File backend.php

[alain01]

Hi.
I discover that this file works only with the News module, a very old module.

Now, we used publisher or xmnews.
It it possible to update this file in order to work with xmnews or/and publisher ?

Sorry if my question is out of date.

[alain01]

Context:
I've seen the line:
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="" href="<{xoAppUrl backend.php}>">
in theme.tpl in the xSwatch4 theme.

[geekwright]

"Should I have a news feed?"
"Where should my news come from?"

These are questions the webmaster needs to determine. The backend.php is very old, from back when all news modules had very similar code and data structures.

Current modules often offer their own feed. You can turn backend.php into a front end or redirect, or use the module's feed URL directly.

For more complex feeds, I have used the rssfit module to combine feeds from multiple modules into one newsfeed. I think there are other alternatives -- I'd ask mamba.

[zyspec]

While backend.php does indeed count on the News module feed this is the behavior that has existed for quite some time. This will be considered an enhancement and reviewed for a future release (> 2.5.11).