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terencemckenna
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Q: i am getting "no episodes exist in your feed" any advice?

In resubmitting my podcast from my new squarespace site i am getting "no episodes exist in your feed" any advice on this would be great!

Here is the feed, which does validate https://reconnectedhuman.squarespace.com/podcast?tag=podcast&format=rss

Posted on Aug 24, 2016 12:55 PM

by Roger Wilmut1,Solvedanswer
Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1
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It validates in FeedValidator because it contains no XML errors. Unfortunately it doesn't contain any episodes either - you can see the coding in the FeedValidator Report (you can ignore the two minor errors it lists).

 

Your feed links to your podcast's web pages at http://www.reconnectedhuman.com/podcast/ - the top episode only shows a media player when you click 'More' but it doesn't play and the download link doesn't work; and in any case none of the episodes have got into the feed. This is something you will have to sort out in Squarespace - I'm afraid I can't advise on that.

Posted on Aug 24, 2016 2:00 PM

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Q: i am getting "no episodes exist in your feed" any advice?

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,Solvedanswer

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Aug 24, 2016 2:00 PM in response to terencemckenna
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    Aug 24, 2016 2:00 PM in response to terencemckenna

    It validates in FeedValidator because it contains no XML errors. Unfortunately it doesn't contain any episodes either - you can see the coding in the FeedValidator Report (you can ignore the two minor errors it lists).

     

    Your feed links to your podcast's web pages at http://www.reconnectedhuman.com/podcast/ - the top episode only shows a media player when you click 'More' but it doesn't play and the download link doesn't work; and in any case none of the episodes have got into the feed. This is something you will have to sort out in Squarespace - I'm afraid I can't advise on that.

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    terencemckenna terencemckenna Aug 25, 2016 8:36 AM in response to terencemckenna
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    Aug 25, 2016 8:36 AM in response to terencemckenna

    Wow i understand now. The episodes arent actually on that page. Ok. I will have to go in and do some modifications. Im assuming that page needs to have a player. I wonder if a link to download is sufficient. That does help a lot Roger. Thank you.

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    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Aug 25, 2016 8:42 AM in response to terencemckenna
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    Aug 25, 2016 8:42 AM in response to terencemckenna

    Check the media file URL by entering it in Safari. It should play within the browser, not in a web page with an embedded player, and it shouldn't force a download. The 'download' link on your pages is doing exactly that - it might work in iTunes when subscribing but it's dodgy with the Store which needs to be able to play the file directly from the server in real time.