+outpostbabu Posted July 24, 2004 Share Posted July 24, 2004 If there doesn't already exist an RSS or XML feed for "my cache finds" or "new caches matching some criteria", that would be a nice addition. I'd like to have my profile/caches found linked to my website but updated via geocaching.org. For example, if I find a new cache, the RSS feed would update my site with the information and provide a link back to geocaching.org. Could be a good way to spread the word via some free "advertising" on other people's personal sites. Link to comment
+DomHeknows Posted July 24, 2004 Share Posted July 24, 2004 i wrote my own with a couple of freeware progs to download and parse the information. Works a treat (for me) to watch my caching friends colleagues Link to comment
+sbur6 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Is there an rss feed for this site? ScottB Link to comment
+DomHeknows Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 there is for the forums ( http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/rss.php ) but I find that the forums posts change so quickly that the rss feed misses out an awful lot of posts. Link to comment
Jeremy Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 We're considering this functionality. Once we complete the sandbox site for developers we'll discuss the features we can create for users. Link to comment
+outpostbabu Posted August 2, 2004 Author Share Posted August 2, 2004 (edited) Yeah screen-scraping is one way around it but I'd prefer a clean feed that didn't depend on parsing arbitrary HTML. It would also make possible the development of 3rd-party software that could enhance the use of the site for people like me. Edited August 2, 2004 by outpostbabu Link to comment
+SuperGenius Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 there is for the forums http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/rss.php Thanks! I was looking for that. I did not see it on the Resource page. Link to comment
+soreyes Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 (edited) there is for the forums ( http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/rss.php ) but I find that the forums posts change so quickly that the rss feed misses out an awful lot of posts. You can slow it down a little by vieiwing the feeds by forum section. The Northwest US section is 21, it's posted in the URL as showforum=8. Applying that to the RSS feed - http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/rss.php?forum=21 Edit to mention that for some reason some sections such as the 'Web Site' section don;t work for some reason. Most do though! Edited September 13, 2005 by soreyes Link to comment
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