I wanted to create my own RSS feed.

Discussion in 'XML & RSS' started by Laszlo, Apr 22, 2006.

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    Hi guys. I wanted to create an rss feed on my site because Google doesn’t want to index many of my pages. So I created a test feed with RSS Channel Editor and moved it to my server. However when I went to my rss test page I can’t open it when I click on the link and when I open it in a new window the whole page is blank. I mean I don’t see anything is this normal? And when I validated it with feed validator I got the following massage:

    Warning
    This feed is valid, but may cause problems for some users. We recommend fixing these problems.
    • Feeds should not be served with the "application/octet-stream" media type [help]
    I don’t know what the above means.
    Source: http://www.1printer-supply.com/inkcartridge.rss
    1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    2.
    3. <!DOCTYPE rss PUBLIC "-//Netscape Communications//DTD RSS 0.91//EN"
    4. "http://my.netscape.com/publish/formats/rss-0.91.dtd">
    5.
    6. <rss version="0.91">
    7.
    8. <channel>
    9. <title>Inkjet cartridges, refill kits and refill ink.</title>
    10. <link>http://www.1printer-supply.com/</link>
    11. <description>Great bargains on all types of inkjet cartridges, printer papers and refill kits or all other types of printer supplies from 1printer-supply.com. Free shipping on all orders within USA. </description>
    12. <language>en-us</language>
    13. <copyright>Popularmerchandiser.LLC 2004-2006</copyright>
    14. <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
    15. <lastBuildDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2006 08:00:00 EST</lastBuildDate>
    16. <managingEditor>contact@1printer-supply.com</managingEditor>
    17. <webMaster>contact@1printer-supply.com</webMaster>
    18.
    19. <item>
    20. <title>Hewlett Packard Inkjet cartridges and Hp ink cartridges for HP printers.</title>
    21. <link>http://1printer-supply.com/Hp-cartridges.htm</link>
    22. <description>Choose by hp Cartridge number. We have large selection of Hp and Hewlett packard ink cartridges. Save up to 75% on your Hp cartridges with our combo deals on Hewlett Packard inkjet cartridges.</description>
    23. </item>
    24.
    25. <item>
    26. <title>Inkjet cartridges, refill kits and refill inks for all types of inkjet printers.</title>
    27. <link>http://www.1printer-supply.com/</link>
    28. <description>Great bargains on all types of inkjet cartridges, printer papers and refill kits or all other types of printer supplies from 1printer-supply.com. Free shipping on all orders within USA. </description>
    29. </item>
    30.
    31. </channel>
    32. </rss>
    Can someone help me with this please? I tried to validate the same test rss page with another validator but it said that the feed is not valid. Now I don’t really now what the problem is.:confused:

    Errors: 20
    Error Messages
    • 0:0:application/octet-stream is NOT an allowed media type ""
    • 6:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<rss version="0.91">'
    • 8:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<channel>'
    • 9:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<title>Inkjet cartridges, refill kits and refill ink.</title>'
    • 10:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<link>http://www.1printer-supply.com/</link>'
    • 11:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<description>Great bargains on all types of inkjet cartridges, printer papers and refill kits or all other types of printer supplies from 1printer-supply.com. Free shipping on all orders within USA. </description>'
    • 12:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<language>en-us</language>'
    • 13:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<copyright>Popularmerchandiser.LLC 2004-2006</copyright>'
    • 14:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>'
    • 15:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<lastBuildDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2006 08:00:00 EST</lastBuildDate>'
    • 16:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<managingEditor>contact@1printer-supply.com</managingEditor>'
    • 17:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<webMaster>contact@1printer-supply.com</webMaster>'
    • 19:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<item>'
    • 20:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<title>Hewlett Packard Inkjet cartridges and Hp ink cartridges for HP printers.</title>'
    • 21:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<link>http://1printer-supply.com/Hp-cartridges.htm</link>'
    • 22:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<description>Choose by hp Cartridge number. We have large selection of Hp and Hewlett packard ink cartridges. Save up to 75% on your Hp cartridges with our combo deals on Hewlett Packard inkjet cartridges.</description>'
    • 25:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<item>'
    • 26:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<title>Inkjet cartridges, refill kits and refill inks for all types of inkjet printers.</title>'
    • 27:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<link>http://www.1printer-supply.com/</link>'
    • 28:0:Element * is not allowed here. '^<description>Great bargains on all types of inkjet cartridges, printer papers and refill kits or all other types of printer supplies from 1printer-supply.com. Free shipping on all orders within USA. </description>'
    Thanks laszlo. The inkjet cartridge guide.
     
    Laszlo, Apr 22, 2006 IP