You can use the Google Chrome Browser extension to easily add RSS and single web page sources to Community Edition.
Installation
- Download the current Ikanow: 1-Click Source Importer, from the chrome web store.
- Add the extension to your browser, as prompted by the chrome web store.
- To verify your install is successful you should now have the Ikanow lightbulb on your toolbar.
Configuration
- From the Google chrome browser, right click on the Ikanow lightbulb and click options.
- Ensure the API points to your current server (probably http://infinite.ikanow.com/api/)
- Type in your username e.g. user@email.com
- Type in your password (warning passwords are stored as text in your html5 local storage)
- The timeout can be left at a default 60000
- Click on Login. The "Login Saved" message should be displayed, and you should be forwarded to the source selection page.
Usage
The Ikanow: 1-Click Source Importer allows for simple source creation on single webpages and RSS feeds.
You can use the source extension to create sources from RSS feeds.
To create a RSS feed source
- Right click the Ikanow: 1-Click Source Importer lightbulb icon, and click on Options.
- Verify the login information, and click on Login. You should be directed to the source selection page.
- Click Create Source.
- Fill out the Source Title, Source Description, and Source Media Type as required.
- Make the required Extractor settings. You can use an Extractor Template for some common text/entity extractor settings.
- Select the Community that you want to add the source to.
- Click Create Source. This will hold a temporary source will these settings in memory.
Adding an RSS feed or specific webpages to the source:
- Navigate to an RSS feed or webpage you want to add. For example http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_topstories.rss
- Left click the IKANOW lightbulb. A success message should be displayed as follows:

- For webpages, you can add multiple pages to a single source, by navigating to another site and clicking the IKANOW icon again.
- You can make sure the source was actually added by navigating to the Source Manager and searching for your source. http://infinite.ikanow.com/manager/sources.jsp
- The source should begin harvesting shortly and document will begin to show up in the GUI.
Editing Sources
You cannot edit sources using the Chrome extension.