How to remove the "read more" form Ninja RSS Syndicator

Hi DrL1,

Can you please try to do the following:

In the Settings of Ninja RSS, make sure you have set "Select the number of words to display in the feed" to "All" and "Fulltext" to "Full Text Only".

See screenshot.

I hope this helps.

Kind regards,
John

Hi DR Loizou,

Thanks for your detailed feedback.

I've tested the feeds you've provided and I can confirm there's no readmore link present (see attached).
I'm afraid the readmore link you see is coming from the app itself.
So, in this case I think it's fair to say that your diagnoses are correct.

I don't have a solid clue about what else you can do.
Perhaps you can check any available options within the settings of the app.

For your information, I've also checked the feeds with my Android phone and I didn't notice a readmore link either. Although it might be not 100% reliable because I think it's depending on which kind of reader you use as an app.

I hope this helps.
Hopefully the support team from iBuildApp is able to provide you more useful info.

Kind regards,
John

Hi Dr Loizou,

Ok, thanks for your helpful feedback.
First, I will try to explain some findings of me, but without pointing a finger to anyone.

I did a bit research on how iBuildApp generates the apk package.
I felt free to download your app from the App Store over there.

Now, I can confirm that I see the readmore link displayed at the bottom of the page.
But this is only the case in your app, in other readers (for instance Rss Demon) I can not confirm.

To compare I've created an app myself with iBuildApp.
I took a peek in the code from the containing xml files within the apk package.
I couldn't do much because parts in the xml source codes were decoded and hard to read or inspect.
What I did found out is that both apps are making use of xml templates which are downloaded by the app from schemas.android.com.

I'm not sure though, if the templates are only needed for the online app creation (probably it is) and stores the used/featured templates in the main code files of the app. Or if the app needs to be connected to the internet to download a featured template and parses the content afterwards. I think/guess it's a mix of both.

Meaning that the content is parsed within standard xml templates, meaning that it could be possible that the template for a feed parses the readmore link automatically.
Those xml templates are practically the same for both apps while my app is totally different from yours.

For instance, I didn't use any feed feature in my app but the xml templates are just included.
Only the actual content (whatever that may be) differs from each other and is stored in a specific file what holds the information to render the actual app with its features and content by making use of the xml templates.
I just want to make clear (as far as possible) that they probably use standard packages containing all the features per app but are only using the one that needed.
Also, whatever kind of app you create, if you include a feed feature, it makes use of the same template.

Now, I'm definitely not an expert on developing android apps but this is what I discovered and think how it works and could explain a bit why you don't get rid of the readmore link. I guess it's a part of the feed xml template from the app because I believe Ninja RSS is configured correct to not display the reamore link.
As confirmed in my previous posts.

But what happens if you include the readmore in Ninja RSS?
Does the app render the readmore link twice?
One from Ninja RSS and one from the app's template.
I'm curious about that.

In the end I still can't help you much further with this matter.
But I hope you can make something out of my story here.
Please remember, that this is just a theory of mine based on my findings.
It's definitely not a fact because I'm no expert in this area.

If I find some time, I will try to test some more and let you know if I find anything useful.

Kind regards,
John

Hi,

Just to add...

I've modified my app at iBuildApp and added a rss feed feature.
My feed is generated by Ninja RSS with readmore link enabled.

Surprisingly, the app is displaying two readmore links...
One from Ninja RSS and one from the app.

This confirms my thoughts that the actual problem is not within Ninja RSS.

You may try it yourself:

***link removed***

At the home screen of the app, tick the FaceBook button.

I hope this helps.

Kind regards,
John

Hi Dr L. G. Loizou,

It's good to hear that it is confirmed by iBuildApp.
I'm glad that I could help you out with this interesting case.
I hope that they will rework/modify their code to avoid confusion in the future.

Also, thank you very much for your time and efforts in this.
It helped a lot to proof what the exact issue was.

I will await your further comment about the progression.

Have a great weekend.

Kind regards,
John

Hi Dr. Loizou,

I shall see what I can do.
Please give me some days to inspect.

Thanks.

Kind regards,
John

Hi Dr Loizou,

I did some more research in the hope I could find the culprit.
What I did is to look for a program which could decode the xml files within the apk package.

I found this:

APK Manager

But, unfortunately, it didn't make me much wiser although I was able to view the xml files normal.
I couldn't find anything related to the nasty readmore link.
In the end I have no idea what method IBuildApp uses to create custom apps.

So, I'm really lost here.
I would recommend to contact them again and ask them if they can solve the issue as they do have better knowledge about their way of compiling the apps.

Maybe you can give it a try yourself by using the tool above.

I'm sorry, I did the best I could.
It's a bit out of my league and can't provide you with more help.
I hope you understand.

Kind regards,
John

Hi Dr Loizou,

Thank you for your kind words, I really appreciate it.

Well, most of the time I'm capable of finding the culprit when it comes to our Joomla based extensions.
But in this situation I simply don't have the knowledge to fix it as it is hidden somewhere in the code from iBuildApp.
Also, I'm not familiar with Android coding yet.

But, regardless of that, it doesn't mean I won't go beyond duty by helping people for special reasons.
Mainly I can't stand the way either when people, like yourself, are left in the dark. It's a shame when it happens, in my humble opinion.

But since you mentioned that you will try to find an app developer to help you out, I have a recommendation for you.

Please, visit Peace of Code. I know there are good developers overthere who can help you with developing an app that completely suite your needs.

I hope this helps as a last resort.
I wish you the best and good luck with everything.

Kind regards,
John