Hi. While I'm not a complete newbie when it comes to DNN in general, I am a newbie when it comes to the News Feed module.

I am attempting to read a Blogger (BlogSpot) feed in the New Reader module. When I enter the URL in the News Feed Source, I get the feed, but it's completely unformatted.

So, where do I get the News Feed Style Sheet?

First I tried different variations of the blog URL + whatever I could think of, and that didn't work.

Then I loaded the feed URL in my Firefox browser, where is comes up just fine (just the way I'd like it to in DNN). I viewed the source and tried the various URLs it listed there. None of them worked.

So, is there a way to do this?

Thanks in advence.

Well, if you can post the URL you are using, I may be able to help you out.  Also, what 'New Reader' module are you using?  Is it the default DNN New Feeds (RSS) module, or another.  Generally, the default module renders simple newsfeeds, and I suspect the one you are using is another type.  The important piece to remember is that not all newsfeed sources create their feeds in quite the same way.  This means that it usually becomes necessary to create a custom XSL file to render a feed in a manner that you want.

IE7, and FireFox have built in support for various types of newsfeeds, and can render them in mostly acceptable fashion, although, I prefer using custom xsl's because I gain a level of control of the items displayed.  Some newsfeeds contain scripting, and HTML which could cause security issues down the line, and knowing a newsfeed source and inspecting it before publically putting it into my DNN site is always something I will do.

The reference provided in the previous post will render simple RSSv2.0 newsfeed sources, but if there are any additional namespace included in a newsfeed, even that xsl will need tweaking to suit your need. 

I've posted quite a few examples in this forum, and in the previous forum, which can be used as starting points in your work. 

Cheers,

iwonder

Well, if you are using the standard DNN news feed rss module, the stylesheet used is the default DNN xsl, unless you specify a custom one.  You could enter in a stylesheet URL from your news source, but then, it's going to format it to the source's preferences, which may not work with your DNN site/skin.  A visual inspection of the news source would give you info about whether a xsl stylesheet reference was included.

I find it best to use a custom xsl for formatting.  It's a bit of a sweat, but I'm in control of the output, at least for the most part.

As for getting a blog created on DNN, that's not the function of this module.  Maybe you meant you wanted a simple solution for 'displaying' a blog /feed /entry from another site. 

Cheers