get_rss() WordPress Function
The get_rss() function allows you to display RSS feeds on your WordPress site. You can use this function to display an RSS feed from any site that has an RSS feed.
get_rss( string $url, int $num_items = 5 ) #
Display RSS items in HTML list items.
Description
You have to specify which HTML list you want, either ordered or unordered before using the function. You also have to specify how many items you wish to display. You can’t display all of them like you can with wp_rss() function.
Parameters
- $url
(string)(Required)URL of feed to display. Will not auto sense feed URL.
- $num_items
(int)(Optional) Number of items to display, default is all.
Default value: 5
Return
(bool) False on failure.
Source
File: wp-includes/rss.php
function get_rss ($url, $num_items = 5) { // Like get posts, but for RSS $rss = fetch_rss($url); if ( $rss ) { $rss->items = array_slice($rss->items, 0, $num_items); foreach ( (array) $rss->items as $item ) { echo "<li>\n"; echo "<a href='$item[link]' title='$item[description]'>"; echo esc_html($item['title']); echo "</a><br />\n"; echo "</li>\n"; } } else { return false; } }
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Changelog
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1.5.0 | Introduced. |