# CMS v4 RSS feed with custom tag "category"
**URL:** https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/cms-v4-rss-feed-with-custom-tag-category/31918
**Category:** CMS Features and Functionality
**Created:** [June 11, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/cms-v4-rss-feed-with-custom-tag-category/31918 "2024-06-11T15:17:23Z")
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### Author:  [@embedit](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/embedit)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/cms-v4-rss-feed-with-custom-tag-category/31918/1 "2024-06-11T15:17:23Z")
Hello!
I want to use the tag “category” of a RSS feed in my layout but I can’t find the explanation how.
The tag is in the item list and looks like:
`SI`
I v3 we used html and javascript to handle that with [category|]
How to use that in the v4 RSS ticker widget?
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@embedit](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/embedit)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2024, 9:26am UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/cms-v4-rss-feed-with-custom-tag-category/31918/2 "2024-06-12T09:26:20Z")
It seems that I need to create my own module that supports the additional tag.
The “allowed attributes” field is not used in 4.0.12
[RssProvider.php](https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo-cms/blob/6e9f12ed2d7bcebff5c7fb83d54759e83130c854/lib/Widget/RssProvider.php#L101)
Is that right?
If right, I think that I need to copy
> modules/rss-ticker.xml
> modules/templates/article-elements.xml
> lib/Widget/RssProvider.php
> lib/Widget/DataType/Article.php
to custom folder and extend it with the additional tag that I need.
In RssProvider.php I am able to modify the tag content and add the new variable to Article.php
Can that be the right way or am I completely wrong?
I have that from developer documentation [Creating a module](https://xibosignage.com/docs/developer/widgets/creating-a-module)
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### Author:  [@embedit](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/embedit)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/cms-v4-rss-feed-with-custom-tag-category/31918/3 "2024-07-01T12:00:03Z")
Hi!
I have now created a custom module by copying the rss-ticker files and where I added the category tag and some handling of this tag (replacing shortcuts with full names).
The new module is working as needed - yeah!
Now my last problem is that the setting of the durations is not working.
One error I have found is that at the original RSS-Ticker module the settings for cache and image update are not taken from the widget - they are taken from the module settings.
At the custom RSS module that I have added it is the same but additionally the checkbox for “time per item” is not working. The duration for the feed is being taken always.
Unfortunately I am not able to upload a zip of the code, so I just can explain it. Otherwise it would be a very long post…
Any help on this issue?
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/cms-v4-rss-feed-with-custom-tag-category/31918/4 "2024-09-30T18:00:10Z")
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