Feeds

An inline RSS/Atom feed reader that fetches XML directly in the browser — no external service or API key required. Shows up to 4 headlines per feed alongside publication dates and a link to the feed's homepage.

Configuration

{ id: "my-feeds", type: "feeds", col: 1, row: 1, width: 6, height: 3,
  config: {
    title: "News",
    items: [
      { title: "Hacker News", url: "https://news.ycombinator.com/rss", site: "https://news.ycombinator.com" }
    ]
  }
}

Options

Field	Type	Default	Description
title	string	—	Widget heading.
items	array	—	Array of feed source objects (see sub-fields below).
items[].title	string	—	Display name of the feed.
items[].url	string	—	Full RSS or Atom feed URL.
items[].site	string	—	Homepage URL for the feed. Shown as an "Open" link next to the feed title.

Examples

Minimal

{ id: "w1", type: "feeds", col: 1, row: 1, width: 6, height: 3,
  config: {
    items: [
      { title: "Hacker News", url: "https://news.ycombinator.com/rss", site: "https://news.ycombinator.com" }
    ]
  }
}

Advanced

{ id: "w1", type: "feeds", col: 1, row: 1, width: 8, height: 4,
  config: {
    title: "Tech News",
    items: [
      {
        title: "Hacker News",
        url: "https://news.ycombinator.com/rss",
        site: "https://news.ycombinator.com"
      },
      {
        title: "The Verge",
        url: "https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml",
        site: "https://theverge.com"
      },
      {
        title: "Ars Technica",
        url: "https://feeds.arstechnica.com/arstechnica/index",
        site: "https://arstechnica.com"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Note

Feed fetching is done directly from the browser. If a feed blocks cross-origin requests (CORS), it will not load. Most RSS feeds are publicly accessible without restrictions.

Tip

Increase widget height to give each feed more room to display headlines without truncation.