User Reference Guide
September 2023 v11
OmniRSS
RSS Data Feed Manager
Twitter Social Media Manager
Introduction
OmniRSS
is
an
RSS
feed
manager
that
retrieves
data
from
any
available
RSS
feeds.
OmniRSS
is
provided
with
OmniTicker
and
OmniDisplay
providing
publication
of
selected
real-time
data
to
tickers
and video displays.
System Requirements and Installation
OmniRSS
can
be
installed
on
any
Windows
10
/11
desktop;
it
requires
an
internet
connection.
It
is
automatically
installed
with
OmniTicker
or
OmniDisplay
and
automatically
started
when
running
OmniDisplay or OmniTicker. In standalone mode OmniRSS can be run from the start menu.
Settings - Auto-Network Setup
Under Settings, OmniRSS defaults port of 5004; if required it can be changed by a user by entering
the preferred port. OmniRSS user files (.txt) are saved to a default path:
Documents\OmniApps\OmniRSS. Alternatively, they can be saved to a user defined feed folders.
A
user
has
the
option
for
proxy
settings
(in
some
cases
to
reside
outside
a
firewall)
and
these
can
be
set also in the Settings panel.
Application Status
This is viewed from the ‘Status’ tab and will identify those applications that are attached to OmniRSS.
In they event or any connection errors, they will appear in this log along with the other messages.
When OmniTicker and OmniDisplay start, this tab will show the live connections.
Setting up an RSS Feed
Select New Feed and enter to chosen URL, or copy and paste from source.
When
available
to
OmniRSS,
Test
will
show
headlines.
Select
the
update
interval
and
maximum
lines
to be stored and Save.
Administrator Notes
OmniRSS places a preloaded ‘OmniRSS.ini’ in program files with a copy in:
Documents/OmniApps/OmniRSS