Title: RSS Feed Validation issue
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# RSS Feed Validation issue

 *  Resolved [remedeez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/remedeez/)
 * (@remedeez)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-feed-validation-issue/)
 * Ok, so when I first started my podcast, the feed
    [http://pressypodcast.com/?feed=podcast](http://pressypodcast.com/?feed=podcast)
   worked and validated wonderfully, and was accepted into ITunes as well.
 * 3 weeks later, other feed catchers were having issues (tested on my cell phone,
   my husbands cell phone, and friends of ours who listen to the podcast using varying
   feed catchers such as Zune, Doggcatcher etc to subscribe via RSS)
 * Then ITunes never showed the 3rd episode either, only the first two.
 * We tore the entire site down because we couldn’t get the feed to validate anymore,
   reinstalled WordPress, along with this Plugin (used it first time as well).
 * I have uploaded the 1st 3 episodes again, and the feed still does not validate.
 * Errors are as listed:
 * Server returned HTTP Error 404: Not Found
 * HTTP error with content that looks like a feed
 * Is there a setting somewhere along the way that has caused these issues with 
   the feed? It once validated, we never changed anything only continued to upload
   weekly episodes, and then it broke.
 * Any help is appreciated 🙂
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/)

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 *  Thread Starter [remedeez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/remedeez/)
 * (@remedeez)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-feed-validation-issue/#post-3737323)
 * A different Feed Validator (first I used feedvalidator.org)
    For the 2nd option
   I used to validate: [http://tools.forret.com/podcast/validator.php](http://tools.forret.com/podcast/validator.php)
 * The error is listed as this:
 *     ```
       HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
       Cache-Control: no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0
       Pragma: no-cache
       Content-Length: 0
       Content-Type: text/xml; charset=UTF-8
       Expires: Wed, 11 Jan 1984 05:00:00 GMT
       ETag: "90b43bb4b99950f53d4599dc2bc136a7"
       Server: Microsoft-IIS/7.5
       X-Powered-By: PHP/5.3.25
       X-Pingback: http://pressypodcast.com/xmlrpc.php
       X-Powered-By: ASP.NET
       Date: Thu, 09 May 2013 22:21:32 GMT
       Connection: close
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [remedeez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/remedeez/)
 * (@remedeez)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-feed-validation-issue/#post-3737391)
 * Here is the data supplied by feedvalidator.org
 *     ```
       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
           <rss version="2.0"
           xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
           xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
           xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
           xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
           xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
           xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
           xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"
           >
   
