Joomla AutoBlog

Welcome to the article on the final configuration in implementing Joomla AutoBlog.  In this case, we will be using a commercial component called RSS2Content as our example.  This is the best feed fetching component that could perform autoblogging using joomla.  Well, that is according to the administrator of this site.  In the Joomla AutoBlog Preparation Blog, it was mentioned in Step 6 that we will be installing a feed fetching component.  If you haven't installed it yet, better purchase one now and install one.

One more thing, in this tutorial, we will be using a clean feed fetching configuration, that is, no images and less characters on intro text.  This is to ensure several intro texts in your front pages giving your visitors a lot of previews of your blogs and would simply click on read more if they're interested in one or two.

To start with:

THIS IS IT!!! But before we proceed, let us bear in mind that we are only fetching feeds that that has RSS link.  RSS acronym for "Really Simple Syndication" and sometimes "Rich Site Summary" is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works - such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format.

An RSS document which is also called a "feed", "web feed" or "channel" includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship. Web feeds benefit publishers by letting them syndicate content automatically. They benefit readers who want to subscribe to timely updates from favored websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites into one place.  And this generation, these web feeds benefit joomla autobloggers.

In this blog, instructions in preparing your Joomla CMS will be discussed.  It is also assumed that you know how to install and administer Joomla CMS on your own.  It is really important to understand at least basic terms about Joomla CMS in preparing your Joomla AutoBlog.  It's because perhaps there will be some terminologies used in this site which an ordinary user won't understand.  Moreover, you need to test this also many times locally or remotely in order to obtain results that's best for you.  In addition, you may be needing the following software to test this locally: Joomla 1.5, XAMPP and Filezilla. Now here's the step by step instruction:

It is really true that to start with Joomla AutoBlog, one must know how to use Joomla CMS.  Well, if you're new to Joomla, I guess it will take you some longer time first before you could implement Joomla AutoBlog.  However, if you are really interested in something, put your mind into it, surely, you will accomplish anything.

Now for those who have not started with Joomla yet, you may click and download the Joomla 1.5 Installation Manual and the Joomla 1.5 Quickstart Guide here.  These two manuals are now owned by the Joomla AutoBlog Administrator but have have been downloaded for more than a year ago of this blog's date.  These two manuals are very useful and comprehensive for starters.