RSS feed not included in header, custom post type

  • Resolved brainlid

    (@brainlid)


    4 years, 9 months ago

    I’m validating my podcast feed and it reports that the RSS is not included in the HTML HEAD. It is configured to show there.

    – I have a custom Post Type ‘podcast-episodes’.
    – I enabled Podcast Channels and configured the “Other Settings” for the custom Post Type
    – The feed has an episode and appears to be good: https://thinkingelixir.com/feed/podcast/
    – In PowerPress > Settings > Feeds, I have both “Enhance All Feeds” and “Include podcast feed links in HTML headers” checked.

    The website does not include the RSS feed.

    These are the only alternate links included:

    – <link rel="alternate" type="application/json+oembed" href="https://thinkingelixir.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthinkingelixir.com%2F" />
    – <link rel="alternate" type="text/xml+oembed" href="https://thinkingelixir.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthinkingelixir.com%2F&format=xml" />

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  • Thread Starter brainlid

    (@brainlid)

    I had to manually customize the HTML HEAD on the podcast page to include the desired RSS link to fix my feed. You can see it here:

    https://thinkingelixir.com/the-podcast/

    Note that it includes a comment showing it as being manually added.

    PowerPress is not adding the link as expected.

    Plugin Author Angelo Mandato

    (@amandato)

    Hello @brainlid,

    The setting “Include podcast feed links in HTML headers” was changed 2 years ago by recommendations from Google Play Music podcasts team that there be only one Feed link ofor a given podcast per page per show/podcast. Meaning you should only have the link tag once in one page on your site and that’s it. We solved this in PowerPress, though it has created confusion as you cannot simply make a subscribe page and move it there, the link is found on the main page for the blog roll, or if your using categories, the main category landing page.

    What was happening is Google Search was determining the “home” page of the podcast when it would find the meta link. WordPress adds the links to every page as well as multiple for every feed on the site, which was problematic. We are currently revising this in June as Google is moving forward with dropping Google Play Music Podcasts in favor for the newer podcasts built into Google search. It appears Google podcasts will soon be similar to Apple’s where you have to submit your podcast, which will put an end to this problem. When we get the official news, we will be putting out an update and then the pre 2018 logic where the feed link is on all pages will return.

    In other words, things are not going to work how you like for a few more weeks but luckily Google is changing how they do things which makes our lives easier and as soon as they do, PowerPress will be updated.

    Thanks,
    Angelo

    Thread Starter brainlid

    (@brainlid)

    @amandato Thank you for taking the time to explain some of the backstory there. I appreciate all the work you and your team do on PowerPress. I look forward to Google making the change and the updates coming from your team.

    Thanks!

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