GutterStar.net RSS Service

The GutterStar.net RSS Service is a flexible, streamlined, and fully customizable RSS feed parsing service for personal and commercial websites.

By using the GutterStar.net RSS Service, you can create a fully customized RSS feed script for your website using any valid RSS URL on the web.

RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines, and podcasts in a standardized format. An RSS document (which is called a "feed", "web feed", or "channel") contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with web sites in an automated manner that can be piped into special programs or filtered displays.

The benefit of RSS is the aggregation of content from multiple Web sources in one place. RSS content can be read using software called an "RSS reader", "feed reader" or an " aggregator ", which can be web-based or desktop-based . A standardized XML file format allows the information to be published once and viewed by many different programs. The user subscribes to a feed by entering the feed's link into the reader or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that initiates the subscription process. The RSS reader checks the user's subscribed feeds regularly for new content, downloading any updates that it finds and provides a user interface to monitor and read the feeds.

(Excerpt from Wikipedia.com) Click here to learn more about the background and purpose of RSS feeds.

Display interesting RSS feeds on your website that are dynamically updated, providing fresh content for your visitors to return to on a regular basis.
Receive better search engine rankings and content-based advertising revenues, since RSS content is automatically scanned by search engine bots.

Free RSS Service: The GutterStar.net RSS Service may be used without charge as long as the statement "Powered by GutterStar.net RSS" remains visible within the displayed RSS feed.
Domain Licensed RSS Service: When you license one or more of your domains with the GutterStar.net RSS Service, you will be able to fully customize the RSS templates for each of your domains using your Domain License Control Panel, which provides an integrated template editor, usage instructions, and a full index of the dynamic variables that are available for use within your domain templates. Benefits include:
- Full customization of the RSS templates for your website, allowing you to directly change the HTML code for each template using your Domain License Control Panel. Click here to view the Domain License Control Panel Demo.
- Freedom to remove the statement "Powered by GutterStar.net RSS" from all of your RSS feeds.
- An automatic courtesy notification if the GutterStar.net RSS Service detects that an error has occurred with any of your RSS feeds at runtime.
- Lighter bandwidth usage for your website, since all RSS feed content (including images and media content) is automatically downloaded by the GutterStar.net RSS Service before it is displayed.

The GutterStar.net RSS Service has evolved steadily since its introduction in 2006, including feature additions, performance enhancements, increased reliability and versatility, and automated support for complete customization.

The GutterStar.net RSS Service is committed to the preservation of service stability, streamlined performance for high traffic websites, responsive support, and service integrity.

All of the RSS service templates, including the default template for the free service, are guaranteed by GutterStar.net to be code-safe. The GutterStar.net RSS Service has been thoroughly tested to ensure that cross-site scripting vulnerabilities cannot be exploited on your website. Also, to ensure content stability, the structure, layout, and content of all RSS service templates will not be changed in the future. If any additional service features require the use of a modified RSS template, a new RSS template will be created for this purpose, and the default RSS template will remain active for all current users.

Users possessing a Domain License, may directly edit the code for each available RSS template using the Domain License Control Panel. To ensure the integrity of the GutterStar.net RSS Service, and the integrity of each website using the GutterStar.net RSS Service, no server-side and action scripts will be executed by the RSS service. However, all valid HTML and CSS coding techniques are fully supported. For an example, click here to view the global domain template. The global domain template is based on the template used within the Free RSS Service.

For support, click here to email our support team.

Feed URL	Maximum Items	Action	eMail (optional)	Authentication String (optional)
RSS Feed URL: (Enter the URL of the RSS feed that you would like to use.)	Max Number of Items: (Enter the maximum number of items to display at one time.)	Links Should Open In A New Window: The Same Window: (Choose whether you would like activated links to open a new window, or in the same window.)	Domain License Code: (This field is required if you have a Domain License with the GutterStar.net RSS Service. Simply leave this field blank to use the Free RSS Service.)	Authentication String: (This feature is useful if your feed url requires HTTP Authentication in order to work properly. This authentication string should be in the following format: "UserName:Password" IMPORTANT: No record of this information is saved. The authentication string will be encrypted to ensure your security, and included within your JavaScript code on the following page. This will allow you to use your HTTP authenticated RSS feed publically, without the risk of revealing your personal account information. Simply leave this field blank if you wish to ignore this setting.)

