How to put MoBikeFed headlines into a web page

Simple Script method

You can put MoBikeFed headlines into any web page by including a bit of HTML in the page. A sample of how this might look is on the right-hand side of this page. The HTML code you need is below--just copy & paste.

For a summary of all headlines on the site (news, advocacy, and cycling tips):
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript SRC=http://mobikefed.org/mobikefed_rss2js.php> </SCRIPT>

For Missouri Bicycle News:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript SRC=http://mobikefed.org/news_rss2js.php> </SCRIPT>

For Advocacy Alerts:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript SRC=http://mobikefed.org/advocacyalerts_rss2js.php> </SCRIPT>

For Cycling Tips & Stories:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript SRC=http://mobikefed.org/cyclingtips_rss2js.php> </SCRIPT>

For Event Calendar Listings:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript SRC=http://mobikefed.org/calendar/rss2js.php> </SCRIPT>

You can specify how many headlines are displayed by including a parameter like "?number=5", for example: Calendar listing of 5 events
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript SRC=http://mobikefed.org/calendar/rss2js.php?number=5> </SCRIPT>

For calendar listings you can specify type of event or area of the state for the listing by using the parameter "cat_id". For instance "?cat_id=16" shows Kansas City events, "?cat_id=17" shows St. Louis events, "?cat_id=30" shows one-time and yearly events (omitting weekly & monthly events). "Select region or event type" on the Calendar page and examine the URL to see other examples of cat_id to use.

Sample CSS style elements that will work with any of the above feeds (insert the style elements somewhere in the web page before the including the script elements above): <style type="text/css">  </style>

PHP method

If you can run PHP scripts, you can easily put MoBikeFed's news, advocacy alerts, and cycling tips headlines on your web site. If you can run PHP, this method works a little better than the "Script method" outlined above.

Whether or not you can run PHP scripts depends on the capabilities of your web server.

Adding the headlines to your web site is as simple as including one small PHP file and two simple lines of code for each group of headlines you wish to include.

Click here to download the files and instructions needed to add the headlines to your web site (compressed in a .zip file).

You can

easily integrate the headlines into your own page
easily format them any way you want
easily as many or as few headlines as you want

At the bottom of this page are two very, very simple, basic examples of how the headlines can be imported and how they might look:

In News . . .

Updated 2008-05-09

Report Card: Media coverage of "Missouri Gets a D"
MoDOT Director writes to bicyclists and pedestrians, explains MoDOT Complete Streets opposition
Bike St. Louis ribbon cutting May 8th
Report Card '08: Highlights and Lowlights
Report Card '08: Action Items
Report Card '08: MoBikeFed releases Missouri Walking and Bicycling Report Card 2008
May OFFICIALLY declared as Bicycle Month in Missouri >>> More Missouri Bicycle News items >>>Missouri Bicycling Photos

In Advocacy Alerts . . .

Updated 2008-04-29

29 APR 2009: Urge Congress to set a national bicycling policy
16 APR 2008: Hwy 45--Stop MoDOT from building another road without good bike/ped accommodations
16 APR 2008: Encourage Bike/Ped Access on New Quarter Billion Dollar Paseo Bridge
14 MAR 2008: Ask Congress to Support Resolution in support of a National Bicycling Strategy

In Cycling Tips . . .

Updated 2008-05-09

1000 bicycles at the Republican & Democratic conventions
Bike to Work Week in Missouri

Headlines from the Missouri Bicycle Federation . . .

Updated H