RSS Feed Widget

RSS Feed Widget

Last updated 11.03.22

The RSS Feed widget allows the addition of any RSS feed to the page. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed data is presented to users using software called a news aggregator. This feed is constantly and automatically updated with new site content. 

Add RSS Feed Widget to the page

1. Select where on the page you would like the widget to appear. 
2. Click on the blue plus add widget icon   
3. Select the RSS Feed widget from the widget pop up 
4. Once the widget is added to the page, hover over the added widget until it displays the properties and trash icons. Click on the gear-shaped properties icon. 

RSS Feed Widget Properties

5.  In the RSS Feed properties pop up, adjust various settings including the source RSS feed website URL and the number of articles displayed in the widget.
6. Click Apply button to update the widget with selected properties. The properties pop up will automatically close.

How to delete the RSS Feed Widget

Hover over the RSS Feed widget until it displays the properties and trash icons and click on the trash icon to delete. 

How to reposition the RSS feed Widget

Hover over the RSS feed widget until it displays the grab icon on the left. Simply drag and drop in a new location. 

RSS Feed Widget Properties

PROPERTYDESCRIPTION
RSS Feed URL
Provide the RSS Feed URL (link for xml)
Max Items Displayed
Enter the maximum number of items to display (default is 3)
Content Before
Text entry area for simple title and descriptive copy right above the blog list. Requires small amount of HTML code for styling.
Content After
Text entry area for simple descriptive copy right below the blog list. Requires small amount of HTML code for styling.

Examples

How an Invasive Beetle Almost Changed America’s Pastime
Mar 28, 2023

Pitchers are on the mound and warming up for this season’s opening day of baseball. Ninety feet away, batters, armed only with a wooden stick, prepare to face them. Many parts of America’s national pastime have changed over the years, but the two key elements – putting bat to ball – have remained at its core.

Century Old Hospital Vital to Saving Lives Builds Upon its Legacy with Expansion
Mar 27, 2023

Saving lives is all in a day’s work at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, New Jersey. In over 100 years of operation, the hospital estimates it has healed 2.3 million patients from every corner of the US and 87 countries around the world.

Upcoming USDA Cattle and Carcass Training Center Programs Offer In-Person, Hands-On Training and Technical Assistance for Producers and Processors
Mar 23, 2023

Producers, feeders, and other stakeholders who want a better understanding of factors that contribute to the market value of cattle, and how these factors can inform marketing and production decisions, can join us at three upcoming in-person events at the USDA Cattle and Carcass Training Centers (CCTC). These events will help producers learn how they can improve their return on investments in their herds and are open to the public.

Industry Partners’ Role in School Meals is Crucial
Mar 23, 2023

On January 15-16, 2023, I attended the School Nutrition Industry Conference in San Diego. There, I met with many of our food industry partners that deliver food to school districts across the country. Food industry partners play a crucial role in producing, procuring and delivering food for our school meal programs. Despite the challenges that industry and school food service operators have encountered over the past few years, we are grateful for everything they do to deliver food and serve nutritious meals to tens of millions of children every day.

National Agriculture Day: Fifty Years Later, Farmers Are Growing a Climate for Tomorrow
Mar 21, 2023

Fifty years after the creation of National Agriculture Day, America’s farmers, ranchers and private forestland owners find themselves on the front lines of climate change. They are uniquely positioned to deliver solutions by implementing climate-smart practices that conserve natural resources, build healthier soils, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and sequester carbon.

Alaskan Self-Determination Demonstration Project Supports Tribal Health, Sovereignty
Mar 20, 2023

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service supports indigenous health and tribal sovereignty through Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Self-Determination Demonstration Projects.