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This might be a FAQ, but I don't find the answer anywhere..

The old SM Forum allowed me to subscribe to single-forum RSS feeds: is it possible with phpBB3? I can't even find a link to the global RSS feed

Thanks,

Hi,

There is no built in feature, it would require a module. I'll ask the other board admins if we should add this or not.

RobInk wrote:it would require a module

Just a little nitpick: for phpBB, that would be a modification

Count me in for feeds per forum. I'm mostly active on the Dutch Forums, so I don't need a feed with all the others in it.

aturetta wrote:I can't even find a link to the global RSS feed

There is none. I think the "official" reason is that the phpBB team feel RSS is not suited for forums (I do tend to agree at least as far as global board feeds are concerned. Depending on volume, feeds for specific forums may be useful).

Not suitable for forums? I think a lot of people will disagree

Sure. That's why there's probably already at least one mod already. However, you must agree with me that the volume of a typical forum feed would be a lot higher than the volume of a typical news site feed (a forum wide feed for this forum would definately completely smother all the other feeds I have in my reader). Also, there are performance implications; eventhough the user experience is that of a push medium, from a technical POV, an RSS feed really is a pull medium.