PHP 8.1 and 8.2 updates for Full-Text RSS and Feed Creator
New versions of Feed Creator and Full-Text RSS are now available for self hosting. They fix issues with PHP 8.1 and 8.2.
Full-Text RSS
Readability – article extraction and HTML parsing with PHP
Readability is a Javascript library for detecting and extracting article content in web pages. We discuss some of the changes we’ve made to the PHP port, as well as how we use it in our applications.
Filtering out newsletter signup forms embedded in web articles
Blocking out ads drastically improves the reading experience, but even more can be done. In this post we’ll look at using a filter list to remove newsletter signup forms and another annoyances.
Google News RSS feeds (2024)
It’s possible to get a variety of RSS feeds from Google News, and these all come from Google itself, so they don’t have to be generated with third-party tools like our Feed Creator.
How to use proxy servers with Feed Creator and Full-Text RSS
In this post we’ll look at how to configure the self-hosted versions of our Feed Creator and Full-Text RSS software to use proxy servers.
Using proxy servers for content retrieval
We’ve added proxy support to Feed Control in our latest update. This post will explain what it does, why you might need it, and how you can enable it.
PHP 8 fixes for Feed Creator and Full-Text RSS
New versions of Feed Creator and Full-Text RSS are now available for self hosting. They fix problems users reported when running the software with PHP 8.
Full-Text RSS 3.9.7
Full-Text RSS 3.9.7 is now available. Full-Text RSS is used by software developers and news enthusiasts to extract article content from news sites and blogs, and to convert RSS feeds that contain only extracts of stories into full-text feeds. Existing customers can download the latest version through our customer login.
Feed Control, Full-Text RSS, Feed Creator: Which to choose?
We now offer a few products for working with feeds. This post looks at the the differences between them to help you choose the right one.
Full-Text RSS 3.9.6: PHP 7.4 compatible
Full-Text RSS 3.9.6 is now available. Full-Text RSS is used by software developers and news enthusiasts to extract article content from news sites and blogs, and to convert RSS feeds that contain only extracts of stories to full-text feeds. Existing customers can download the latest version through our customer login.