Discovering Yahoo Pipes I wrote the Yahoo Pipes Tutorial out of a need for me to learn Yahoo Pipes. My goal for one of my side projects was to scrape a web page, but I knew I needed to learn PHP for this to happen. I had a general knowledge of how PHP worked, and [...]
Bonus: How To Style Yahoo Pipes With CSS
Introduction Welcome to part 2 of this 2-Part tutorial where we learn how to mashup RSS feeds with Yahoo Pipes and style them with CSS. If you haven’t already, you can check out Part 1 of this tutorial here. By default, Yahoo Pipes inherits the CSS stylesheet from your website. But in this tutorial, we [...]
Bonus: How To Mashup RSS Feeds With Yahoo Pipes
Part 1 Introduction This 2 part tutorial will teach you how you can mashup several RSS feeds into one using Yahoo Pipes, then customize the look and feel of it with the magic of CSS. What Is Yahoo Pipes? Yahoo Pipes is a powerful tool that allows you to mashup RSS feeds and content from [...]
Deprecated Modules
Here is a list of deprecated modules in Yahoo Pipes that have been replaced by better ones: BabelFish – A language translation service – has been replaced by the “Translate” module. Content Analysis Module – Analyzes each item in an RSS feed and picks out the most important words – has been replaced by the [...]
Simple Math Module
In Yahoo Pipes, the Simple Math Module is a calculator that can do: Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Modulo (the remainder of division of one number by another) Powers (the product obtained by multiplying a quantity by itself one or more times) Numbers can be wired in from other modules or entered directly. This module has [...]
Location Builder Module
The Location Builder Module in Yahoo Pipes converts a description of a place into geographical data for further processing. It recognizes: Addresses Zip codes Airport codes City names Country names US cities State names It outputs a location structure with separate fields for: City State Country Latitude Longitude This module is very helpful for plotting [...]
Date Formatter Module
This module formats a date-time value. News feeds format their dates and times in different ways. Sometimes you need to format the different dates and times to match the same format. This is where the Date Formatter Module in Yahoo Pipes comes in handy. A wide range of date-time formats called “specifiers” are available. The [...]
Date Builder Module
In Yahoo Pipes, the Date Builder module converts a text string into a date-time value. You can use the drop-down calendar to select a date, type one in, or wire one in from another module like the Text Input module. This module is useful when you need to extract items from a feed by date. [...]
Private String Module
The Private String Module is used when you need to input sensitive data into your Yahoo Pipe, such as passwords, usernames or codes that you don’t want to share with others. Private String values are only showed to the creator of the Pipe and can’t be copied. It’s a secure way to hide your data. [...]
Yahoo Shortcuts Module
The Yahoo! Shortcuts Module is great for evaluating words in a text string and categorizing them in Yahoo Pipes. It can create categories that include: PLACE PERSON IDENTIFIER (like phone numbers or email addresses) ORGANIZATION EVENT CONCEPT After Yahoo! Shortcuts Module sorts the text strings into these categories, it includes sub-items that contain additional information [...]
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