           <channel>
           <title>Press Y Podcast</title>
           <atom:link href="http://pressypodcast.com/?feed=podcast" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
           <link>http://pressypodcast.com</link>
           <description>Remedeez and Lyykos chat about Achievements, Lore, Mounts, Pets and more in the World of Warcraft.</description>
           <lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 22:12:38 +0000</lastBuildDate>
           <language>en-US</language>
           <copyright>© 2013 Press Y Podcast</copyright>
           <itunes:subtitle>The Podcast all about Achievements, Lore, Mounts, Pets and More!</itunes:subtitle>
           <itunes:author>Press Y Podcast</itunes:author>
           <itunes:summary>Remedeez and Lyykos chat about Achievements, Lore, Mounts, Pets and more in the World of Warcraft.</itunes:summary>
           <itunes:owner>
           <itunes:name>Press Y Podcast</itunes:name>
           <itunes:email>pressypodcast@gmail.com</itunes:email>
           </itunes:owner>
           <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
           <itunes:image href="http://pressypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1400pix_PressY_CoverArt.jpg"></itunes:image>
           <itunes:category text="Games & Hobbies">
           <itunes:category text="Video Games"></itunes:category>
           </itunes:category>
           <item>
           <title>Press Y Episode 3 – 5.3 Achievements</title>
           <link>http://pressypodcast.com/?podcast=press-y-episode-3-5-3-achievements</link>
           <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 22:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
           <dc:creator>Remedeez</dc:creator>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">http://pressypodcast.com/?post_type=podcast&p=18</guid>
           <description><![CDATA[Remedeez and Lyykos have a chat about the upcoming Achievements with the Patch 5.3 Recorded: May 4th, 2013]]></description>
           <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Remedeez and Lyykos have a chat about the upcoming Achievements with the Patch 5.3</p>
           <p>Recorded: May 4th, 2013</p>
           ]]></content:encoded>
           <itunes:summary>Remedeez and Lyykos have a chat about the upcoming Achievements with the Patch 5.3
           Recorded: May 4th, 2013
           </itunes:summary>
           <enclosure url="http://pressypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PressYEpisode3-5point3Achievements.mp3" length="55106855" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
           <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
           <itunes:duration>57:24</itunes:duration>
           <itunes:author>Remedeez</itunes:author> </item> <item>
           <title>Press Y Episode 2 – Pets, Hacks and Titans, Oh My</title>
           <link>http://pressypodcast.com/?podcast=press-y-episode-2-pets-hacks-and-titans-oh-my</link>
           <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 21:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
           <dc:creator>Remedeez</dc:creator>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">http://pressypodcast.com/?post_type=podcast&p=16</guid>
           <description><![CDATA[This week, Remedeez and Lyykos chat more about their Ulduar Achievements, Pet Battle Achievements and the Great Pet Battle Levelers of 2013, Titan lore and MORE! Episode recorded: April 27th, 2013]]></description>
           <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This week, Remedeez and Lyykos chat more about their Ulduar Achievements, Pet Battle Achievements and the Great Pet Battle Levelers of 2013, Titan lore and MORE!</p>
           <p>Episode recorded: April 27th, 2013</p>
           ]]></content:encoded>
           <itunes:summary>This week, Remedeez and Lyykos chat more about their Ulduar Achievements, Pet Battle Achievements and the Great Pet Battle Levelers of 2013, Titan lore and MORE!
           Episode recorded: April 27th, 2013
           </itunes:summary>
           <enclosure url="http://pressypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PressYPodcastEpisode2-PetsHacksAndTitansOhMy.mp3" length="70861628" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
           <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
           <itunes:duration>1:13:49</itunes:duration>
           <itunes:author>Remedeez</itunes:author> </item> <item>
           <title>Press Y Episode 1 – Grats!</title>
           <link>http://pressypodcast.com/?podcast=press-y-episode-1-grats-2</link>
           <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 21:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
           <dc:creator>Remedeez</dc:creator>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">http://pressypodcast.com/?post_type=podcast&p=15</guid>
           <description><![CDATA[Remedeez and Lyykos kick off Press Y Podcast with some chats about their Achievement Hunters, a little about Lore, mounts, pets, and tons more of their adventures in the World of Warcraft.]]></description>
           <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Remedeez and Lyykos kick off Press Y Podcast with some chats about their Achievement Hunters, a little about Lore, mounts, pets, and tons more of their adventures in the World of Warcraft.</p>
           ]]></content:encoded>
           <itunes:summary>Remedeez and Lyykos kick off Press Y Podcast with some chats about their Achievement Hunters, a little about Lore, mounts, pets, and tons more of their adventures in the World of Warcraft.
           </itunes:summary>
           <enclosure url="http://pressypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PressY-Episode1-Grats.mp3" length="65270289" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
           <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
           <itunes:duration>1:07:59</itunes:duration>
           <itunes:author>Remedeez</itunes:author> </item></channel>
           </rss>
       ```
   
 * _[Please use the code button – **not blockquote**]_
 *  Thread Starter [remedeez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/remedeez/)
 * (@remedeez)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-feed-validation-issue/#post-3737441)
 * Well, it seems we have fixed the HTTP Error… mostly by trial and error.
 * It seems the issue was that the feed couldn’t be validated because there were
   no regular Blog posts on the WordPress, only Podcast entries.
 * After doing a test Blog post and publishing it, the feed for the podcast validated.
 * How odd!
 *  Plugin Contributor [Hugh Lashbrooke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hlashbrooke/)
 * (@hlashbrooke)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-feed-validation-issue/#post-3737474)
 * I’m glad you got this sorted out 🙂
 * The problem you experienced here is actually due to a bug in WordPress that marks
   all feeds as 404s when there are no blog posts on the site. I have tried to circumvent
   the issue in this plugin, but it doesn’t always work. It’s a frustrating problem
   and one that will hopefully be sorted out in future WordPress versions.
 * Regards,
    Hugh
 *  Thread Starter [remedeez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/remedeez/)
 * (@remedeez)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-feed-validation-issue/#post-3737562)
 * Thank you Hugh, and thank you for tolerating my massive posts heheh. I was trying
   to be as thorough as possible, I was so frustrated!
 *  [jjborja](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jjborja/)
 * (@jjborja)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-feed-validation-issue/#post-3737801)
 * Wow! Same thing here. Had trouble and then created a post and all was good. Thanks
   [@remedeez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/remedeez/)!
 *  [zerabrad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zerabrad/)
 * (@zerabrad)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-feed-validation-issue/#post-3737802)
 * Hugh, My Feed is getting rejected and I can’t find in the plugin where the extra
   spaces are coming from.
 *     ```
       Sorry
   
       This feed does not validate.
   
           line 3, column 1: XML parsing error: <unknown>:3:1: XML or text declaration not at start of entity [help]
   
               	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
                ^
   
       Source: http://www.covenantassembly.com/?feed=podcast
   
           <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
           <rss version="2.0"
       ```
   

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