Title: Dashboard – RSS error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Dashboard – RSS error

 *  Resolved [loller6661](https://wordpress.org/support/users/loller6661/)
 * (@loller6661)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-rss-error/)
 * Hi,
    ever since version 2.8.3 (currently running 2.8.4) I get this message on
   my dashboard page:
 *     ```
       Warning: file_get_contents(http: could not find an RSS or ATOM feed at that URL.) [function.file-get-contents]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/webcamfr/public_html/wp-includes/class-feed.php on line 97
   
       RSS Error: file_get_contents could not read the file
   
       Configure
   
       RSS Error: file_get_contents could not read the file
       ```
   

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 *  [shane-g](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g/)
 * (@shane-g)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-rss-error/#post-1179803)
 * Hi,
 * Have a check with these options:
 * -> Disable all the plugins and enable it one by one to find out the culprit.
   -
   > install wp-includes and wp-admin folder again. -> Remove all the unwanted code
   from htaccess file.
 * Thanks,
 * Shane G.
 *  Thread Starter [loller6661](https://wordpress.org/support/users/loller6661/)
 * (@loller6661)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-rss-error/#post-1179856)
 * Ok,
 * – reinstalling wp-includes and wp-admin : done (now manually, yesterday by automated
   upgrade process) by deleting the folder first and then reuploading the standard
   files.
 * – disabled plugins one by one, no effect
 * Akismet
    All in One SEO Pack Delete Comment IP Disable Revisions Nofollow In 
   Posts Simple Tags WordPress Database Backup WP-ContactForm WP-PageNavi WP Super
   Cache
 * htaccess:
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 *  [faoi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/faoi/)
 * (@faoi)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-rss-error/#post-1179915)
 * I had same issue for client site (2.8.4) but noticed another site of mine (2.8.3)
   okay. This worked to clear it up:
    1. Hover over the box that displays the error message. The hovering should invoke
       the appearance of a link that says “Configure”. Click it.
    2. If “WordPress Development Blog” you’ll see two fields that you’ll fill with:
       [
       URL field] –> [http://wordpress.org/development/feed/](http://wordpress.org/development/feed/)[
       Feed title] –> WordPress Development Blog
    3. Now indicate you want to display 2 items, and check the content and date boxes
    4. Do a similar thing if it is the “Other WordPress News” that’s throwing the error
       notice. I had error notices on both of them.
    5. For Other WordPress News, the URL is [http://planet.wordpress.org/feed/](http://planet.wordpress.org/feed/)
       and the title I used was Other WordPress News. Now indicate how many items to
       display and check the content and item date fields
 * I hope that helps. It did get rid of those awkward errors on a client site. Cheers.
 *  Thread Starter [loller6661](https://wordpress.org/support/users/loller6661/)
 * (@loller6661)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-rss-error/#post-1179955)
 * THANKS!!!
 * that seem to do it.
 *  [dynettoclare](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dynettoclare/)
 * (@dynettoclare)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-rss-error/#post-1180080)
 * hi.
 * I use wp 2.9.2, i have message ” RSS Error: file_get_contents could not read 
   the file”

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [dynettoclare](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dynettoclare/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-rss-error/#post-1180080)
 * Status: resolved

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