Title: WP HTTP Error: Missing header/body separator
Last modified: September 20, 2024

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# WP HTTP Error: Missing header/body separator

 *  Resolved [will48](https://wordpress.org/support/users/will48/)
 * (@will48)
 * [1 year, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-http-error-missing-header-body-separator-2/)
 * The following url: [https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/rss/all.xml](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/rss/all.xml)
   is a valid rss feed as per [https://www.rssboard.org](https://www.rssboard.org).
   However, when entered into Feedzy it returns the following error message: WP 
   HTTP Error: Missing header/body separator. But when I enter the same url into
   my Opera browser it works perfectly. Upon investigation it appears that Opera
   has built in RSS functionality. So my question is, why does that feed url display
   perfectly in Opera but not in feedzy? Any help/ideas/suggestions will be most
   welcome.

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 *  [mara3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mara3/)
 * (@mara3)
 * [1 year, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-http-error-missing-header-body-separator-2/#post-18027022)
 * Hi [@will48](https://wordpress.org/support/users/will48/),
 * Thanks for using Feedzy and for reaching out to us!
 * It looks like the issue with the feed is due to invalid XML formatting. While
   the feed can open in a browser, the RSS parser used by WordPress (SimplePie) 
   is much stricter and has detected invalid characters or an incomplete XML structure
   in the feed. You can see this result here [https://simplepie.org/demo/?feed=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cosmopolitan.com%2Fuk%2Frss%2Fall.xml](https://simplepie.org/demo/?feed=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cosmopolitan.com%2Fuk%2Frss%2Fall.xml)
 * This is likely why the feed is being flagged as invalid during the import process.
   You can try contacting the owner to see if they can help.
 * Let me know if you need any further assistance!
 * Best regards,
   Mara
 *  Thread Starter [will48](https://wordpress.org/support/users/will48/)
 * (@will48)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-http-error-missing-header-body-separator-2/#post-18141789)
 * Hi Mara, thanks for your reply. I appreciate your point about the parser in WordPress,
   however I have installed WP RSS Aggregator and that has no problem with the above
   mention feed url. Could it be that that problem is with Feedzy and perhaps its
   lack of tolerance for invalid characters. If WP RSS Agregator can display the
   feed then so should Feedzy. Are you connected with Themeisle? Perhaps you could
   request a review of the plugin.
 * Regards, Will48
 *  Plugin Support [rodicaelena](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rodicaelena/)
 * (@rodicaelena)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-http-error-missing-header-body-separator-2/#post-18161510)
 * Hi there,
 * For Feedzy to be able use a feed, it needs to pass the General requirements from
   here: [https://docs.themeisle.com/article/1155-feedzy-troubleshooting-guide](https://docs.themeisle.com/article/1155-feedzy-troubleshooting-guide)
 * Kind regards!
 *  Thread Starter [will48](https://wordpress.org/support/users/will48/)
 * (@will48)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-http-error-missing-header-body-separator-2/#post-18162372)
 * Hi Rodicaelena,
 * Thanks for your reply. As a test I also have the WP RSS Aggregator plugin installed.
   Now this feed url: [https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/rss/love-sex](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/rss/love-sex.xml)
   not only passes the WC3 test:
 * ![](https://wordpress.org/60b0743c-814a-4154-a63b-176e9b21fcf5)
 * But it also displays very well in WP RSS Aggregator. The question is why it displays
   in WP RSS and not in Feedzy. The answer I think lies the the tolerance of WP 
   RSS for incomplete data and the lack of in Feedzy. I think also the time given
   by Feedzy to complete the data transfer before returning an error. It could be
   that WP RSS allows a little more time, and therefore retrieves sufficient data
   to display a feed.
 * I believe it would be advisable to check the relevant code in the WP RSS plugin
   in order to discover the reason and update the feedzy plugin.
 * Thanks
 *  Plugin Support [rodicaelena](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rodicaelena/)
 * (@rodicaelena)
 * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-http-error-missing-header-body-separator-2/#post-18194476)
 * Hi,
 * Thank you! I’ve shared this feedback with the development team.
 *  Thread Starter [will48](https://wordpress.org/support/users/will48/)
 * (@will48)
 * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-http-error-missing-header-body-separator-2/#post-18195305)
 * Hi Rodicaelena,
 * Thanks for your reply. I do hope the dev team manage to upgrade the plugin, because
   in every other respect it is far superior to WP RSS Aggregator.

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