A Confluence System Administrator can configure the following aspects of RSS feeds:

  • The maximum number of items that Confluence returns to an RSS feed request.
  • The maximum time period that Confluence allows to respond to an RSS feed request.

Both of these are set in the 'Edit Security Configuration' screen.

 

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To configure RSS feeds:

  1. Choose Browse > Confluence Admin.
  2. Click Security Configuration in the left panel. The 'Edit Security Configuration' screen will be displayed.
  3. Click Edit.
  4. Edit the value for Maximum RSS Items. The default value is 200.
  5. Edit the value for RSS timeout.
  6. Click Save.



Screenshot: Configuring RSS feeds

Notes
  • When using the RSS Feed Builder, a user could potentially enter such a large value for the number of feed items returned that Confluence would eventually run out of memory.
  • When using the Feed Builder, if a users a value greater than this setting (or less than 0) they will get a validation error.
  • If any pre-existing feeds are set to request more than the configured maximum, they will be supplied with only the configured maximum number of items. This is done silently - there is no logging and no message is returned to the RSS reader.
  • If Confluence times out when responding to an RSS feed request, any items already rendered are returned.
Related Topics

Using the RSS Feed Builder

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