Title: Reporting a problem   fix
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Reporting a problem fix

 *  [rykios](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rykios/)
 * (@rykios)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reporting-a-problem-fix/)
 * In currently available version (May 17) there is a problem with external RSS.
   Plugin shows the date, the title (linked to original page) but does not show 
   any description. Just element date and title.
    Not really a bug (malfunction)
   looks more like author forget to add a bit of code to show descriptions from 
   external RSS feeds So, until its fixed by author, here is what to do:
 * Open file ticker.php in editor (like Notepad++) go to line 142 and change that
   line to:
    `<li><span class="tickerDate"><?php $pubdate = substr($item['pubdate'],
   4, 12); echo $pubdate; ?></span> - <span class="tickerLink"><a href="<?php echo
   $item['link']; ?>"><?php echo $item['title']; ?>: <?php echo $item['description'];?
   ></a></b></span></li>`
 * What i did was add
    `<?php echo $item['description']; ?>` just before the close.
   If you add AFTER result is same but description phrase is not a live click-able
   link. Your choice…
 * Cheers!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/news-ticker/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/news-ticker/)

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 *  Thread Starter [rykios](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rykios/)
 * (@rykios)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reporting-a-problem-fix/#post-3762467)
 * just before the close >> just before the `</a>` close.

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