- 1). Open your preferred Web browser and navigate to the administrative login for your Joomla website. Log in using your user name and password. Move your mouse over the "Extensions" menu item.
- 2). Click the "Module Manager" item in Joomla 1.6 and 1.7. Click "Modules" in Joomla 1.5. Click the "New" button at the top of the Module Manager.
- 3). Click the "Feed Display" option in the list of possible modules. Enter a name for the module in the "Title" field. Click the "Position" drop-down menu and select the location in which you want to display the module. Locations depend on your specific website template.
- 4). Click the "Order" drop-down menu and select the module order if other modules are already in the position you selected. Select the module below which you want the new module to appear. For example, if you already have a "Module 1," "Module 2" and "Module 3," select "Module 2" if you want the new module to appear between Modules 2 and 3.
- 5). Click the "Select Menu Item(s) from the List" option if you want the XML feed to appear on specific pages or leave the default option to let it appear throughout the site. Click the menu items in the list provided to select the pages on which the module will appear. Press and hold the "Ctrl" key to select more than one page at a time.
- 6). Enter the address of the XML feed in the "Feed URL" feed of the "Parameters" section. Click the "Yes" or "No" option to turn the "RTL Feed," "Feed Title," "Feed Description" and "Feed Image" display options on or off. Enter the number of feed items to display in the "Items" field.
- 7). Enter a number in the "Word Count" field to limit the number of words displayed for each entry. Leave the default "0" to display the entire item. Click "Save" to finish creating the module and display the XML feed on your website.
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