Blog directory script

[ronnie]

Originally Posted by Boogie

I'd love a directory script that did the following:

1) pulled RSS feeds for syndication on a 'whats new page' for all blogs listed
2) created individual pages for each blog listed including chunks from their RSS feeeds

anything like that?

Though I have not done it, I dont think it would be that hard. I doubt there is a ready made solution, least i have'nt seen one yet. But with php and mysql it could be done.

I recently found a script, again thanks to walrus, that I am using to display RSS feeds on one of my page's. With it you can pick and choose what gets displayed, which parts or elements of the feed that is. Since each element is a variable, dont see why you could'nt use some or all of those same elements to build more pages.

My only thoughts recently on the RSS thing, is it could possibly be seen as duplicate content. Also, the risk of other, less than ethical webmasters borrowing the content.

ronnie

[walrus]

Originally Posted by ronnie

My only thoughts recently on the RSS thing, is it could possibly be seen as duplicate content. Also, the risk of other, less than ethical webmasters borrowing the content.

ronnie

If you were using the RSS feed strictly for all of the content on your site, then probably so. If, on the other hand, you wrap a very high percentage of your own content around the feed, then I think your safe. But then again, I haven't heard any of those with RSS aggregators complaining SE problems.

As far as less than ethical webmasters ...I don't think you run any greater risk than you do simply by putting a site on the WWW.