Feed URL

Maximum Items

Action

eMail (optional)

Authentication String (optional)

RSS Feed URL:
(Enter the URL of the RSS feed that you would like to use.)

Max Number of Items:
(Enter the maximum number of items to display at one time.)

Links Should Open In A New Window:
The Same Window:
(Choose whether you would like activated links to open a new window, or in the same window.)

Domain License Code:
(This field is required if you have a Domain License with the GutterStar.net RSS Service. Simply leave this field blank to use the Free RSS Service.)

Authentication String:
(This feature is useful if your feed url requires HTTP Authentication in order to work properly. This authentication string should be in the following format: "UserName:Password" IMPORTANT: No record of this information is saved. The authentication string will be encrypted to ensure your security, and included within your JavaScript code on the following page. This will allow you to use your HTTP authenticated RSS feed publically, without the risk of revealing your personal account information. Simply leave this field blank if you wish to ignore this setting.)

Type	Height	Width	Table	Text
Table Attributes:	Object Height: (You can enter an exact pxl value such as "100", or a percentage such as 50%. Feel free to experiment.)	Object Width: (You can enter an exact pxl value such as "100", or a percentage such as 50%. Feel free to experiment.)	Object Positioning Left Align: No Align: Right Align: (This will align the container as specified, which is useful if you would like the outer text to wrap around the border.)	Text Positioning Object Text Align Left: Object Text Align Center: Object Text Align Right: (This will align the text as specified.)

Type

Height

Width

Table

Text

Table Attributes:

Object Height:
(You can enter an exact pxl value such as "100", or a percentage such as 50%. Feel free to experiment.)

Object Width:
(You can enter an exact pxl value such as "100", or a percentage such as 50%. Feel free to experiment.)

Object Positioning Left Align:
No Align:
Right Align:
(This will align the container as specified, which is useful if you would like the outer text to wrap around the border.)

Text Positioning Object Text Align Left:
Object Text Align Center:
Object Text Align Right:
(This will align the text as specified.)

Type	Text	Size	Color	Font	Extra
Header Text Settings:	Header Text: (Choose whatever header text that you would like to appear within the H2 tag.)	Section Header Size: (Choose the font size that you would like for the header text. Enter a valid CSS size value.)	Section Header Color: (Choose the font color that you would like for the header text. This can be a hex value such as "#000000" or a literal value such as "black". To find the right color, check out our RGB Hex Color Picker.)	Header Text Font Face: Arial: Century Gothic: Comic Sans MS: Bookman Old Style: Courier New: Franklin Gothic Book: Goudy Old Style: Jokerman: Lucida Handwriting: Microsoft Sans Serif: Old English Text MT: Showcard Gothic: Times New Roman: Custom:
Title Text Settings:	Title Text: (Choose whatever title text that you would like to appear before the RSS description.)	Section Title Size: (Choose the font size that you would like for the title text. Enter a valid CSS size value.)	Section Title Color: (Choose the font color that you would like for the title text. This can be a hex value such as "#000000" or a literal value such as "black". To find the right color, check out our RGB Hex Color Picker.)	Title Text Font Face: Arial: Century Gothic: Comic Sans MS: Bookman Old Style: Courier New: Franklin Gothic Book: Goudy Old Style: Jokerman: Lucida Handwriting: Microsoft Sans Serif: Old English Text MT: Showcard Gothic: Times New Roman: Custom:
Row Text Settings:	Truncate Description at: (Enter the number of characters that you would like the description to display. Leave the field blank to display full descriptions. Examples: 100, 500, 1000, 5000, etc. Whatever you like.)	Section Row Size: (Choose the font size that you would like for the row text. Enter a valid CSS size value.)	Section Row Color: (Choose the font color that you would like for the row text. This can be a hex value such as "#000000" or a literal value such as "black". To find the right color, check out our RGB Hex Color Picker.)	Row Text Font Face: Arial: Century Gothic: Comic Sans MS: Bookman Old Style: Courier New: Franklin Gothic Book: Goudy Old Style: Jokerman: Lucida Handwriting: Microsoft Sans Serif: Old English Text MT: Showcard Gothic: Times New Roman: Custom:

Type

Text

Size

Color

Font

Extra

Header Text Settings:

Header Text:
(Choose whatever header text that you would like to appear within the H2 tag.)

