Title: Channel not validating Last modified: October 3, 2020 --- # Channel not validating * Resolved [mtjarrett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtjarrett/) * (@mtjarrett) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/channel-not-validating/) * So I created a new channel. Added all the necessary data, added a few posts, and then pressed the “Validate” link on the Powerpress Podcast Channels tab and I have the following issues: * > ERROR: More than likely you have a theme or plugin that is adding an image > to your RSS feed. Most likely this is a favicon image that is small, 16×16 > or 32×32. This will cause problems if you want to put your podcast on Spotify. > WARNING: Your title ID3 tag is missing. > WARNING: Your RSS feed should be linked in the head of your podcast website, > using a link tag. * I’m not sure anything I have done could have made these problems… but maybe? - This topic was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by [mtjarrett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtjarrett/). * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fchannel-not-validating%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * Plugin Support [Shawn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shawnogordo/) * (@shawnogordo) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/channel-not-validating/#post-13488266) * Hi mtjarrett, * You can ignore the ID3 tag warning from Cast Feed Validator. The validator has issues reading media file tags sometimes. * For the other two issues, try this: 1.) Log in to your WordPress site 2.) Go to **PowerPress** >> **Settings** >> **Feeds** tab 3.) Check the box next to ** Do not allow other plugins to modify podcast feeds**; check the box next to ** Include podcast feed links in HTML headers.** and click the **Save Changes** button at the bottom of the page 4.) Clear any site caches, if applicable * Thread Starter [mtjarrett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtjarrett/) * (@mtjarrett) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/channel-not-validating/#post-13488432) * Thanks. Not solved, but pressing the Validate link is causing more issues to the site, so I am just going to bail. * Plugin Support [Shawn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shawnogordo/) * (@shawnogordo) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/channel-not-validating/#post-13488722) * I ran your podcast RSS feed here: [https://thetrinitymission.org/feed/fiveminutes](https://thetrinitymission.org/feed/fiveminutes) * Thru Cast Feed Validator and the only issue is that the Feed Landing Page setting is set to this URL: [https://thetrinitymission.org/fiveminutes](https://thetrinitymission.org/fiveminutes) * Which is an RSS feed URL. The Feed Landing Page URL needs to link to a webpage, not an RSS feed. * Thread Starter [mtjarrett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtjarrett/) * (@mtjarrett) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/channel-not-validating/#post-13488751) * I appreciate you doing that Shawn but that is actually part of the problem. I have a page at [https://thetrinitymission.org/fiveminutes](https://thetrinitymission.org/fiveminutes). But every time I run the validator Powerpress changes that page to be a feed. Then I have to deactivate Powerpress, reset the permalinks, go to the page, then reactivate Powerpress. If you can help me solve why that is happening, that would be super helpful. * Go to the page first [https://thetrinitymission.org/fiveminutes](https://thetrinitymission.org/fiveminutes) * Then try validating and then go back to the page. * Plugin Support [Shawn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shawnogordo/) * (@shawnogordo) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/channel-not-validating/#post-13488765) * You can’t have /fiveminutes/ be a podcast RSS feed URL slug and a webpage URL slug on the same WordPress site. Slugs have to be unique. This page has some suggestions that may help: [https://create.blubrry.com/resources/powerpress/advanced-tools-and-options/disabling-powerpress/](https://create.blubrry.com/resources/powerpress/advanced-tools-and-options/disabling-powerpress/) * That support document refers specifically to the /podcast/ slug that PowerPress uses for the default podcast RSS feed on all WordPress sites, but it may offer some guidance in fixing the issue you’re experiencing. * Alternatively, if you prefer the /fiveminutes/ slug to be used as a page within your WordPress site, just create a new Podcast Channel and give it a slug like/ fiveminutes-podcast/ or something similar. Just anything other than /fiveminutes/ and you’ll no longer have this problem. * Thread Starter [mtjarrett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtjarrett/) * (@mtjarrett) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/channel-not-validating/#post-13503476) * Thanks Shawn. 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