Assets Server sample plug-in - Import from RSS feed

Info: This plug-in is part of a set of sample plug-ins that is shipped with Assets Server. For more information, see Assets Server sample plug-ins.

Note: The use of internal plug-ins such as sample plug-ins has been deprecated in Assets Server 6.73. These plug-ins should instead be created as an external plug-in.

The RSS file import plug-in imports files from an RSS feed. It can be used to import photos and videos from news wires, image agencies, etc.

Note: This bundled plug-in is supported for production use.

Configuration

The RSS import plug-in can be almost completely configured in the plug-in configuration file, all configuration properties are described in detail in this file.

Automatically fill metadata fields on import

It's optionally possible to automatically assign standard metadata values to imported files. You can define these values in the <rss_import>/field-mappings.xml file.

How it works

Once you have set up the configuration, Assets Server will periodically retrieve the RSS feed. It picks up the enclosure URL inside the feed, downloads the original file using this URL and imports the file into Assets Server.

By default, the plug-in points to the Flickr public photos feed.