Title: XML parse error: no head element found
Last modified: July 4, 2021

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# XML parse error: no head element found

 *  Resolved [jwdh75](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwdh75/)
 * (@jwdh75)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-parse-error-no-head-element-found/)
 * Dear all,
 * I have installed WordPress and have the latest build. I have installed several
   plugins and the one i am having issues with now is “Seriously Simple Podcasting”
   Somehow the rss feed is not working anymore in chrome.
    When i try to get to 
   url “[https://www.findingcommonground.nl/feed/podcast&#8221](https://www.findingcommonground.nl/feed/podcast&#8221);
   i should get a similar kind of result back as when i go to url “[https://www.findingcommonground.nl/feed/&#8221](https://www.findingcommonground.nl/feed/&#8221);.
   However i get the error “XML parse error: no head element found, Location: [https://www.findingcommonground.nl/feed/podcast](https://www.findingcommonground.nl/feed/podcast),
   rulenumber 54, column 1.
 * When i check [https://validator.w3.org/feed/#validate_by_uri](https://validator.w3.org/feed/#validate_by_uri)
   for the feed i need to get some issues mentioned but no clue how to sort this
   out… The error that is showing there says internal server error 500…
 *     ```
       This feed does not validate.
       Server returned HTTP Error 500: Internal Server Error [help]
       HTTP error with content that looks like a feed [help]
       line 46, column 0: Undefined channel element: error [help]
       <error>
       line 53, column 8: XML parsing error: <unknown>:54:0: no element found [help]
       </error>
               ^
       In addition, interoperability with the widest range of feed readers could be improved by implementing the following recommendation.
   
       line 2, column 153: Use of unknown namespace: http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0 [help]
       ... casting/templates/feed-stylesheet.xsl"?><rss version="2.0"
       ```
   
 * Any help is welcome cause it was working before.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fxml-parse-error-no-head-element-found%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Thread Starter [jwdh75](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwdh75/)
 * (@jwdh75)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-parse-error-no-head-element-found/#post-14628814)
 * We can close this topic. It seems i found that my computer needed to reboot in
   the end. I had closed and cleard the browser cache but that was nog enough.
    
   So if you get this issue and you haven’t rebooted in long time this might help
   now 🙂
 *  Plugin Author [Craig Hewitt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podcastmotor/)
 * (@podcastmotor)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-parse-error-no-head-element-found/#post-14630385)
 * Ok, great to hear. If we can do anything else just let us know.

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