Rss Feed Object not working with Australian Fire Danger Rating
Author: John H.Hi Guys,
I recently purchased the RSS Feed Object to be able to display our Fire Danger Ratings from our local Fire Authority who provide an RSS Feed for this.
The RSS Feed link is: https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/rss-feeds
The RSS Feed I am trying to us is: https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/cfa/rssfeed/central-firedistrict_rss.xml
The RSS Feed is as follows:
<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:taxo="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/taxonomy/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Country Fire Authority - Victoria, Australia - Total Fire Ban & Fire Danger Ratings - central Forecast</title><link>http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/total-fire-bans-and-ratings/central-fire-district</link><description>Country Fire Authority - Victoria, Australia - Total Fire Ban & Fire Danger Ratings - central Forecast.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:03:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:date>2021-11-30T00:00:00</dc:date><item><title>Tuesday, 30 November 2021</title><link>http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/total-fire-bans-and-ratings/central-fire-district</link><description><p>Today, Tue, 30 Nov 2021 is not currently a day of Total Fire Ban. in the <strong>Central</strong> fire district.</p><p>Fire Danger Ratings<br/>Bureau of Meteorology forecast issued at: Tuesday, 30 November 2021 05:30 AM</p><p>Central: LOW-MODERATE</p><p><img src="http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/cfa/images/fdr/central/low-moderate.gif" alt="" border="0" /></p><p><img src="http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/cfa/images/tfb_icon.gif" alt="" width="22" height="22" /> Displays when Total Fire Ban in force<br /><span><a href="http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/restrictions-during-fire-danger-periods">Restrictions may apply</a></span></p></description><guid>http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/total-fire-bans-and-ratings/central-fire-district</guid></item><item><title>Wednesday, 01 December 2021</title><link>http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/total-fire-bans-and-ratings/central-fire-district</link><description><p>Tomorrow, Wed, 1 Dec 2021 is not currently a day of Total Fire Ban. in the <strong>Central</strong> fire district.</p><p>Fire Danger Ratings<br/>Bureau of Meteorology forecast issued at: Tuesday, 30 November 2021 16:00 PM</p><p>Central: LOW-MODERATE</p><p><img src="http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/cfa/images/fdr/central/low-moderate.gif" alt="" border="0" /></p><p><img src="http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/cfa/images/tfb_icon.gif" alt="" width="22" height="22" /> Displays when Total Fire Ban in force<br /><span><a href="http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/restrictions-during-fire-danger-periods">Restrictions may apply</a></span></p></description><guid>http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/total-fire-bans-and-ratings/central-fire-district</guid></item><item><title>Thursday, 02 December 2021</title><link>http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/total-fire-bans-and-ratings/central-fire-district</link><description><p>Thu, 2 Dec 2021 is not currently a day of Total Fire Ban. in the <strong>Central</strong> fire district.</p><p>Fire Danger Ratings<br/>Bureau of Meteorology forecast issued at: Tuesday, 30 November 2021 16:00 PM</p><p>Central: LOW-MODERATE</p><p><img src="http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/cfa/images/fdr/central/low-moderate.gif" alt="" border="0" /></p><p><img src="http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/cfa/images/tfb_icon.gif" alt="" width="22" height="22" /> Displays when Total Fire Ban in force<br /><span><a href="http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/restrictions-during-fire-danger-periods">Restrictions may apply</a></span></p></description><guid>http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/total-fire-bans-and-ratings/central-fire-district</guid></item><item><title>Friday, 03 December 2021</title><link>http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/total-fire-bans-and-ratings/central-fire-district</link><description><p>Fri, 3 Dec 2021 is not currently a day of Total Fire Ban. in the <strong>Central</strong> fire district.