Title: Super Cache causing RSS error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Super Cache causing RSS error

 *  Resolved [GeekyJules](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geekyjules/)
 * (@geekyjules)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-cache-causing-rss-error/)
 * I updated the Super Cache plugin yesterday.
 * It broke my RSS feed.
 * If I have Super Cache turned on, this is the error:
 * _This feed does not validate._
 * line 3, column 82: XML parsing error: <unknown>:3:82: XML or text declaration
   not at start of entity [help]
 * … closing HTML tag. Check your theme. –><?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UT …
    ^
   Source: [http://geekypleasures.com/feed/](http://geekypleasures.com/feed/)
 * 1.
    2. <!– Page not cached by WP Super Cache. Blank Page. Check output buffer
   usage by plugins. –> 3. <!– Page not cached by WP Super Cache. No closing HTML
   tag. Check your theme. –><?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
 * But, as soon as turn caching off, it works fine.
 * First, I tried to disable the plugin in, but for some reason, disabling the plugin
   never actually disabled it, and it continued to cache. Turning off caching in
   Super Cache’s settings was the only way to get my feed working again.
 * My only initial thought is that, for some reason, the plugin is adding a blank
   line at the top of the feed. With Super Cache off, the feed begins with:
 * _1. <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
    2. <rss version=”2.0″
 * Any fixes other than keeping this plugin off?
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/)

Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total)

 *  [rommux](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rommux/)
 * (@rommux)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-cache-causing-rss-error/#post-4225285)
 * to me the same problem
 *  Thread Starter [GeekyJules](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geekyjules/)
 * (@geekyjules)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-cache-causing-rss-error/#post-4225368)
 * When are you going to get this sorted? I was hoping the last update would do 
   it. But, nope. It’s still breaking the RSS feed.
 *  [alexfads](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexfads/)
 * (@alexfads)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-cache-causing-rss-error/#post-4225380)
 * i have the same problem
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-cache-causing-rss-error/#post-4225381)
 * **[@alexfads](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexfads/)**: If you require
   assistance then, as per the [Forum Welcome](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post),
   please post your own topic.
 *  Plugin Author [Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donncha/)
 * (@donncha)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-cache-causing-rss-error/#post-4225382)
 * Go into the Debug tab of the plugin settings page and uncheck “Cache Status Messages”.
   That will disable all messages in the footer.
 *  Thread Starter [GeekyJules](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geekyjules/)
 * (@geekyjules)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-cache-causing-rss-error/#post-4225383)
 * That worked. Thanks.
 *  [alexfads](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexfads/)
 * (@alexfads)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-cache-causing-rss-error/#post-4225384)
 * I did this, but now even if i try and manually validate my feed by going to [http://www.fredastairewisconsin.com/feed](http://www.fredastairewisconsin.com/feed),
   now i get a 404…? Before I unchecked the cache status messages option, there 
   was a big error screen in red, now its a blank 404…
 *  Thread Starter [GeekyJules](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geekyjules/)
 * (@geekyjules)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-cache-causing-rss-error/#post-4225385)
 * Alex, your feed is working for me. Maybe there was a slight hiccough with your
   hosting provider.
 *  [rarylson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rarylson/)
 * (@rarylson)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-cache-causing-rss-error/#post-4225391)
 * WP Supercache sometimes conflites with some plugins/wp features when debug mode
   was enabled.
 * It’s a WP Supercache limitation: the WP Supercache debug mode doesn’t work with
   feeds.
 * Try to disable the WP SuperCache Debug. It worked for me.
 * In wp-admin/options-general.php?page=wpsupercache&tab=debug, disable the Debugging
   enable checkbox.

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