Frequently Asked Questions

1. What Is FEEDBUTTON ?
   FeedButton is a method of organizing your blog's sidebar. Instead of putting all those messy buttons on the side, FeedButton consolodates them all into one easy to use button. This allows you to offer your readers a choice without sacrificing valuable real estate.
   
   
2. What Happend to the Old Version?
   FeedButton is still in BETA, that means we're working to add improvements. We cleaned it up a bit, and got rid of the click to close button. If you want the old version back, change your code to use feedbutton_v1.js instead of feedbutton.js.
   
   
3. What's the Catch?
   There is none. FeedButton is a free service for everybody. We don't collect any identifiable information so there's no worries about spam or privacy. We're simply tired of seeing all those stupid buttons on blogs, and we're willing to foot the bandwith bill to help clean them up.
   
   
4. How does it work?
   It's Simple. Just give us the URL of your .xml or .rss feed, and we'll give you some javascript to paste into your website. That's all there is to it. FeedButton works as soon as you paste the code, and you don't ever have to update it!
   
   
5. Can I Customize The Form?
   Yes! If you know HTML color codes, you can modify the javascript variables in the code. Any colors will work, just don't include a semi-colon [;], and make sure you put quotes (") around it.
   
   For Example, something like this:
   var feedbutton_id = 20;
var fb_bgcolor = "#FFFFFF";
var fb_bordercolor = "orange";

   You can even change to the long version by including this line:
   var fb_formtype = "long";
   
   If you still want further customization, you can always link to our Manual Form and create your own button.
   
   
6. Why do you store my feed url and give me an ID?
   We played with the idea of letting you just pass in a URL instead of an ID, but the ID has several advantages. We do some checks on the backend so that each URL always gets the same ID, no matter how many times you enter it. It's also useful for stats. We keep a list of our Most Popular feeds, and in the future we hope to offer site-specific stats too. Assigning you an ID allows us to implement more advanced features like this!
   
   
7. How Can I contact you?
   FeedButton is run by Ryan Jones. You can reach him through his blog at dotCULT.com or you can email him at
   
   
8. I have a Suggestion.. Or I don't see my Feed Reader.
   Hey! That's not a question. We're working on adding stats and more customizations, so stay tuned! If you want us to add support for a site, email Ryan at the address above.