Putting specific forum in a block

Does anyone know if it is possible to put a specific forum group in a block on the homepage or another page?  I know you can put a block with all forum posts in a block, of course, but I have an application where I would like to be able to put a specific topic in a block without showing the other posts.   Would a mod for this be difficult?  Ideally if it could be put in a php block it would give the flexibility to do this with more than one forum group.   This would be pretty cool if anyone knows how to do it. 

very easy with the rss feed

Ahh - ok, I feel stupid.  Thanks though. 

Maybe I was too quick to call myself stupid on this one.   Could someone tell me the exact url you put in the RSS block to make this work.  I am trying to get this forum into a block:

http://world-startups.com/forum/forum/Startup-Business-Ideas-2012-10-31-0.htm

Note that that is from the permalink and has today's date in it, so I don't think that can be right.   When you click on the little RSS link, it starts to download a file, so that can't be right either. 

What do I put in the RSS block to make this forum display in a block?

Rob

http://world-startups.com/forum/rss/forum/Startup-Business-Ideas-2012-10-31.htm

Prolaznik - I tried that - it just spins - plus it has today's date.  Even if it did work, would it work tomorrow?   I didn't think RSS feeds had an .htm extension anyway.  Can anyone clear this up?

Somebody here must know this.  All I want to do is put a specific form in a block, and all I want to know is the correct url to do this.  Has anyone done this on one if their sites?

Hi Rob,

I had this problem with adding Forum RSS Feeds to a Mod I installed, by adding the RSS URL direct to the database after creating the block worked for me.

Handsconnect, 

Thanks for responding.   I assume I am still going to have that "spinning" problem that is common here, but right now I am not even to that point.  I need to know what url to try.   For this forum should it be this one: 

http://world-startups.com/forum/forum/Startup-Business-Ideas-2012-10-31-0.htm

I am a little thrown but that date in this url, which is now yesterday's date, and also by the fact that when I click the RSS feed on the forums it tries to download a file - which is not the RSS behavior I am used to.  Usually they launch the RSS readers where you can add them if you want.    If I could just get verification of the right link, that would be a start.  

I thought this would be easy, but it doesn't look like it is going to be. 

Rob

The url provided was correct http://world-startups.com/forum/rss/forum/Startup-Business-Ideas-2012-10-31.htm

It's the URL that is use when you click the RSS Link you see at your site in the forums. Go to your forum link. http://world-startups.com/forum/forum/Startup-Business-Ideas-2012-10-31-0.htm then look to the right. You will see a RSS Feed link next to the Permalink link. That link is the RSS url.

It loads fine when entered in the url of a browser as any other RSS feed does. But not in the RSS block. I can't explain that one. I will have to conduct more tests, but i do know the URL is correct.

Thanks Deano, I guess I assumed that since it didn't work in the block, it must be the wrong url, but it sounds like it doesn't work for anyone.  Is that correct?  Does anyone have a forum topic working in a block?   If anyone has any solutions please let me know.

p.s.  Wonder if burning a feed on Feedburner would work?  - not the approach I would prefer. 

no clue why it doesn't work for your, here is a rss block on browse.php page

Ok. I found out what is going on with my site.

For some reason the .htaccess file in module/boonex/forum is not working correctly on my site. You may be having the same issue.

So try this url for your rss feed instead.

{SiteUrl}forum/?action=rss_forum&forum=Startup-Business-Ideas-2012-10-31

Deano, this worked perfectly.  Thanks for your help.