Title: errors after activating feedsmith plugin in 2.7.1… Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # errors after activating feedsmith plugin in 2.7.1… * [rw1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rw1/) * (@rw1) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-activating-feedsmith-plugin-in-271/) * hello, * usually this goes without a glitch (in 2.7), but i installed wordpress 2.7.1, installed feedsmith plugin 2.3, clicked activate plugin and got the following errors at the top of the page: * Warning: include_once(/home/***/public_html/blog/wp-content/plugins/__MACOSX/)[ function.include-once]: failed to open stream: Success in /home/***/public_html/ blog/wp-settings.php on line 473 * Warning: include_once() [function.include]: Failed opening ‘/home/***/public_html/ blog/wp-content/plugins/__MACOSX/’ for inclusion (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/ usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/***/public_html/blog/wp-settings.php on line 473 * Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/***/public_html/blog/wp-settings.php:473) in /home/***/public_html/blog/ wp-includes/functions.php on line 698 * Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/***/public_html/blog/wp-settings.php:473) in /home/***/public_html/blog/ wp-includes/functions.php on line 699 * any help appreciated! * thanks! Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) * Thread Starter [rw1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rw1/) * (@rw1) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-activating-feedsmith-plugin-in-271/#post-993235) * rather than installing via the zip file, can i just upload the php script somewhere– the installer is not liking the existence of the MACOSX folder in the zip file i think. * any help appreciated! * thank YOU!! * Thread Starter [rw1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rw1/) * (@rw1) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-activating-feedsmith-plugin-in-271/#post-993236) * installation instructions in zip file: * Installation 1. Copy the FeedBurner_FeedSmith_Plugin.php file into your default WordPress plugin directory wp-content/plugins/ * 2. Activate the plugin by logging into your WordPress administration area, going to Plugins, then clicking Activate at the end of the ‘FeedBurner FeedSmith’ row. * 3. Begin the configuration by going to Options then clicking on the FeedBurner submenu. * 4. Follow the links to create your FeedBurner feeds, or if they already exist, simply fill in their URLs in the boxes provided. * NOTE: If you’re using the previous version of the plugin with the specific feedburner URL, that URL is no longer available. You will have to reset your FeedBurner feeds to point to your standard blog feed address. Additionally, you should examine any .htaccess files that control access to your WordPress installation’s content and remove any existing references that forward or redirect your feeds, as these references will no longer be necessary. * 5. Verify your URLs in the boxes, and click Save. * 6. At this point, all your feed URLs should be redirecting to FeedBurner. * Deactivation To deactivate your feeds from forwarding to FeedBurner, simply deactivate the plugin via the Plugins admin. * Special thanks to Steve Smith [orderedlist.com], who originally authored the FeedBurner FeedSmith Plugin. * [mancheva](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mancheva/) * (@mancheva) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-activating-feedsmith-plugin-in-271/#post-993245) * I’ve tried installation via zip file 1 day ago. Now I can’t enter WP dashboard. I decided to check what’s wrong on Feedburner page and a new error message appeared: Sorry * This feed does not validate. * line 1, column 0: Undefined root element: br [ help] * * line 2, column 0: XML parsing error: :2:0: junk after document element[ help] Warning: include_once(/home/biblio32/public_html/beta/wp-content/ plu … * In addition, interoperability with the widest range of feed readers could be improved by implementing the following recommendation. * * * Feeds should not be served with the “text/html” media type [help] * [maggie-scott](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maggie-scott/) * (@maggie-scott) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-activating-feedsmith-plugin-in-271/#post-993262) * RW 1 + Mancheva Had the same problem. * 1) go into the Control Panel of your webhost; 2) find directory wp-content/plugins/ 3) delete the __MACOSX file; and 4) Refresh your weblog * Then was I able to get into my dashboard. Whew! * [mancheva](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mancheva/) * (@mancheva) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-activating-feedsmith-plugin-in-271/#post-993269) * 10x to Maggie Scott. I’ve deleted all a week ago and created the blog from the beginning … but I still dare not to install feedburner again. so, thank you Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) The topic ‘errors after activating feedsmith plugin in 2.7.1…’ is closed to new replies. * 5 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [mancheva](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mancheva/) * Last activity: [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-activating-feedsmith-plugin-in-271/#post-993269) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics