Feedburner RSS Feed Help!

Amy Wasson · 10-29-2008, 10:35 AM

I know very little about RSS feeds. I have a self-hosted Wordpress site Top 10 Diets - Top 10 Diets. I went to Feedburner to set up my feed, but it comes back 404 Error-feed does not exist. I then tried to validate it and it wouldn't validate. I have looked and looked and tried to find an answer to this on my own, but I can't find one.

I'm sure it is probably something so simple, but, since I don't know anything about it, I am probably missing the simple fix.

Can someone please help??

Thanks!

blase40 · 10-29-2008, 10:55 AM

When you entered the feed address, did you enter your RSS feed URL properly?

It should be www. your web site .com/feed

Amy Wasson · 10-29-2008, 10:59 AM

Yes, I did. I entered it exactly like that-www.dietstop10.com/feed.

grumpyjacksa · 10-29-2008, 11:21 AM

i just checked your site feed. the problem is not with feedburner, it's at your end.

jasonl70 · 10-29-2008, 11:38 AM

I just pulled up your feed and it's empty.
Are all these added to your blog as actual posts, or just pages? It looks like they might just be pages: only posts go to the rss feed - not pages.

Amy Wasson · 10-29-2008, 11:38 AM

Okay. What is the problem, though? I have no idea how to fix it.

Amy Wasson · 10-29-2008, 11:40 AM

Yes, I do just have pages. I knew it was probably something stupid simple! LOL I am going to be adding a news page where I will have posts. So, I guess after I do that, I will have a feed?! I do feel really stupid now!

Thanks for the help! I appreciate it!

PhilG · 10-29-2008, 12:02 PM

Hey, Amy, don't ever feel stupid. Heck I have been around a long time and I didn't know that pages were not included in RSS feeds - only posts!?!?

I am glad you brought this up as I was just starting to consider a magazine style blog and would have run into the same problem.

BTW, there are a number of ways to create an rss feed for static pages. Most of them may be beyond your skill level at this point, but check out Page2RSS - Create an RSS feed for any web page for an easy online method.

Phil G

Amy Wasson · 10-29-2008, 12:11 PM

Phil-

Thanks for your reply-it made me feel better! And, thanks for that link-I will check it out! I appreciate it!

yenod · 10-29-2008, 12:27 PM

Amy, don't feel stupid. Your post and question has helped me too. I need to set up an RSS feed but didn't have any idea that pages could not be included.
Another great tip I've learned here!
Melanie

clawHAMMER · 10-29-2008, 12:42 PM

Ok, this looks like a good place to ask my dumber yet question about RSS feeds. (Not that yours was a dumb question Amy, your question just opened the door for me to ask mine that I've been looking for an answer to)

I know zilch about RSS either. All I know is I have an RSS icon on my blog that when I click on it says "page not available". I have mostly posts and not pages (I didn't know about that tip either b4 now).

How do I turn on this dead link so my RSS feed is working properly. I submitted my site to Feedburner and to the Page2RSS link Phil mentioned in his post.

But I'm still stuck with a dead duck on my blogs home page. How, or what, do I do to turn this on so it's functional?

Thanks a bunch and thanks Amy for opening the RSS door for me.

Here's my site if it's any help. TOPVOLUMEMarketing.com

Glenn

PhilG · 10-29-2008, 03:33 PM

Hi Glenn

Looks like you sorted it out, as I can click on the link and am directed to a valid RSS page. I checked in with both IE7 and Firefox. I also checked the one at the top of the page and the one further down, and both are working.

See, Amy, your question has helped a lot of people! There are NO stupid questions in this world.

Phil G

Amy Wasson · 10-29-2008, 04:27 PM

Guess what?! I found a wordpress plugin that includes pages into your feed. I just downloaded it and activated and it works!! If you check out my feed now, it includes the recent pages I published! Awesome!

Here is the link for it.

WordPress › RSS Includes Pages WordPress Plugins

I'm glad I could actually help somebody for a change!

clawHAMMER · 10-29-2008, 07:44 PM

I'm back again!

Well...I just read Phil's post and thought "I wonder what I did to finally get the link on my site to work" so I went to my site and clicked on the RSS feed icon at the top and........page not available.

It's still a dead end and it still doesn't work. So no, unfortunately I didn't sort it out and am still at square 1 I'm sorry to say.

Anyone care to walk me through this? If you go to my site (which I mentioned in my last post above) and you see the RSS feed at the top of it you'll see it isn't working.

How, or what, do I have to do to make that link on my website functional?

Thanks again,
Glenn

clawHAMMER · 10-31-2008, 07:13 AM

Hello? Is anyone from the RSS Feed Police out these that can answer my question above?

Thx

PhilG · 10-31-2008, 07:29 AM

Still works for me. I see a full page of RSS listings whenever I click on the link.

Maybe its your browser settings.

Phil G

10-29-2008, 10:35 AM	#1
Amy Wasson Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Feedburner RSS Feed Help! I know very little about RSS feeds. I have a self-hosted Wordpress site Top 10 Diets - Top 10 Diets. I went to Feedburner to set up my feed, but it comes back 404 Error-feed does not exist. I then tried to validate it and it wouldn't validate. I have looked and looked and tried to find an answer to this on my own, but I can't find one. I'm sure it is probably something so simple, but, since I don't know anything about it, I am probably missing the simple fix. Can someone please help?? Thanks!

