Title: RSS Feed 404 Errors
Last modified: April 17, 2026

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# RSS Feed 404 Errors

 *  Resolved [joellekbw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joellekbw/)
 * (@joellekbw)
 * [3 weeks, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-feed-404-errors/)
 * Hello!
 * I am having repeated issues with the RSS feed showing a 404 when using this plugin.
 * Everything worked fine at first, but it continues to seemingly turn to a 404 
   error out of nowhere and we have to restore it. I have followed the instructions
   on this page: [https://support.castos.com/article/441-my-episode-pages-or-rss-feed-displays-a-404-error-in-wordpress#](https://support.castos.com/article/441-my-episode-pages-or-rss-feed-displays-a-404-error-in-wordpress#)
 * This restores it but only temporarily. This doesn’t seem like something we should
   have to do repeatedly to get it to work, so I’m looking for any further insight
   on this. Thanks!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Frss-feed-404-errors%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Serhiy Zakharchenko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zahardoc/)
 * (@zahardoc)
 * [3 weeks, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-feed-404-errors/#post-18883823)
 * Hi [@joellekbw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joellekbw/),
   Sorry to hear
   that. Do you remember what was recently updated on your site – perhaps the theme
   or some plugins? It would also be very helpful if you could provide a list of
   the plugins currently enabled on your site and their version.
 *  Thread Starter [joellekbw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joellekbw/)
 * (@joellekbw)
 * [3 weeks, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-feed-404-errors/#post-18883856)
 * We use the Astra theme with Elementor. This seems to have been happening before
   and after updating anything after first setting up the plugin, but here’s the
   list:
   **Advanced Custom Fields PRO** Version 6.8.0.1**Ajax Search Lite** Version
   4.13.5**Astra Pro** Version 4.12.5**Auto Image Attributes From Filename With 
   Bulk Updater** Version 4.9**BuddyBoss Platform** Version 2.21.0**BuddyBoss Platform
   Pro** Version 2.13.1**Code Snippets** Version 3.9.5**Cookies and Content Security
   Policy** Version 2.37**Custom Post Type Maker** Version 1.2.0**Elementor / Elementor
   Pro** Version 4.0.1**Events Manager** Version 7.2.3.1**Events Manager Pro** Version
   3.3.1**Gravity Forms** Version 2.10.0**Inactive Logout** Version 3.6.1**Inactive
   Logout Pro** Version 2.13.4**JetSmartFilters** Version 3.7.5**MembershipWorks**
   Version 6.15**Page Links To** Version 3.4.1**Prevent Direct Access** Version 
   2.8.8.7**Prevent Direct Access Gold** Version 3.3.10**Salt Shaker** Version 2.1.1**
   Seriously Simple Podcasting** Version 3.14.4**Smush** Version 3.24.0**TermsFeed
   AutoTerms** Version 3.0.5**Yoast SEO** Version 27.4
 *  Plugin Author [Serhiy Zakharchenko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zahardoc/)
 * (@zahardoc)
 * [2 weeks, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-feed-404-errors/#post-18889714)
 * Hi [@joellekbw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joellekbw/),
   Thanks for providing
   the list of installed plugins. Do you mean the 404 error occurs when any of those
   plugins is updated, or specifically when SSP is updated?
 * Do you use automatic plugin updates or manual updates? If you’re using auto-updates,
   I’d suggest disabling them for all plugins and checking after which specific 
   plugin update the 404 issue occurs. This way, we can identify the conflicting
   plugin that overrides the rules.
 * We automatically flush permalinks each time SSP updates, so I believe this shouldn’t
   happen after an SSP update specifically.
 *  Thread Starter [joellekbw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joellekbw/)
 * (@joellekbw)
 * [1 week, 6 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-feed-404-errors/#post-18892262)
 * Sorry, I just meant that it’s been occurring at all times and doesn’t seem specifically
   related to any plugin updates. When updating SSP in the past it did fix it, but
   only for a few days. It seems to be random when the 404 starts up again. We update
   our plugins manually but I’ll check for any conflicts that seem to come up there.
   Is there anything else that could be causing it?
 *  Plugin Author [Serhiy Zakharchenko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zahardoc/)
 * (@zahardoc)
 * [1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-feed-404-errors/#post-18898368)
 * Hi [@joellekbw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joellekbw/)
 * This can happen if any plugin or theme calls `flush_rewrite_rules()` at the wrong
   time – if a flush occurs before SSP’s init hook fires (or during a request where
   SSP isn’t fully loaded), the rewrite rules are regenerated without SSP’s rules,
   and the existing ones get overwritten.
 * As an option, you can try the following snippet (add it to your `functions.php`).
   It will check and fix the rules on each page load. It doesn’t require many resources,
   so you probably won’t notice any difference in page load time.
 *     ```wp-block-code
       add_action( 'init', function () {    $rules = get_option( 'rewrite_rules', array() );    if ( is_array( $rules ) && ! isset( $rules['^podcast-download/([^/]*)/([^/]*)/?'] ) ) {        flush_rewrite_rules( false );    }}, 99 );
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [joellekbw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joellekbw/)
 * (@joellekbw)
 * [6 days, 1 hour ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-feed-404-errors/#post-18899646)
 * Great, thank you! We’ll give this a shot.

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