Creating an RSS feed is possible of course but does require php coding and MySQL queries… We do have a ‘Hot Topics’ template tag that might come close to what you are looking for – al least worth a look at before doing that I would have thought:

http://codex.simple-press.com/codex/plugins/our-plugins/the-template-tags-plugin/template-tag-hot-topics/

Hi thanks for the reply, I will take a look. I’m having issues again gaining access to the codex. You fixed it for me last time by resetting something?

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We are actually right in the middle of a project to solve this problem once and for all!

Thank you, yes back in.

Looking through the codex, this looks like exactly what I need. Thanks

Excellent. Hope it is…

I would like to add this to the page if possible as opposed to the template, is there any way to add filters with the shortcode?

eg. code/ ([)sp_hot_topics('showCount=0&showForum=0&textHotness=Rating&limit=2')(]) /code

Well – I believe all of the attributes that are available for the template tag are also available for the shortcode (sp_hot_topics).

I am not that familiar with shortcodes myself but is that how you usually pass the attributes?

Hello again,

I’m afraid attributes don’t seem to work like that with shortcodes. As I can’t put php code into widgets can you offer any advice how I would achieve hot topics with defined attributes in a widget?

Really? I will need to test that… I can just never remember the syntax for using shortcodes. I thought is was spaces…

For expediency I would suggest you go grab a plugin named WP Exec PHP from the WP plugin repository, activate it, go to the WP admin options for it and turn on the option to use in widgets – and then use the template tag in the widget.

Bit I will investigate the short code usage.

I’ve worked out how to add it where I want in the template if needed, I’ve read the codex but it doesn’t explain what the number is? How does the system generate the rating? It’s doesn’t appear to be hits? Is it hits divided by time or something?

Thanks for your previous reply I hadn’t refreshed my screen. I was using the shortcode like this, was this wrong?

[sp_hot_topics (‘days=365’)]

For the question ion Post #12 I am going to have to ask because I really do not know. So hopefully Mr Papa will dive in and tell you because he does know!

Not sure I understand question #13 though…?

Sorry I was trying to paste the code but they don’t show up, do I put tags round a code to show you?