Section Header Size:
(Choose the font size that you would like for the header text. Enter a valid CSS size value.)

Section Header Color:
(Choose the font color that you would like for the header text. This can be a hex value such as "#000000" or a literal value such as "black". To find the right color, check out our RGB Hex Color Picker.)

Header Text Font Face: Arial: Century Gothic:
Comic Sans MS: Bookman Old Style:
Courier New: Franklin Gothic Book:
Goudy Old Style: Jokerman:
Lucida Handwriting: Microsoft Sans Serif:
Old English Text MT: Showcard Gothic:
Times New Roman: Custom:

Title Text Settings:

Title Text:
(Choose whatever title text that you would like to appear before the RSS description.)

Section Title Size:
(Choose the font size that you would like for the title text. Enter a valid CSS size value.)

Section Title Color:
(Choose the font color that you would like for the title text. This can be a hex value such as "#000000" or a literal value such as "black". To find the right color, check out our RGB Hex Color Picker.)

Title Text Font Face: Arial: Century Gothic:
Comic Sans MS: Bookman Old Style:
Courier New: Franklin Gothic Book:
Goudy Old Style: Jokerman:
Lucida Handwriting: Microsoft Sans Serif:
Old English Text MT: Showcard Gothic:
Times New Roman: Custom:

Row Text Settings:

Truncate Description at:
(Enter the number of characters that you would like the description to display. Leave the field blank to display full descriptions. Examples: 100, 500, 1000, 5000, etc. Whatever you like.)

Section Row Size:
(Choose the font size that you would like for the row text. Enter a valid CSS size value.)

Section Row Color:
(Choose the font color that you would like for the row text. This can be a hex value such as "#000000" or a literal value such as "black". To find the right color, check out our RGB Hex Color Picker.)

Row Text Font Face: Arial: Century Gothic: Comic Sans MS: Bookman Old Style: Courier New: Franklin Gothic Book:
Goudy Old Style: Jokerman: Lucida Handwriting: Microsoft Sans Serif: Old English Text MT: Showcard Gothic:
Times New Roman: Custom:


Additional Options:	Reverse Sort Order: (This will reverse the displayed sort order of all RSS items when rendered.)	Domain: (For users that have a Domain License: Leave this field blank to apply the "global" template within your Domain License Control Panel. Otherwise, enter the name of the domain template that you would like to use for this RSS feed. The name must match one of the domains listed within your Domain License Control Panel.)	Language Character Set: (This value should match the Encoding value at the top of your RSS feed. To find this, simply open a new browser page, enter the URL that you entered at the beginning of this form into the new page's Address field, and press Go. You should now see a representation of your RSS feed. From the View menu, click Source, and look for the Encoding value at the top of the page. Doing this will ensure that the RSS feed content is displayed in the correct language for your page.)	Strip HTML: (This will strip all additional HTML tags from the RSS feed's Title and Description sections.) Strip CDATA: (This will strip all content within the CDATA tag of the RSS feed, which usually contains HTML markup.)

Additional Options:

Reverse Sort Order:
(This will reverse the displayed sort order of all RSS items when rendered.)

Domain:
(For users that have a Domain License: Leave this field blank to apply the "global" template within your Domain License Control Panel. Otherwise, enter the name of the domain template that you would like to use for this RSS feed. The name must match one of the domains listed within your Domain License Control Panel.)

Language Character Set: (This value should match the Encoding value at the top of your RSS feed. To find this, simply open a new browser page, enter the URL that you entered at the beginning of this form into the new page's Address field, and press Go. You should now see a representation of your RSS feed. From the View menu, click Source, and look for the Encoding value at the top of the page. Doing this will ensure that the RSS feed content is displayed in the correct language for your page.)

Strip HTML:
(This will strip all additional HTML tags from the RSS feed's Title and Description sections.)

Strip CDATA:
(This will strip all content within the CDATA tag of the RSS feed, which usually contains HTML markup.)

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