This module helps you output an RSS feed that complies with the standards for Flipboard distribution.

Flipboard is the premier new reader for mobile OS platforms and one that you want to have your feeds displayed in. It's both beautiful and fun to navigate and has a very large market share.

Flipboard also has a very strict set of guidelines for RSS. If you just want to post your articles on Flipboard, follow this video instruction by Mike Stenger. If you want your feed to be featured in Flipboard, then these standards are required.

This module uses a set of Views plugins that makes possible things like:

Limiting the description to a summary or trimmed version of the body.
Escaping text with the <![CDATA[]]> enclosure.
Enclosing photos within <figure> tags.
Making photos part of the context as a whole.

Publish your feed to your hub whenever you have new articles using the "Ping" function in the configuration page. This was specifically modeled to work for Superfeedr, as recommended by Flipboard, but it should work with other hubs as well.

To implement:

Install and enable this module.
Construct a view that contains your latest articles (or whatever node type you prefer). You will need to specify fields in your view, including Title, Link (path to the node), Image and Body. You may add other fields as desired, such as Summary, Creator, Date and a GUID (usually the nid).
Add a "Feed" display.
In the Feed display, set the Format to "RSS Feed for Flipboard" and click "Apply."
In the Format Settings, enter a description into the "Channel description for your RSS feed." text field.
Under Format "Show", choose the last "Fields" option and click "Apply."
For the "Settings" associated with your "Fields" selection, you will need to map your desired fields to the slots Flipboard looks for. Only Title, Link, Image and Content are required.

When you are ready to submit your feed to Flipboard, go to https://flipboard.com/publishers/ and submit your feed.

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Flipboard RSS

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Dot(.) in design while enabling Flipboard RSSNeeds reviewCode Created about 10 years ago

Dot(.) in design while enabling Flipboard RSS
Needs review
Code
Created about 10 years ago