FeedMe News is ready(ish)

I really enjoyed working on this project. It was great to imagine something and finally have the ability bring it to life.

Here's the link.... FeedMe News.

It's an RSS Feed news aggregator that's supposed to be easy to use for non-internet savvy people. You navigate by clicking on the section headings and then going page by page. You can also search for a subject. For each news item, there is a discussion area. Viewing the site and the discussions is open to anyone, but posting is limited to those who login.

I built it using Simplepie. The Simplepie loads about 30 or so feeds into a mySQL database. When you click on a section heading or run a search, it runs a query to pull the correct news items. There is a short delay when you click because the section gets updated before the items are pulled. A better way would be for the feeds to load constantly in the background, but that was a bit out of my ability.

I had planned to incorporate more Javascript and use it to create a "reading list" feature to the site, but I ran out of time. :( Currently, the only Javascript exists in the search and text boxes which get altered when you click on them.

I am planning to continue working on this and would love any feedback you guys might have!


And for nostalgia's sake, here is my petshop again. :) I sure learned a lot! Thanks!