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+A Simple RSS Box: I'm not a designer
+
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+
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+
+Displaying: {$rss_url}
+
+
+{* if $error display the error
+ elseif parsed RSS object display the RSS
+ else solicit user for a URL
+*}
+
+{if $error }
+Error: {$error}
+{elseif $rss}
+
+
+ |
+ {$rss->channel.title}
+ |
+
+ {foreach from=$rss->items item=item}
+
+ |
+ {$item.title}
+ |
+
+ {$item.dc.date|rss_date_parse|date_format:"%A, %B %e, %Y"}
+ |
+
+ {/foreach}
+
+{else}
+ Enter the URL of an RSS file to display.
+{/if}
+
+
+