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One question we get asked frequently is how can you change the name of the feeds listed in the Feed Manager listing. For example you might want to change Custom Feed 1 to Feed For Testing or rename it to a site name for which the feed is intended for.

To start, head into feed manager (if you don't have it, seriously... why not?) and click on the feed that you want to rename. Look at the browser URL and make a note of what it is.



It should look like:

fts_fc_index.php?mod=088

The bit we are specifically looking for is "088" part. We'll call this the feed code.

Create a text file named feednames.ini with the following contents (edit to meet your needs) and upload it to your xcart/admin/fts_fc_files folder:

---[Begin feednames.ini]---

[002]
Name = "Bing Shopping"
Description = "Generate a product feed for Bing Shopping"

[008]
Name = "Search Spring"
Description = "Generate a product feed for Search Spring"

[011]
Name = "Power Reviews"
Description = "Generate a product feed for Power Reviews"

---[End feednames.ini]---

Then delete xcart/admin/fts_fc_files/modules.dat. When you reload Feed Manager, you should see your new Feed names.

Bingo, your feed names have changed. Very handy for those, like me, that purchase a ton of custom feeds and sometimes can't remember what's used for what