</p><p>Fire Danger Ratings<br/>Bureau of Meteorology forecast issued at: Tuesday, 30 November 2021 16:00 PM</p><p>Central: LOW-MODERATE</p><p><img src="http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/cfa/images/fdr/central/low-moderate.gif" alt="" border="0" /></p><p><img src="http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/cfa/images/tfb_icon.gif" alt="" width="22" height="22" /> Displays when Total Fire Ban in force<br /><span><a href="http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/restrictions-during-fire-danger-periods">Restrictions may apply</a></span></p></description><guid>http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/total-fire-bans-and-ratings/central-fire-district</guid></item><item><title>Saturday, 04 December 2021</title><link>http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/total-fire-bans-and-ratings/central-fire-district</link><description><p>Sat, 4 Dec 2021 is not currently a day of Total Fire Ban. in the <strong>Central</strong> fire district.</p><p>Fire Danger Ratings<br/>Bureau of Meteorology forecast issued at: Tuesday, 30 November 2021 16:00 PM</p><p>Central: LOW-MODERATE</p><p><img src="http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/cfa/images/fdr/central/low-moderate.gif" alt="" border="0" /></p><p><img src="http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/cfa/images/tfb_icon.gif" alt="" width="22" height="22" /> Displays when Total Fire Ban in force<br /><span><a href="http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/restrictions-during-fire-danger-periods">Restrictions may apply</a></span></p></description><guid>http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/total-fire-bans-and-ratings/central-fire-district</guid></item><item><title>Fire restrictions by muncipality</title><link>http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/total-fire-bans-and-ratings/central-fire-district</link><description><p>BALLARAT:Restrictions in force: 13/12/2021 - 01/05/2022<br/>BANYULE:No - restrictions may apply <br/>BASS COAST:No - restrictions may apply <br/>BOROUGH OF QUEENSCLIFFE:No - restrictions may apply <br/>CARDINIA:No - restrictions may apply <br/>CASEY:No - restrictions may apply <br/>FRANKSTON:No - restrictions may apply <br/>FRENCH ISLAND:No - restrictions may apply <br/>GOLDEN PLAINS:Restrictions in force: 13/12/2021 - 01/05/2022<br/>GREATER DANDENONG:No - restrictions may apply <br/>GREATER GEELONG:No - restrictions may apply <br/>HEPBURN:Restrictions in force: 13/12/2021 - 01/05/2022<br/>HUME:No - restrictions may apply <br/>KINGSTON:No - restrictions may apply <br/>KNOX:No - restrictions may apply <br/>MACEDON RANGES:No - restrictions may apply <br/>MANNINGHAM:No - restrictions may apply <br/>MAROONDAH:No - restrictions may apply <br/>MELTON:No - restrictions may apply <br/>MOORABOOL:Restrictions in force: 13/12/2021 - 01/05/2022<br/>MORNINGTON PENINSULA:No - restrictions may apply <br/>NILLUMBIK:No - restrictions may apply <br/>SURF COAST:No - restrictions may apply <br/>WHITTLESEA:No - restrictions may apply <br/>WYNDHAM:No - restrictions may apply <br/>YARRA RANGES:No - restrictions may apply <br/></p></description><guid>http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/total-fire-bans-and-ratings/central-fire-district</guid></item></channel></rss>
This is how I have entered the data into the RSS Feed Object:
After entering all required data into the RSS Object and uploading the site, I get the following result:
if I paste the RSS Feed onto the site using HTML Code I get the following result, showing that the RSS data seems to be working, just not being picked up by the RSS Object.
Can anyone throw some light on what I may be doing wrong...
Thanks for any help.
Cheers
John
John, just so you know we are not ignoring you, I would love to offer advise but sadly I do not own the RSS optional object. I am sure others do and you will get assistance in due course. But because I cannot assist you I have marked your post for Incomedia's attention.
Author
Thanks Esahc,
I'll patiently wait for some help. No big drama.
Hello John
I've verified the situation and I must confirm that the feed you presented should work with the Object. However, it doesn't
I've notified the developers of this so that the issue can be checked for you
I'll keep you posted here as soon as news on this becomes avaialble
Thank you
Stefano
Author
Thanks Stefano,
I knew I'd always be able to rely on you guys to help me out. I will wait until the developers find a solution.
Cheers.
Author
Hi Stefano,
I have solved the problem by using FeedWind. It's only $9 a year so was worth the effort and the RSS is working like a charm. Check it out at https://garfieldweather.com.au
I'm sorry I could not wait for a reply from the developers as we are now reaching our Fire Danger period and this is needed for my website. Last year the fire brigade gave us a widget to use but they have switched over to RSS feeds for this season.
Thanks again for your help and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year.
Please stay safe.
Cheers
John