Title: RSS doesn’t work, get 404 error Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # RSS doesn’t work, get 404 error * [f4igrad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/f4igrad/) * (@f4igrad) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/) * what could be causing this? When I go to the RSS link for my site: * feed:[http://www.dragaknee.com/wp-rss2.php](http://www.dragaknee.com/wp-rss2.php) * it downloads just fine. However, when I feed it into the validator, it generates a 404 not found error. How can I fix this? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 33 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/page/3/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/page/2/?output_format=md) * Thread Starter [f4igrad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/f4igrad/) * (@f4igrad) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/#post-144968) * oops, that should read: * [http://www.dragaknee.com/wp-rss2.php](http://www.dragaknee.com/wp-rss2.php) * [Bryan Villarin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/btvillarin/) * (@btvillarin) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/#post-144970) * What version of WordPress are you using? * [desk003](https://wordpress.org/support/users/desk003/) * (@desk003) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/#post-144971) * I see it. * [desk003](https://wordpress.org/support/users/desk003/) * (@desk003) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/#post-144972) * and btw, awesome top image. Wow. * [mambo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mambo/) * (@mambo) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/#post-144995) * I have the same problem, using latest stable release at: * [http://www.sandblogs.com/wp-rss2.php](http://www.sandblogs.com/wp-rss2.php) * The feed validator gives a 404 error, and my FeedReader is not able to download any either, but the link work if I put it directly into my FireFox browser * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/#post-144996) * Your actual Feed URL is [http://www.dragaknee.com/wp-rss2.php](http://www.dragaknee.com/wp-rss2.php) and this is what browsers and FeedValidator will recognize. feed:[http://www.dragaknee.com/wp-rss2.php](http://www.dragaknee.com/wp-rss2.php) is a new protocol and only recognized by some of the more recent RSS new readers. The link will automatically launch your default RSS reader, but it is not recognized by browsers or FeedValidator. The first thing I did after upgrading to WP v1.5 was to strip all RSS links of “feed:”. * [mambo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mambo/) * (@mambo) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/#post-145013) * It does not work without the “feed:” either * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/#post-145028) * Hm, it’s a long shot, but try activating permalinks. * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks) * [joxenford](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joxenford/) * (@joxenford) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/#post-145105) * I too am having the same problem * [http://www.soulflakes.net/wp-rss2.php](http://www.soulflakes.net/wp-rss2.php) * I can load the rss in a browser but not in a newsreader or in feed validator. * Activating permalinks didn’t work for me. * Thread Starter [f4igrad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/f4igrad/) * (@f4igrad) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/#post-145114) * I am using V 1.5, I used to blog manually but I converted the site yesterday to WordPress, partly because there are some other blogs that want to grab my RSS feed. I need to get it working…perhaps someone on here has had this problem and figured out a workaround? * [Bryan Villarin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/btvillarin/) * (@btvillarin) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/#post-145133) * Delete the contents of your .htaccess file, _don’t delete it_. Then, go straight into your admin control panel (under _Options > Permalink_) and update the permalink structure. * You both should be able to link to: * [http://www.dragaknee.com/feed/](http://www.dragaknee.com/feed/) [http://www.soulflakes.net/feed/](http://www.soulflakes.net/feed/) * Thread Starter [f4igrad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/f4igrad/) * (@f4igrad) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/#post-145157) * ok, i got it to find the file with the above tips. Now when I try to validate it I am getting the message: * line 1, column 30: XML parsing error: :1:30: XML declaration not well- formed [help] * Here is the header of my RSS2.php file: * ”; ?> * Thread Starter [f4igrad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/f4igrad/) * (@f4igrad) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/#post-145158) * Have any ideas as to what could be wrong? * BTW, here is a link to my RSS feed: [http://www.dragaknee.com/feed/](http://www.dragaknee.com/feed/) * [Bryan Villarin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/btvillarin/) * (@btvillarin) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/#post-145169) * I’m not exactly sure. When you upgraded, did you overwrite files or delete and upload the newer versions? * Thread Starter [f4igrad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/f4igrad/) * (@f4igrad) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/#post-145170) * i didn’t upgrade. this is a fresh install of 1.5, i decided I needed some software that helped with the blogging. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 33 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/page/3/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘RSS doesn’t work, get 404 error’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [RSS](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/rss/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 33 replies * 14 participants * Last reply from: [jph000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jph000/) * Last activity: [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-doesnt-work-get-404-error/page/3/#post-145551) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics