Q: iTunes can't download episodes from my podcast feed

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debbiebeck2002

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Q: iTunes can't download episodes from my podcast feed

I am working on getting our church's sermons on iTunes. We have a WordPress website and I installed the plugin Seriously Simple Podcasting (SSP). The feed that SSP has given me is http://wlcconline.com/feed/podcast. It will not validate on Podcast Connect. I get a message that says it "Can't download episodes from your feed." It sees our cover art and lists the episodes, but can't download them.

I also tried creating a feed in Feedburner - http://feeds.feedburner.com/WithoutLimitsChristianCenterChurchesNewBernNc but got the same results. Our audio files are hosted through GoDaddy, so not sure if that's an issue? Below is a picture of my settings in SSP. I am not at all experienced in this area, so any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Posted on Mar 18, 2016 1:44 PM

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Roger Wilmut1 Mar 18, 2016 5:55 PM in response to debbiebeck2002
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Mar 18, 2016 5:55 PM in response to debbiebeck2002

The URL given for your top media file is

http://wlcconline.com/podcast-download/1135/the-pursuit-of-success-in-life-part- 3.mp3

This produces a 'File not found' error and redirects to

http://wlcconline.com/images/uploads/sermons/SIL3.mp338058190audio/mpeg

which is a web page containing embedded players. You should always check your media file URL by entering it in a browser: if must play directly in the browser, not in any sort of embedded player, and it must also not force a download.
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debbiebeck2002 Mar 18, 2016 5:48 PM in response to Roger Wilmut1
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Mar 18, 2016 5:48 PM in response to Roger Wilmut1

Thank you very much for your reply! Can you give me any idea on how to fix this issue? The files I am trying to link these files - http://wlcconline.com/media/podcasts/podcast-2016/ - to iTunes through our WordPress site. Any suggestions on how I can do that? What has to be done for an audio file to play directly in a browser?
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Roger Wilmut1 Mar 19, 2016 1:26 AM in response to debbiebeck2002
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Mar 19, 2016 1:26 AM in response to debbiebeck2002

Looking at your page for the top episode:

http://wlcconline.com/the-pursuit-of-success-in-life-part-3/

it shows teo embedded players, though only the upper one seems to work. Just beneath the upper one is a link, 'Download this MP3 file', which gives the URL http://wlcconline.com/images/uploads/sermons/SIL3.mp3 and this plays in a browser. It also tests OK for 'byte range requestes' (the method used by iPhones, and mandatory for acceptance) so you should be good to go with this. The other episode are presumably the same.
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