RSS FEED PROBLEM – Invalid XML file

  • I’ve tried on my own to fix this issue far too long and now I’m simply frustrated and have googled my poor fingers out.

    Here is my issue:

    My RSS FEED has been working fine until a week ago. I only noticed because I use the “twitter feed” app to automatically update my blog posts, but it uses RSS FEEDS to do so and it suddenly stopped working.

    I’ve run my feed URL into a validator and this is the error message I receive:

    <strong>line 9, column 2: XML parsing error: <unknown>:9:2: not well-formed (invalid token)</strong>

    And the rest of the files

    <blockquote># <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
# <rss version="2.0"
# xmlns:content="https://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
# xmlns:wfw="https://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
# xmlns:dc="https://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
# xmlns:atom="https://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
# xmlns:sy="https://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
# xmlns:slash="https://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
# <strong><title>WhatTeeSays.Com</title></strong>
# <atom:link href="https://www.whatteesays.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
# <link>https://www.whatteesays.com</link>
# <description></description>
# <lastBuildDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:19:36 +0000</lastBuildDate>
# <language>en</language>
# <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
# <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
# <generator>https://www.ads-software.com/?v=3.0.1</generator>
# <item>
#        <channel>
# <title>LeBron James is a “low-maintenance guy”</title>
# <link>https://www.whatteesays.com/2010/08/19/lebron-james-is-a-low-maintenance-guy/</link></blockquote>

    The bold area is where the problem is.

    It shows me the highlighted set of text but I can’t seem to find this file and text anywhere. It would help if I knew where to look (ex. wp-includes/feedrss2.php etc.)

    I’ve come up short EACH TIME. I need some help. I’ve looked over similar posts to mine and the FIX-RSS-FEED plugin did NOT work (I guess my updated version of wordpress is not compatible)
    I’ve also used the same plugin to MANUALLY take out every single bit of whitespace (yes, I’m determined) and STILL, no luck!

    Here is my website: https://www.whatteesays.com
    And here is my RSS FEED: https://www.whatteesays.com/feed

    Someone please help me before I have no hair left on my head.

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Try deactivating all plugins. If that resolves the issue, reactivate each one individually until you find the cause.

    If that does not resolve the issue, try switching to the Default theme (WordPress 1.5 – 2.9.2) or the Twenty Ten theme (WordPress 3.0 and higher) to rule-out a theme-specific issue.

    Thread Starter Miss-Frustrated

    (@miss-frustrated)

    First off, thanks for the response James.

    I’ll try switching themes. I’ve already tried deactivating all plug-ins.
    I’m not sure if it has anything to do with the wordpress upgrade I did.

    Also my validation error changed to 

    line 1, column 38: XML parsing error: <unknown>:1:38: not well-formed (invalid token)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>$out = ob_get_contents();

    Not sure why, I guess I was fiddling with some files. Does that change anything?

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