4 messages in com.googlegroups.google-gadgets-apiRe: Gadget XML update frequency| From | Sent On | Attachments |
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| BudgetGoogleMan | 29 Jan 2008 09:15 | |
| Matt Foster | 29 Jan 2008 10:32 | |
| String | 30 Jan 2008 02:41 | |
| Jerome (Guru) | 30 Jan 2008 11:08 |
| Subject: | Re: Gadget XML update frequency |
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| From: | Jerome (Guru) (jero...@gmail.com) |
| Date: | 01/30/2008 11:08:17 AM |
| List: | com.googlegroups.google-gadgets-api |
Agreed, String, no need to republish. I have done that several times, and the changes to the meta data of the gadgets are picked up automatically, usually in about 2 weeks.
Jerome
On Jan 30, 4:41 am, String <ster...@googlemail.com> wrote:
On Jan 29, 6:32 pm, Matt Foster <matt...@gmail.com> wrote:
Yeah, you need to republish it.
Sorry Matt, but I don't think you do. My experience with many different gadgets is that the directory will automatically refresh every 1-2 weeks. Re-submitting your XML is neither necessary nor helpful. OTOH, it doesn't hurt anything either, so if it makes you feel better go right ahead. :^)
Also the gadget directory will typically serve a gadget on a 1-2 week cache, so people finding your gadget through that service will have to wait a while. But users using a direct link to reference the gadget XML should be able to view changes immediately.
Again, I'm going to contradict you here. Although the directory itself has a 1-2 week cache, that's only for the directory listing details, not for the XML that users get. The cache for that is 1-2 *hours*, and it doesn't matter how they get to it.
Of course, if someone goes directly to your XML (as in "http:// mydomain.com/mygadget.xml"), they'll get the latest version as this bypasses the iGoogle cache entirely.