hello dear Jason
many many thanks for your great support
finally i found out that i need to have a empty space betweeen the url and the " max_items --
see
[hungryfeed url="http://www.faz.net/rss/aktuell/feuilleton/" max_items="5"]
btw - you have stessed this in earlier postings.
many many thanks for all you did - keep up this superb plugin - it rocks and i simply love it!!!
have a great day
greeetings