Live Feeds
- From the top administration bar, navigate to
Configuration
> Web Services
> Twitter
.
- At least one authenticated Twitter account is needed to have a live feed work properly. After the authenticated account is set up, you can also pull tweets from non-authenticated accounts, as long as you know the twitter handle (@username).
- Select
Go to Twitter to add an authenticated account
. You will be prompted to sign into your Twitter account.
- Enter your username and password, then select
Authorize app
.
- Now that your authenticated account has been added, add any required non-authenticated accounts but pasting the handle in the "Twitter account name" field.
- Next, return to the home page. Select
Customize this page
at the botton of the screen.
- For the appropriate region, select
+
(plus sign).
- When the Add Content window opens, select
View panes
from the side menu.
- Select
View: S5 - Live Feed (Twitter)
from the list.
- In the "Num item" field, enter the number of tweets you would like to be displayed at a time.
- Select
Finish
.
- Select
Save
at the bottom of your screen.
To Display a Live Feed from an External Source:
Step One: Add the Live Feed
- From the administration bar, navigate to
Configuration
> Feed aggregator
> Add feed
.
- Enter the title and URL for the feed.
- Set the update interval and number of news items shown in the block.
- Categorize the news items if categories are defined.
- Select
Save
.
Step Two: Find the Aggregator Feed ID
- From the Feed aggregator menu, click on the name of the feed. In the URL, you will see the feed ID, at
<site_name>/aggregator/sources/<feed_ID>
.
Step Three: Add the Live Feed View Pane
- From the page you would like to add a live feed to, select
Customize this page
at the botton of the screen.
- For the appropriate region, select
+
(plus sign).
- When the Add Content window opens, select
View panes
from the side menu.
- Select
View: S5 - Live Feed
from the list.
- Override the title and add a new one if desired. If it is not overridden, no title will show.
- Enter the Aggregator Feed ID.
- Select
Finish
.
- Select
Save
at the bottom of the page.
To Display Multiple Combined Event Feeds:
Step One: Create a Feed Category
- From the administration bar, navigate to
Configuration
> Feed aggregator
> Add category
.
- Enter a title for the feed category, like "Events."
- Select
Save
.
Step Two: Add Feeds to the Feed Category
- On the Feed aggregator page, find the name of a feed you would like to add to your new category.
- Select
edit
beside the feed's name, under "Operations."
- Under "Categorize news items," select the name of your new category.
- Select
Save
.
- Repeat steps 1-4 for any additional feeds you would like to add to a category.
Step Three: Add the EA1 - Upcoming Events teaser list
View Pane
- From the page you would like to add a combined live feed to, select
Customize this page
at the botton of the screen.
- For the appropriate region, select
+
(plus sign).
- When the Add Content window opens, select
View panes
from the side menu.
- Select
View: EA1 - Upcoming Events teaser list
from the list.
- Change the number of items to display and override the title if desired.
- Select
Finish
.
- Select
Save
at the bottom of the page.
To Display Multiple Combined Feeds (All Feeds):
Step One: Create a Feed Category
- From the administration bar, navigate to
Configuration
> Feed aggregator
> Add category
.
- Enter a title for the feed category.
- Select
Save
.
Step Two: Add Feeds to the Feed Category
- On the Feed aggregator page, find the name of a feed you would like to add to your new category.
- Select
edit
beside the feed's name, under "Operations."
- Under "Categorize news items," select the name of your new category.
- Select
Save
.
- Repeat steps 1-4 for any additional feeds you would like to add to a category.
Step Three: Find the Aggregator Feed ID
- On the Feed aggregator page, you will see the category you created appear under "Category overview."
- Click on the new category.
- You will see the Aggregator category ID in the URL, at
<site_name>/aggregator/categories/<category_ID>
.
Step Four: Add the S5 - Live Feed (Category)
View Pane
- From the page you would like to add a combined live feed to, select
Customize this page
at the botton of the screen.
- For the appropriate region, select
+
(plus sign).
- When the Add Content window opens, select
View panes
from the side menu.
- Select
View: S5 - Live Feed (Category)
from the list.
- Override the title and add a new one if desired. If it is not overridden, no title will show.
- Enter the Aggregator Category ID.
- Select
Finish
.
- Select
Save
at the bottom of the page.