Tip: Your Network's "Latest Activity" is Alive and Kicking

[Bernard Lama]

Hi NCs,

Actually I love to share copy and paste kinda stuff here. I don't want to make it too complicated to implement. However, this time you gotta do some works to bring your network's Latest Activity to life.  Please follow the instructions carefully.

Instruction:

Step one: Go to Latest Activity of your site>Find feed icon at the left bottom>Right click and copy the link address.

Step Two: Go to this
site and find
"Add the feed or blog url" > Paste your Latest Activity Feed Url in the field> Adjust with=180 and height=400 >Change background color text color etc. which suits to you network theme > Find the javacriipt code under "Copy and Paste" and copy the code and paste it into notepad.

Step Three: Copy and paste the following code into notepad.
 

<div style='position: fixed; top: 33px; right: 5px; z-index:998'>JAVASCRIPT CODE GOES HERE</div>


Step Four: Copy and paste the javascript code from the notepad and paste it between
<div style='position: fixed; top: 33px; right: 5px; z-index:998'>
and
</div>


Step Five: Copy and Paste the complete code and paste it into Custom Code area via My network>Tools. The complete code looks like this.

 


<div style='position: fixed; top: 33px; right: 5px; z-index:998'>
<!-- start sw-rss-feed code -->

<script type="text/javascript">


<!--


rssfeed_url = new Array();


rssfeed_url[0]="http://www.ksnonline.org/activity/log/list?fmt=rss";


rssfeed_frame_width="180";


rssfeed_frame_height="400";


rssfeed_scroll="on";


rssfeed_scroll_step="6";


rssfeed_scroll_bar="off";


rssfeed_target="_blank";


rssfeed_font_size="12";


rssfeed_font_face="";


rssfeed_border="on";


rssfeed_css_url="";


rssfeed_title="on";


rssfeed_title_name="Latest Updates";


rssfeed_title_bgcolor="#8fa800";


rssfeed_title_color="#fff";


rssfeed_title_bgimage="http://";


rssfeed_footer="off";


rssfeed_footer_name="rss feed";


rssfeed_footer_bgcolor="#fff";


rssfeed_footer_color="#333";


rssfeed_footer_bgimage="http://";


rssfeed_item_title_length="50";


rssfeed_item_title_color="#000";


rssfeed_item_bgcolor="#fff";


rssfeed_item_bgimage="http://";


rssfeed_item_border_bottom="on";


rssfeed_item_source_icon="off";


rssfeed_item_date="off";


rssfeed_item_description="on";


rssfeed_item_description_length="120";


rssfeed_item_description_color="#666";


rssfeed_item_description_link_color="#333";


rssfeed_item_description_tag="off";


rssfeed_no_items="0";


rssfeed_cache = "54afdbe55399e9b04d02030d9634ac72";


//-->


</script>


<script type="text/javascript" src="http://feed.surfing-waves.com/js/rss-feed.js"></script>




<!-- end sw-rss-feed code -->
<div>



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[Flavio Mendes]

It is not working... simply not working. When I post the RSS feed it tells me it is not a valid one.

[Bernard Lama]

Can you show me the complete code that I take a closer look.

[Flavio Mendes]

Sure! And Thanks!!!

When I post it on Surfing Waves it tells me it is not a valid feed.

Here it goes.

<!-- start sw-rss-feed code -->
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
rssfeed_url = new Array();
rssfeed_url[0]="http://www.thepetsuniverse.com/activity/log/list?fmt=rss";
rssfeed_frame_width="180";
rssfeed_frame_height="400";
rssfeed_scroll="on";
rssfeed_scroll_step="6";
rssfeed_scroll_bar="off";
rssfeed_target="_blank";
rssfeed_font_size="12";
rssfeed_font_face="";
rssfeed_border="on";
rssfeed_css_url="http://feed.surfing-waves.com/css/style1.css";
rssfeed_title="on";
rssfeed_title_name="";
rssfeed_title_bgcolor="#3366ff";
rssfeed_title_color="#fff";
rssfeed_title_bgimage="http://";
rssfeed_footer="off";
rssfeed_footer_name="rss feed";
rssfeed_footer_bgcolor="#fff";
rssfeed_footer_color="#333";
rssfeed_footer_bgimage="http://";
rssfeed_item_title_length="50";
rssfeed_item_title_color="#666";
rssfeed_item_bgcolor="#fff";
rssfeed_item_bgimage="http://";
rssfeed_item_border_bottom="on";
rssfeed_item_source_icon="off";
rssfeed_item_date="off";
rssfeed_item_description="on";
rssfeed_item_description_length="120";
rssfeed_item_description_color="#666";
rssfeed_item_description_link_color="#333";
rssfeed_item_description_tag="off";
rssfeed_no_items="0";
rssfeed_cache = "2bbb8cc1b376319ffd6cafc7a65f66c8";
//-->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://feed.surfing-waves.com/js/rss-feed.js"></script>
<!-- The link below helps keep this service FREE, and helps other people find the SW widget. Please be cool and keep it! Thanks. -->
<div style="text-align:right; width:180px;"><a href="http://www.surfing-waves.com" target="_blank" alt="surfing waves"><img src="http://img.surfing-waves.com/images/swlogo.png" border="0" alt="surfing"></a><a href="http://www.surfing-waves.com/feed.htm" target="_blank" style="color:#ccc;font-size:10px">feed widget</a></div>
<!-- end sw-rss-feed code -->

