Title: Mailchimp and RSS code missing
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Mailchimp and RSS code missing

 *  [deadlyknitshade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deadlyknitshade/)
 * (@deadlyknitshade)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mailchimp-and-rss-code-missing/)
 * Hi
 * I wanted to publish my RSS feed via Mailchimp. The thing is it’s not being picked
   up by them when I publish new posts.
 * They say:”The MailChimp RSS to email system requires that a <pubdate> or <builddate
   > be included in every RSS feed to trigger an email. “
 * But they can’t tell me how to make this happen.
 * I have no idea at all.
 * Can someone please help?
 * My website is [http://www.knitthecity.com](http://www.knitthecity.com)
 * Thanks very much

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 *  [Big Bagel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/big-bagel/)
 * (@big-bagel)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mailchimp-and-rss-code-missing/#post-2273943)
 * WordPress feeds (including yours) already have a `<pubDate>` for every post and
   a general `<lastBuildDate>` for the entire feed.
 *  Thread Starter [deadlyknitshade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deadlyknitshade/)
 * (@deadlyknitshade)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mailchimp-and-rss-code-missing/#post-2273959)
 * Really?
 * Mailchimp say they have checked and it isn’t in there:
 * > The MailChimp RSS to email system requires that a <pubdate> or <builddate> 
   > be included in every RSS feed to trigger an email. THat publication information
   > is what tells our system that there are posts to email. Without that information,
   > the email just sits there in wait. It looks like this blog is missing those
   > tags. We can see that there is author information and some date information
   > but the code isn’t set up for MailChimp to access the feed and pull in an email.
 *  [Big Bagel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/big-bagel/)
 * (@big-bagel)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mailchimp-and-rss-code-missing/#post-2273990)
 * Well…that’s their problem. Here’s the `<pubDate>` from your most recent post 
   pulled strait from your site’s feed ([http://www.knitthecity.com/feed/](http://www.knitthecity.com/feed/)):
 * `<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:30:13 +0000</pubDate>`
 * You can see the raw xml if, after navigating to the feed, you right click and
   hit “View Page Source” or any similar option. Goggle Chrome doesn’t have a built-
   in viewer, so it shows the raw xml all the time.
 *  Thread Starter [deadlyknitshade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deadlyknitshade/)
 * (@deadlyknitshade)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mailchimp-and-rss-code-missing/#post-2273993)
 * Oh I see. So it **is** there! Well then I’m going to go back to them and ask 
   what on earth they’re on about.
 * Thanks for that. Very useful to know where to find the raw XML. You are very 
   helpful. 🙂
 *  [mc_nate](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mc_nate/)
 * (@mc_nate)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mailchimp-and-rss-code-missing/#post-2274245)
 * Hey there!
 * Just wanted to touch base here, as well. It looks like our support chimps were
   able to get you squared away?
 * Feel free to give us a shout if you need anything at all!
 * Cheers.

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