10-29-2008, 10:55 AM	#2
blase40 www.justinblase.com War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Dakota Posts: 511 Thanks: 16 Thanked 28 Times in 16 Posts Social Networking	Re: Feedburner RSS Feed Help! When you entered the feed address, did you enter your RSS feed URL properly? It should be www. your web site .com/feed

10-29-2008, 10:59 AM	#3
Amy Wasson Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Re: Feedburner RSS Feed Help! Yes, I did. I entered it exactly like that-www.dietstop10.com/feed.

10-29-2008, 11:21 AM	#4
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10-29-2008, 11:38 AM	#5
jasonl70 Software Developer War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ohio , USA. Posts: 2,273 Thanks: 416 Thanked 408 Times in 250 Posts	Re: Feedburner RSS Feed Help! I just pulled up your feed and it's empty. Are all these added to your blog as actual posts, or just pages? It looks like they might just be pages: only posts go to the rss feed - not pages.
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10-29-2008, 11:38 AM	#6
Amy Wasson Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Re: Feedburner RSS Feed Help! Okay. What is the problem, though? I have no idea how to fix it.

10-29-2008, 11:40 AM	#7
Amy Wasson Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Re: Feedburner RSS Feed Help! Yes, I do just have pages. I knew it was probably something stupid simple! LOL I am going to be adding a news page where I will have posts. So, I guess after I do that, I will have a feed?! I do feel really stupid now! Thanks for the help! I appreciate it!

10-29-2008, 12:02 PM	#8
PhilG Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arizona, USA. Posts: 1,009 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 92 Times in 66 Posts	Re: Feedburner RSS Feed Help! Hey, Amy, don't ever feel stupid. Heck I have been around a long time and I didn't know that pages were not included in RSS feeds - only posts!?!? I am glad you brought this up as I was just starting to consider a magazine style blog and would have run into the same problem. BTW, there are a number of ways to create an rss feed for static pages. Most of them may be beyond your skill level at this point, but check out Page2RSS - Create an RSS feed for any web page for an easy online method. Phil G
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10-29-2008, 12:11 PM	#9
Amy Wasson Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Re: Feedburner RSS Feed Help! Phil- Thanks for your reply-it made me feel better! And, thanks for that link-I will check it out! I appreciate it!

10-29-2008, 12:27 PM	#10
yenod Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 22 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Feedburner RSS Feed Help! Amy, don't feel stupid. Your post and question has helped me too. I need to set up an RSS feed but didn't have any idea that pages could not be included. Another great tip I've learned here! Melanie

10-29-2008, 12:42 PM	#11
clawHAMMER HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan USA. Posts: 159 Thanks: 86 Thanked 66 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Feedburner RSS Feed Help! Ok, this looks like a good place to ask my dumber yet question about RSS feeds. (Not that yours was a dumb question Amy, your question just opened the door for me to ask mine that I've been looking for an answer to) I know zilch about RSS either. All I know is I have an RSS icon on my blog that when I click on it says "page not available". I have mostly posts and not pages (I didn't know about that tip either b4 now). How do I turn on this dead link so my RSS feed is working properly. I submitted my site to Feedburner and to the Page2RSS link Phil mentioned in his post. But I'm still stuck with a dead duck on my blogs home page. How, or what, do I do to turn this on so it's functional? Thanks a bunch and thanks Amy for opening the RSS door for me. Here's my site if it's any help. TOPVOLUMEMarketing.com Glenn
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10-29-2008, 03:33 PM	#12
PhilG Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arizona, USA. Posts: 1,009 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 92 Times in 66 Posts	Re: Feedburner RSS Feed Help! Hi Glenn Looks like you sorted it out, as I can click on the link and am directed to a valid RSS page. I checked in with both IE7 and Firefox. I also checked the one at the top of the page and the one further down, and both are working. See, Amy, your question has helped a lot of people! There are NO stupid questions in this world. Phil G
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10-29-2008, 04:27 PM	#13
Amy Wasson Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Re: Feedburner RSS Feed Help! Guess what?! I found a wordpress plugin that includes pages into your feed. I just downloaded it and activated and it works!! If you check out my feed now, it includes the recent pages I published! Awesome! Here is the link for it. WordPress › RSS Includes Pages WordPress Plugins I'm glad I could actually help somebody for a change!
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10-29-2008, 07:44 PM	#14
clawHAMMER HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan USA. Posts: 159 Thanks: 86 Thanked 66 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Feedburner RSS Feed Help! I'm back again! Well...I just read Phil's post and thought "I wonder what I did to finally get the link on my site to work" so I went to my site and clicked on the RSS feed icon at the top and........page not available. It's still a dead end and it still doesn't work. So no, unfortunately I didn't sort it out and am still at square 1 I'm sorry to say. Anyone care to walk me through this? If you go to my site (which I mentioned in my last post above) and you see the RSS feed at the top of it you'll see it isn't working. How, or what, do I have to do to make that link on my website functional? Thanks again, Glenn
	~"We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails." ~"Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run there is still time to change the road you're on." - Led Zeppelin

10-31-2008, 07:13 AM	#15
clawHAMMER HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan USA. Posts: 159 Thanks: 86 Thanked 66 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Feedburner RSS Feed Help! Hello? Is anyone from the RSS Feed Police out these that can answer my question above? Thx
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10-31-2008, 07:29 AM	#16
PhilG Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arizona, USA. Posts: 1,009 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 92 Times in 66 Posts	Re: Feedburner RSS Feed Help! Still works for me. I see a full page of RSS listings whenever I click on the link. Maybe its your browser settings. Phil G
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