Feed validation

Hello @tedstur,

First I think you have the feed address wrong. It should be https://missionexus.org/feed/podcast/.

The specific iTunes error is that iTunes cannot read your feed. I tried a few tests and did not see an issue. I then tried the http version of your podcast feed and it gest further in the validation on iTunes. https://missionexus.org/feed/podcast/. The error now is that your image. I did a quick look at the image and it appears to be a PNG in CMYK. Please convert the CMYK to RGB to solve that issue. Usually saving the image as a jpg automatically fixes this.

As for the https version of your feed, can you tell me more how you have the SSL setup? I did a quick test with ssllabs.com and though your SSL is setup wonderfully, the one problem it does return an “SNI unrecognized_name” warning. This can be fixed by matching the host name to the entries in Apache’s ServerName or ServerAlias settings. This SNI (server name identification) needs to work correctly for iTunes since iTunes uses Java (code base has a problem with the SNI unrecognized_name warning.

Thanks! It appears to be a problem with the SSL, but I can just submit it without the SSL link and it works fine. Should be no problem for what I am trying to accomplish. I am going to ask my web host to check on the above, however, just to be thorough. I am now awaiting approval from Apple.

Awesome! At present iTunes podcast directory is the only app that we know of that has this quirk with SSL.

i am having the same error feed is not validating and blocking and has also stopped working on mail chimp
https://jebblount.com/feed/
i have check it on https://validator.w3.org/feed and it is showing (‘The read operation timed out’,) (SSLError; misconfigured server?) error

Hello @shikha12,

It does not appear you are using PowerPress, and the feed you referred to is the normal WordPress blog feed, not a podcast feed.

I did take a look at the feed and it loads very slowly. It may be that you have the items setting in WordPress > Reading too high. WordPress uses a default value of 10, going beyond that can cause performance issues based on how WordPress queries extra meta data like categories.

yes , it’s the normal wordpress feed and it is not validating … i have deactivated the plugins and it seems that my SEO Ultimate plugin is causing validation error..but the plugin has lots of functionality i can’t dectivate it.. can you advise me some other option or the alternative for it?

Thanks !! decreasing setting in WordPress > Reading too work for me !!
and now my feed is validating

Awesome!