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==How to Access==
Select '''Components &rarr; News Feeds &rarr; Feeds''' from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation, or select the "Feeds" link from the [[screen.newsfeedscategories.15|News Feeds Manager - Categories]].

==Description==
The News Feed Manager screen allows you to add News Feeds from other sites to your Joomla! site. You can add links to these feeds for users by creating News Feed layouts in [[Screen.menus.edit.15#Internal Link - News Feeds|Menu Item Manager - New/Edit]].

==Screenshot==
[[Image:News_feed_manager.png]]

==Column Headers==
Click on the column heading to sort the list by that column's value.
{{colheader|Number}}
{{colheader|Checkbox}} 
* '''News Feed Name'''. The name of the feed. Make it as descriptive as possible.
{{colheader|Published}} 
{{colheader|Order}} 
*'''Category.''' The Category this News Feed belongs to. Clicking on the Category title opens the Category for editing. See [[screen.newsfeedsmanager.categories.edit.15|Category Manager - Edit (News Feeds)]]. Note that News Feed Categories are separate from other Categories, such as those for Articles, Banners, Contact, and Web Links.
{{colheader|NumArticles}} 
* '''Cache Time'''. The number of seconds to cache the feed locally.
{{colheader|Id}}
{{colheader|Display #}}

==Toolbar==
At the top right you will see the toolbar:

[[Image:News_feed_toolbar.png]]

The functions are:
{{toolbaricon|Publish}}
{{toolbaricon|Unpublish}}
{{toolbaricon|Delete}}
{{toolbaricon|Edit}}
{{toolbaricon|New}}
{{toolbaricon|Parameters}}
{{toolbaricon|Help}}

==Global Configuration==
Click on the Parameters button to open the News Feeds Global Configuration window. This window allows you to set default parameters for News Feeds, as shown below.

[[Image:Screen_newsfeeds_params_15.png]]
{{colheader|Table Headings}}
{{colheader|Name Column}}
{{colheader|No. Articles Column}}
{{colheader|Link Column}}
{{colheader|Category Description}}
{{colheader|No. Category Items}}
{{colheader|Feed Image}}
{{colheader|Feed Description}}
{{colheader|Item Description}}
{{colheader|Word Count}}

==List Filters==
'''Filter by Partial Title'''

You can filter the list of items either by entering in part of the title or the ID number. You can also select a combination of Category and Published State.
{{colheader|List Filter}}

'''Filter by Category and Published State'''
In the upper right area, above the column headings, there are 2 drop-down list boxes as shown below:[[Image:banner_filter.png|center]] The selections may be combined. Only items matching both selections will display in the list.
{{colheader|Select Category}}
{{colheader|Select State}}

==Quick Tips==
*You need to add at least one Category for News Feeds ''before'' you add the first News Feed. Categories are added using the [[Screen.categories.15|Category Manager]] by clicking on 'News Feeds', and then on 'Categories' in the 'Components' menu.

==Related Information==
*To create or Edit News Feeds: [[screen.newsfeeds.edit.15|News Feeds Manager - New/Edit]]
*To work with News Feed Categories: [[screen.newsfeedscategories.15|Category Manager (News Feeds)]]

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