MRSS Widget

The MRSS widget is similar to the RSS widget, which is primarily used for displaying news tickers. However, unlike the RSS widget, the MRSS widget also displays media content such as images — hence the name Media RSS (MRSS).

1. Drag the MRSS widget from the widget arsenal in the left pane to the canvas.
2. While the focus is still on the MRSS widget, in the right pane you’ll see the widget’s properties.
3. Set the URL of the MRSS (like RSS it also has a URL) to any MRSS which you like to display (i.e. http://rss.cnn.com/rss/edition_sport.rss for CNN or http://www.sportingnews.com/us/rss). Soon we will add more predefined options in the MRSS URL dropdown list. But, like the YouTube widget, you can either choose from the dropdown list or manually type or paste the URL.
4. The default refresh rate of the MRSS widget is 60 minutes. You can alter that if you need.
5. If you double click the MRSS widget, you’ll be able to access its elements. You have 5 types of elements: image (the image which is related to each post/line of the RSS), channel image (the image which is related with the whole channel), message (this is the post/line), title (short title of the post/line) and message time (when was it posted).
6. You can add any of the 5 element types and modify its properties as you wish.
7. Press the “Preview” button to watch your MRSS widget in action. Do not forget to save your creative.

Want to see the MRSS widget in action?
Watch our step-by-step tutorial for a quick visual guide on how to set it up and customize it: