onload is a killer! I hate those news feeds. They can slow down an otherwise fast-loading website.

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yes to all your questions. You are on the right track. I would run a job that parses the feed and store the parsed data is a .js file that is included on the page. With this you remove the onload and save an exponential amount of bandwidth for all parties.

thank you for the information

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hey i dont know how to write java script or start doing this. could you help further?

[YvetteKuhns]

RSS info (http://bmw.ws.utk.edu/xml/rss/examples/)

[pureconcepts]

You can PM me and we can discuss some options. I am not familiar with your background, so I am not sure which direction to point you in.

[joshuamc]

I use feed2js to call various rss feeds and one issue I have with this program is the lag time it takes to syndicate the newsfeed im trying to call.

I know the script uses the onload javascript function to call the rss/xml file; and the load lag is the time it takes to load the xml once the onload function is called...

anyone else experience this and annoyed?

--

can feed2js be replaced?
Can a cron job be used to store feed data twice a day to shorten load time?
can the onload function be replaced to load the off server material simultaneously with the rest of the page-- elimitating the lag?

That's what I use on the PowWeb Hompage to pull in the Forum Announcements. There should be an option to cache the feed and that's what keeps ours loading quickly.