Title: Invalid format error
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Invalid format error

 *  Resolved [showngo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/showngo/)
 * (@showngo)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-format-error/)
 * When trying to publish I get an invalid format error. Inspecting the JSON in 
   News Preview shows an error with this line:
 * `"1. I tried two other cheaper ones from Amazon, and no thanks.\u00a0[\u21a9](#
   rf1-)","format":"markdown","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"}]`
 * Specifically the `#rf1-` if that is removed all is fine. It appears any post 
   using a unicode character for a link back to a footnote in the article throws
   this error.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/publish-to-apple-news/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/publish-to-apple-news/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Bradford Campeau-Laurion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/potatomaster/)
 * (@potatomaster)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-format-error/#post-7271374)
 * We have had some similar reports and have logged an issue to investigate this:
   [https://github.com/alleyinteractive/apple-news/issues/146](https://github.com/alleyinteractive/apple-news/issues/146)
 * We can’t guarantee when this will be resolved, but we want to let you know it
   has been acknowledged.
 *  Thread Starter [showngo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/showngo/)
 * (@showngo)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-format-error/#post-7271379)
 * Thanks. I look forward to the fix.
 *  Plugin Author [Bradford Campeau-Laurion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/potatomaster/)
 * (@potatomaster)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-format-error/#post-7271604)
 * Can you confirm what language you’re publishing in? Can I have a link to this
   post on your site?
 *  Thread Starter [showngo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/showngo/)
 * (@showngo)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-format-error/#post-7271607)
 * English. Here’s the link: [https://brooksreview.net/2016/04/usage/](https://brooksreview.net/2016/04/usage/)
 *  Plugin Author [Bradford Campeau-Laurion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/potatomaster/)
 * (@potatomaster)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-format-error/#post-7271611)
 * The code snippet you posted in your first comment does not appear to be from 
   the article in the link you supplied. Can you please provide the link for that
   post?
 *  Thread Starter [showngo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/showngo/)
 * (@showngo)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-format-error/#post-7271618)
 * Apologies. Wrong post. Here you are. [https://brooksreview.net/2016/04/silicone-case/](https://brooksreview.net/2016/04/silicone-case/)
 * It’s the footnote.
 *  Plugin Author [Bradford Campeau-Laurion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/potatomaster/)
 * (@potatomaster)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-format-error/#post-7271837)
 * FYI, this still hasn’t found a place on our roadmap. Pull requests to the plugin
   are welcome if you’d like to see it fixed sooner.
 *  Plugin Author [Bradford Campeau-Laurion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/potatomaster/)
 * (@potatomaster)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-format-error/#post-8649642)
 * Are you still experiencing issues? Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [showngo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/showngo/)
 * (@showngo)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-format-error/#post-8652096)
 * Yes, still experiencing this issue.
 *  Plugin Author [Kevin Fodness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevinfodness/)
 * (@kevinfodness)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-format-error/#post-8814186)
 * Hi [@showngo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/showngo/)—
 * Can you please try again using the latest version of the plugin, released this
   week (1.2.3)? We included a bugfix that should address this issue.
 * Thanks!
 *  Plugin Author [Kevin Fodness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevinfodness/)
 * (@kevinfodness)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-format-error/#post-8853335)
 * I’m going to close this issue for now. If you experience problems with the latest
   version of the plugin, please let us know.

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