Guideline & Parameters:
Add Our News and Press Feeds To Your Site!


Default News and Press Feeds:
We offer both a News feed and a Press release feed. The News feed covers general Internet News such as Web Hosting, Web Design and Development, Internet business, Ecommerce news, Servers, Databases and Data Storage/Warehousing, and operating system such as Unix, Linux, Windows, etc., and other news that is of general interest to our visitors. Our Press feed includes press releases we receive from companies in the Web Host Industry.

Default JavaScript Feeds:
Our default JavaScript feeds are simple. To add our default feed to your own Web site, simply copy the following script to your HTML page:

Our Default Press Release Feed:

Our Default Industry News Feed:

Our JavaScript feeds are easy to use. You can use the default JavaScript code as shown above on your web page "as is" and the news and press listings will be displayed as shown in our examples. If you want to further customize your news and press feeds, instructions are provided below.

Customize Your News and Press Feeds
Our JavaScript code uses a series of query string parameters to display our News and Press feeds. The examples above displayed the default output. You can easily customize the output by changing the parameters in the JavaScript itself. For example, if you want to increase the number of headlines displayed to 20, set "hd=20" in the JavaScript code and you will get 20 headlines for the feed. If you want to change the font face, change the "hf" query string parameter to one of the fonts listed in our instructions below, and your feed will be displayed in that font style.

The entire parameter list is provided below, along with a table of the acceptable colors you can use in your feeds as well as font and bullet styles.

For example, to display only 3 Press Headlines in Courier font face at 12px with a brown font color, try this:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE='JAVASCRIPT'
http://www.webhostmagazine.com/pressfeed.asp?np=p&hd=3&hf=c&hs=12&hc=br">
</SCRIPT>

The query string parameters in the above example are as follows:
  np=p:  display News Headlines (click for more info)
  hd=3:  display 3 Headlines (click for more info)
  hf=c:  display Headlines using the Courier font (see font table)
  hs=12: display Headlines using font size in pixels (click for more info)
  hc=br: display Headlines in brown (see color table)

The output will look like this:

More Examples
To get more examples of what you can do with our news and press feed, click here

QUERY STRING PARAMETER LIST:
The information that follows will provide you with the query string parameters you need to fully customize your News and Press feeds. There is a great deal of flexibility built in to our news feeds to help you to better match the look you want for you web site.

Click on any of the the following to see more information:

Note: If you find a legitimate bug in these feeds, we will look at it, otherwise, we do not provide any support for these feeds. The default feed is easy to use, and adding parameters to the basic scripts is easy to do. You may need to experiment a bit to get your feed to look right.



TARGET WINDOW  -Top-  -Back to Query String Parameter List-
When our headline is clicked on a new window opens to display the news item. You can use the following parameters to change the Target Window.

tw=b Target Window = "_blank" (Opens new browser window) - default
tw=s Target Window = "_self"
tw=p Target Window = "_parent"
tw=t Target Window = "_top"



HEADLINES   -Top-  -Back to Query String Parameter List-

Display Industry News or Press Release Headlines
np=n (display News Headlines)
np=p (display Press Release Headlines)

Display Host Industry Press Or Host Industry News Header
We have a generic Header for the new and press feed. If you want to turn off the Header and so it won't interfere with your design, set "hdr=n"

hdr=y (display Header) - Default
hdr=n (do not display Header)

Headline Spacing
You can adjust the space between your headlines by setting the ls= parameter. Spacing is in pixels:

ls=n (where "n" = distance in pixels -- e.g. 10 = 10px)

How many headlines to display
You can display up to 15 headlines in your news feed, Use the following parameters to set the number you need:

hd=n (where "n" = number of headline to display, 1 to 15)
hd=6 default

Headline Length
Headlines vary in length depending on the actual headline written by the news source. However, you can set the headline to be trimmed at a certain number of characters if you choose with the following parameters:

hl=n (where "n" = number characters)
hl=0 (display entire Headline) - default

Headline Font Face (See Font Table)
The Headline font face can be changed to one of 7 popular fonts using the following parameters:

hf=a (arial)
hf=r (times roman)
hf=v (verdana) - Default
hf=t (tahoma)
hf=m (comic sans)
hf=c (courier)
hf=s (sans serif)

Headline Font Size in pixels
You have control over the size of your Header font by changing the following parameters

hs=n (where "n" = font size in pixels -- e.g. 10 = 10px)
hs=11 Default

Headline Font Color
hc= (See Color Table)
hc=1 Default

Headline Font Bold
hb=n (n=no, do not make text bold) - Default
hb=y (y=yes, make text bold)

Headline Font Italics
hi=n (n=no, do not display italics) - Default
hi=y (y=yes, display italics)

Headline Font Underline
hu=n (n=no, do not underline text) - Default
hu=y (y=yes, underline text)

COLOR TABLE  -Top-  -Back to Query String Parameter List-
The color table below can be used for all color settings, including the Headline Font color, Dot Bullet color, the "More" color and the Calendar Date color. See the examples below to get an idea how to use them:

FONT TABLE  -Top-  -Back to Query String Parameter List-
The font table below can be used for all font settings, including the Headline Font, Dot Bullet font, the "More" font and the Calendar Date font. See the examples below to get an idea how to use them:

BULLETS  -Top-  -Back to Query String Parameter List-

Bullet Display
You can choose to display a bullet before each headline. It defaults to "Display Bullet" but you can choose to turn it off:

dy=n (n=no, do not display a bullet)
dy=y (y=yes, display a bullet) - Default

Bullet Font
df= (See Font Table)
df="a" (Arial) - Default

Bullet Font Color: dc=
dc= (See Color Table)
dc=1 (Black) - Default

Bullet Column Width
dw=n (Where "n" = the width of the column the bullet is in)
dw=10 Default

Bullet Column Background Color
dk=n (See Color Table)
dk=0 Default

Bullet Font Size
ds=n (where "n" = font size in pixels)
ds=12 Default



PARAGRAPH  -Top-  -Back to Query String Parameter List-
You can choose to display the first paragraph of the news feed with the following query string parameters:

Paragraph Display
py=n (n=no, do not display the paragraph) - Default
py=y (y=yes, display the paragraph)

Paragraph Font Face
pf= (See Font Table)
pf=v (Verdana) - Default

Paragraph Font Color
pc= (See Color Table)
pc=co (Charcoal) - Default`

Paragraph Font Size
ps=n (where "n" = font size in pixels)
ps=10 - Default

Paragraph Font Italics
pi=n (n=no, do not display italics) - Default
pi=y (y=yes, display italics)


Paragraph Font Bold
pb=n (n=no, do not make text bold) - Default
pb=y (y=yes, make text bold)

Paragraph Font Underline
pu=n (n=no, do not underline text) - Default
pu=y (y=yes, underline text)

Paragraph Length
pn=n (where "n" = number characters)
pn=0 display entire paragraph) - Default



HEADLINE SOURCE  -Top-  -Back to Query String Parameter List-
You can choose to display the headline "source" of the each article with the following query string parameters:

Source Display
sy=n (n=no, do not display the Source) - Default
sy=y (y=yes, display the Source)

Source Font Face
sf= (See Font Table)
sf=v (Verdana) - Default

Source Font Color
sc= (See Color Table)
sc=3 (Red) - Default

Source Font Size
ss=n (where "n" = font size in pixels)
ss=10 Default

Source Font Italics
si=n (n=no, do not display italics) - Default
si=y (y=yes, display italics)

Source Font Bold
sb=n (n=no, do not make text bold)
sb=y (y=yes, make text bold) - Default

Source Font Underline
su=n (n=no, do not underline text)- Default
su=y (y=yes, underline text)



"MORE"  -Top-  -Back to Query String Parameter List-
This is used at the end of a headline to alert the reader that there is more information available. The headline itself is linked to the full article, but you may opt to use this in your headline feeds.

More Display
my=n (n=no, do not display "....More")
my=y (y=yes, display "....More") - Default

More Font Face
mf= (See Font Table)
mf=a (Arial) - Default

More Font Color
mc= (See Color Table)
my=rd (red) - Default

More Font Size
ms=n (where "n" = font size in pixels)
ms=10 Default

More Font Italics
mi=n (n=no, do not display italics text) - Default
mi=y (y=yes, display italics text)

More Font Bold
mb=n (n=no, do not display bold Text) - Default
mb=y (y=yes, display bold text)

More Font Underline
mu=n (n=no, do not underline text) - Default
mu=y (y=yes, underline text)



ELAPSED TIME  -Top-  -Back to Query String Parameter List-
You can choose to display the elapsed time the news item was first posted with this parameter:

Elapsed Time Display
ty=n (n=no, do not display the paragraph) - Default
ty=y (y=yes, display the paragraph)

Elapsed Time at beginning of feed
You can choose to have the Elapsed Time at the beginning of the news feed or at the end of the News feed:
tsb=n (n=no, Elapsed Time at the end of the feed) - Default
tsb=y (y=yes, Elapsed Time at the beginning of the feed)

Elapsed Time Font Face
tf= (See Font Table)
tf=v (Verdana) - Default

Elapsed Time Font Color
tc= (See Color Table)
tc=gn (green) - Default

Elapsed Time Font Size
tss=n (where "n" = font size in pixels)
tss=10 Default

Elapsed Time Font Italics
ti=n (n=no, do not display italics) - Default
ti=y (y=yes, display italics)

Elapsed Time Font Bold
tbd=n (n=no, do not make text bold) - Default
tbd=y (y=yes, make text bold)

Elapsed Time Font Underline
tu=n (n=no, do not underline text) - Default
tu=y (y=yes, underline text)

Elapsed Time Wrap Line
You can wrap the Elapsed Time stamp to the next line with this parameter

tr=n (n=no, do not underline text) - Default
tr=y (y=yes, underline text)



CALENDAR DATE DISPLAY  -Top-  -Back to Query String Parameter List-

Calendar Date Display
cy=n (n=no, do not display Date)
cy=y (y=yes, display Date) - Default

Calendar Display Date Before Headline (At front of text string)
cb=n (Do Not Display Date at the beginning of the headline) - Default
cb=y (Display Date at the beginning of the headline)

Calendar Date Column Width
cw=n (Where "n" = the width of the column the date is in)
cw=65 Default

Calendar Date Font Face
cf= (See below for font list)
cf="a" (Arial) - Default

Calendar Date Font Color
cc= (See Color Table)
cc=co (charcoal) - Default

Calendar Date Font Size
cs=n (where "n" = font size in pixels)
cs=10 Default

Calendar Date Font Italics
ci=n (n=no, do not display italics) - Default
ci=y (y=yes, display italics)

Calendar Date Font Bold
cbd=n (n=no, do not display bold) - Default
cbd=y (y=yes, display bold)



TABLE PARAMETERS  -Top-  -Back to Query String Parameter List-

Table Border Size
tb=n (Where "n" = Table Border size, 0 through 10)
tb=0 Default

Table Cell Padding
tp=n (Where "n" = Table Cell Padding size)
tp=0 Default

Table Cell Spacing
ts=n (Where "n" = Table Cell Spacing size)
ts=0 Default

Table Cell Background Color
tk=n (See Color Table)
tk=0 (clear/no color) - Default