Help with RSS feed

  • Please help.
    I have started a new blogssite.
    Its a fresh install with Version 3.2.1

    Everything is working OK except the RSS feed.
    For both the default themes I get this following message.

    XML Parsing Error: XML or text declaration not at start of entity
    Location: https://janeellen.net/?feed=rss2
    Line Number 1, Column 9:
    `<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
    ——–^`

    I believe a file may have got corrupted or did not load correctly at first install.

    Could anyone please guide me as to which file it could be?
    Or should I reupload the entire WP folder?

    Many thanks in advance.

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  • I’d recommend reinstalling WP if you feel it may be that – you can do this in the admin area by clicking the down arrow next to ‘Dashboard’ and then on ‘Updates’.

    Also, try the URL ‘https://janeellen.net/feed&#8217;, as that should accomplish the same as what you have.

    There are a couple of leading spaces in the rss feed file. The most likely culprits are your theme or a plugin. Have you tried:

    – deactivating all plugins to see if this resolves the problem. If this works, re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s).

    – switching to the Twenty Eleven theme to rule out any theme-specific problems.

    – resetting the plugins folder by FTP or PhpMyAdmin. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems.

    Thread Starter awmyth

    (@awmyth)

    Thanks duck_boy,

    I just reinstalled via dashboard. Still no change.
    For https://janeellen.net/feed – it give a 404 file not found error.

    I do not want to delete the entire install and start over, if its a specific file that is a problem.

    Many thanks for the advice.

    Thread Starter awmyth

    (@awmyth)

    Thank you esmi,

    I deactivated all plugins and reverted to Twenty-Eleven – no change.

    Also, I have the same plugins on two other wordpress blogs with the same theme – I checked them again. Their feeds page loading OK.

    I have a sinking feeling I will be deleting the entire site and re-installing.
    Yikes.

    Check that you do not have an leading spaces in your wp-config.php file.

    Thread Starter awmyth

    (@awmyth)

    @ esmi,
    No.
    I am re-installing from fresh.

    Thread Starter awmyth

    (@awmyth)

    Apologise for the missing link. Its

    https://janeellen.net/?feed=rss2

    Your feed is now fine.

    Thread Starter awmyth

    (@awmyth)

    No it isn’t.

    If it so seems, its because I have deleted the entire WP files from it.

    Thread Starter awmyth

    (@awmyth)

    Deleting my previous two posts doesn’t make the problem go away.

    No it isn’t.

    Oh – it was when I checked it 46 minutes ago. It was completely valid.

    Bumping is not tolerated on these forums.

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