[Bernard Lama]

Ahhh  you did not read the instruction carefully. You did not wrap up with <div> and </div>

Here is the complete code.

<div style='position: fixed; top: 33px; right: 5px; z-index:998'><!-- start sw-rss-feed code --> 
<script type="text/javascript"> 
<!-- 
rssfeed_url = new Array(); 
rssfeed_url[0]="http://www.thepetsuniverse.com/activity/log/list?fmt=rss"; 
rssfeed_frame_width="180"; 
rssfeed_frame_height="400"; 
rssfeed_scroll="on"; 
rssfeed_scroll_step="6"; 
rssfeed_scroll_bar="off"; 
rssfeed_target="_blank"; 
rssfeed_font_size="12"; 
rssfeed_font_face=""; 
rssfeed_border="on"; 
rssfeed_css_url="http://feed.surfing-waves.com/css/style1.css"; 
rssfeed_title="on"; 
rssfeed_title_name=""; 
rssfeed_title_bgcolor="#3366ff"; 
rssfeed_title_color="#fff"; 
rssfeed_title_bgimage="http://"; 
rssfeed_footer="off"; 
rssfeed_footer_name="rss feed"; 
rssfeed_footer_bgcolor="#fff"; 
rssfeed_footer_color="#333"; 
rssfeed_footer_bgimage="http://"; 
rssfeed_item_title_length="50"; 
rssfeed_item_title_color="#666"; 
rssfeed_item_bgcolor="#fff"; 
rssfeed_item_bgimage="http://"; 
rssfeed_item_border_bottom="on"; 
rssfeed_item_source_icon="off"; 
rssfeed_item_date="off"; 
rssfeed_item_description="on"; 
rssfeed_item_description_length="120"; 
rssfeed_item_description_color="#666"; 
rssfeed_item_description_link_color="#333"; 
rssfeed_item_description_tag="off"; 
rssfeed_no_items="0"; 
rssfeed_cache = "2bbb8cc1b376319ffd6cafc7a65f66c8"; 
//--> 
</script> 
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://feed.surfing-waves.com/js/rss-feed.js"></script>
<!-- The link below helps keep this service FREE, and helps other people find the SW widget. Please be cool and keep it! Thanks. --> 
<div style="text-align:right; width:180px;"><a href="http://www.surfing-waves.com" target="_blank" alt="surfing waves"><img src="http://img.surfing-waves.com/images/swlogo.png" border="0" alt="surfing"></a><a href="http://www.surfing-waves.com/feed.htm" target="_blank" style="color:#ccc;font-size:10px">feed widget</a></div> 
<!-- end sw-rss-feed code --></div>


[Flavio Mendes]

I did it... the code I used is complete. And the problem is not with the code. It is working. The problem is with the feed. When I post it on Surfing Waves it tells me it is not a valid feed... You can try it yourself... the code for the feed is:

http://www.thepetsuniverse.com/activity/log/list?fmt=rss

Just like the one you are using. But the site tells me it is not valid...

[Bernard Lama]

OIC... Then Probably your network is set as pvt. If your network is set as pvt then obviously feed widget can't read it.

[Jordon McGee (Jords)]

Very nice tip!

[solo]

rss feed not working now,,its acting like our site is private..even your demo site  bernard..my rss feed had stopped working today.i haveb been running this script for awwhile now,,then as of today gone...hmm

[Bernard Lama]

Hey Solo,

I think this problem is from Ning RSS feed. There is no any problem with RSS Feed widget. See my site now it's working now and this feed is from non-ning site.

[Bernard Lama]

Here you can check out.

[solo]

HEy Barnard yes last night before going to bed i saw it was working again on your network..earlier on before hand i had figure it was Ning Problem,and not the rss feed from surving wave.tried it on another network that is not ning..thanks

[Simon Farnworth]

I'm also experiencing issues with the ning rss feeds. Getting 'not valid' messages from feed blenders etc