June 06, 2011

Importing Events from RSS

How to import events from an RSS feed.

Events imported from an RSS feed are copied into your group and behave like any other events in the system.

  • From the LiveWhale interface, click the “Events” tab. (If the Events tab does not appear, the administrator has not assigned the events module to you.)
  • Click the “Import From RSS” link beneath the tab bar.
  • To list events in an RSS feed, enter the RSS feed url in the text field labeled “Enter a feed url” and click the “Go” button.

If feeds have been recently entered, they will appear in a box labeled “Recent Feeds” which can be clicked on for a shortcut to list events from that feed.

If a valid feed is entered, the feed’s contents will be listed with their linked title, date, and summary.

Check off the events you wish to import. Select “Copy as link” from the “With checked items…” dropdown menu and then click the “Go” button. The events you selected will be imported. Use the “select all” link to select all items in the list.

The events manager is divided into five sections, accessible by the links beneath the tab bar: Month View, List View, Registrations, Import From iCal, and Import From RSS.