Introduction to Webfeed

With the Web feed object, you create an information box (at the right column border) that contains subscribed contributions of external Internet pages. Current contributions from external Internet sites are automatically imported into the web feed box. The technology behind this is called RSS. You can display the contributions from all web pages that offer RSS subscriptions in your webfeed.

Reading a webfeed

Reading a web feed

The web feed box first shows only the titles of the posts from an RSS feed. To read the complete information, click on the title.

You want to read the complete information of a web feed post.

  1. Navigate to the desired location in ILIAS.
  2. Click on the corresponding title of the post in the webfeed box.
  3. ILIAS opens a new page with the complete information of the post.

Changing the detail view of a webfeed

Web feeds offer different levels of detail in the view.

You want to change the detail view of a web feed.

  1. Navigate to the desired location in ILIAS.
  2. Click on the gear wheel graphic in the relevant web feed box.
  3. Select Details 1 (only the number of new feeds is displayed) or Details 2 (the headers of the last five feeds) from the drop-down menu to change the view.
  4. ILIAS changes the detail view of the web feed box.

Manage Webfeed

Create a new web feed

To provide RSS feeds of external websites in a readable way, you can create web feeds in categories and on the top level of courses and groups.

You want to create a new web feed object.

  1. Navigate to the desired location in ILIAS.
  2. Open the menu "Add new object."
  3. Select Webfeed.
  4. ILIAS opens a new page.
  5. Enter a title for the webfeed.
  6. Copy the RSS link of the external web page.
  7. Paste the copied RSS link into the URL field of the web feed.
  8. Click the Save button.

Editing a web feed

Web feeds can be edited afterward. The title and URL of the web feed can be changed.

You want to change the title and URL of a webfeed.

  1. Navigate to the desired location in ILIAS.
  2. Click on the gear wheel graphic in the relevant web feed box.
  3. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
  4. ILIAS opens a new page.
  5. Enter a new title for the webfeed.
  6. Change the URL of the webfeed.
  7. Click on the Save button.

Move webfeed

Web feeds can be moved afterward.

For example, you want to move a webfeed to another category.

  1. Navigate to the desired location in ILIAS.
  2. Click on the gearwheel graphic in the relevant webfeed box.
  3. Select the Move entry.
  4. ILIAS opens a new page.
  5. Activate the radio button of the page to which the webfeed is to be moved.
  6. Click on Insert.

ILIAS moves the webfeed to the selected location.

Copy web feed

Web feeds can be copied.

For example, you want to copy a web feed to another category.

  1. Navigate to the desired location in ILIAS.
  2. Click on the gear graphic in the relevant webfeed box.
  3. Select the Copy entry.
  4. ILIAS opens a new page.
  5. Activate the radio button of the page on which the copied webfeed should appear.
  6. Click on Paste.

ILIAS copies the webfeed to the selected location.

Deleting a webfeed

You can delete it if you do not need a web feed box anymore.
You want to delete a webfeed.

  1. Navigate to the location where the webfeed is located.
  2. Click on the gearwheel graphic in the webfeed box in question.
  3. Select Delete from the drop-down menu.
  4. ILIAS opens a new page.
  5. Click on the Confirm button.

ILIAS deletes the webfeed.