Only URL

[Yoken0S]

Hi,

Thanks for your contribution it works like a charm but I only get URL of my RSS Feed posted. I'm not a python guy but I can see that your script take more than just URL so I'm assuming that something has to be changed either in my rss feed format or in the python script.

[BoKKeR]

What do you mean by "I only get URL of my RSS Feed posted".

using /add Test https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/new/.rss you add a rss feed, after this the bot checks if there is a new post, if there is. it posts it in your chat. You can add as many urls you want.

[Yoken0S]

My RSS feed is like this :

<item> <title><![CDATA[Title Blabla]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.blablalink.com]]></link> <description><![CDATA[Blabladescription very long]]></description>

`<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2021 12:50:43 +0100</pubDate>`
`<guid><![CDATA[https://www.blabla.com]]></guid>`

</item> <item>

The robot do correctly its job but it posts only the <link>. I'd like to know how add the Title and description ?

[tux93]

Afaik Telegram generates those itself from the OpenGraph data on your page / post, not the bot

[Yoken0S]

I'm not sure to understand, I don't use Afaik Telegram it's my own RSS generate with a script from my fb page. And with others "public" rss feed bots with the same rss they can detect more than the link.

[tux93]

The bot posts the link to a Telegram channel / group correct?

This bot does not generate the preview cards, Telegram does that itself by looking at the link

[BoKKeR]

Exactly, if the RSS link can't be accessed by telegram it wont generate the cards. This is something I could add

[Yoken0S]

Indeed, and it's works great with Youtube links but with Facebook Links, cards have only the "Log in to Facebook to start..." @BoKKeR Yes if you could that would be magic =)

[temporhodes]

you mean you want title and description in telegram too? i could add title here: if you need https://github.com/BoKKeR/RSS-to-Telegram-Bot/issues/15

[Yoken0S]

@temporhodes Yes it works great ! I just had to modify a little more but it is perfect ! Code for who want it : if 'facebook' in rss_d.entries[0]['link'] and 'live' not in rss_d.entries[0]['title']: context.bot.send_message(chatid, rss_d.entries[0]['title'] + "\n" + rss_d.entries[0]['description'] + "\n" + rss_d.entries[0]['link']) else: context.bot.send_message(chatid, rss_d.entries[0]['link'])

[BoKKeR]

The bot does not send automatic messages to the Group or Channel. What is the reason?

Open a new issue and provide some logs and debug info

[rubzn]

Hello. I've slightly modified the code to get a link with title wrapped in Markdown

context.bot.send_message(chatid, "[" + rss_d.entries[0]['title'] + "](" + rss_d.entries[0]['link'] + ")", parse_mode='MarkdownV2')

and now Telegram doesn't generate previews for those messages.

Is there any possible fix for that?

[rubzn]

Hello. I've slightly modified the code to get a link with title wrapped in Markdown

context.bot.send_message(chatid, "[" + rss_d.entries[0]['title'] + "](" + rss_d.entries[0]['link'] + ")", parse_mode='MarkdownV2')

and now Telegram doesn't generate previews for those messages.

Is there any possible fix for that?

As I've recently found out, link previews were forbidden in group settings 😓

[alfonder]

As I've recently found out, link previews were forbidden in group settings 😓

It's not true. It depends on the group you're posting to. At least preview does work if you set the bot as administrator.

[rubzn]

I was trying to say the same thing. It didn't work for me, because it was forbidden in group settings. As soon as that restriction was removed, everything went like clockwork.