Title: 1.5 RSS “Problem” Solved Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # 1.5 RSS “Problem” Solved * [miltownkid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miltownkid/) * (@miltownkid) * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/) * I didn’t see this posted (clearly) anywhere when I looked, so I thought I’d post what I did. * If you’re getting the “feed not registered protocol” error when you click the links located in the footer of the default WordPress theme, this is the fix for you. * If you haven’t made changes to your footer.php file do the following. * Method 1 * #1 Right click and save this file: [http://www.miltownkid.com/footer.php](http://www.miltownkid.com/footer.php) * #2 Upload this file to: wordpress-install-location/wp-content/themes/default/ * #3 Enjoy * If you have made changes to that, or are afraid I’m some kind of php wizard that might take over your site with malicious code (I wish I had the skill), do the following. * Method 2 * #1 Download wordpress-install-location/wp-content/themes/default/footer.php * #2 Open that file in your favorite text editor * #3 Search for feed: (you should find 2 instances of it) * #4 Remove feed: (both of them) * #5 Save and Upload * #6 Drink a beer. * If you switched to WordPress Classic 1.5 follow the steps in Method 2, except you’ll need to navigate to wordpress-folder/wp-content/themes/classic/ and edit sidebar.php. * I hope this helps somebody. I think that the “feed:” thing is suppose to open up your RSS client, but it doesn’t for some reason. I haven’t run into any other RSS problem yet (I just upgraded this week). Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 31 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/page/3/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/page/2/?output_format=md) * [JBarnes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jbarnes/) * (@jbarnes) * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/#post-165989) * I’m having this problem using firefox and the “liberated” theme, which places the RSS link in the sidebar. So, I’m assuming that if this is correct, I simply need to remove the whole line that references “feed”? * The instructions are a bit unclear, or perhaps I’m just too new at this. * [dss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dss/) * (@dss) * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/#post-165990) * here’s another solution, no changes to the theme required. * [http://fernando.dubtribe.com/archives/2005/05/10/solution-to-wp151-rss-errors/](http://fernando.dubtribe.com/archives/2005/05/10/solution-to-wp151-rss-errors/) * [JBarnes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jbarnes/) * (@jbarnes) * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/#post-165991) * I applied the suggested solution posted in the link above, but I still get the same error message in firefox. * “feed is not a registered protocol.” * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/#post-165992) * JBarens, your RSS feed appears to be fine. See: [http://feedvalidator.org/check.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Finsomniacsdigest.com%2Ffeed%2F](http://feedvalidator.org/check.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Finsomniacsdigest.com%2Ffeed%2F) * [JBarnes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jbarnes/) * (@jbarnes) * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/#post-165993) * Interesting…so is this a firefox issue. When I click the RSS 2.0 link on the sidebar, I get a firefox alert message. * Thanks for looking at it, everyone. * [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/) * (@kafkaesqui) * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/#post-165994) * To those who don’t get the first post, this is about the use of “feed:” for the RSS anchor, as in: * feed:[http://my.site/my/feed/](http://my.site/my/feed/) * If you’re having “problems” with this, or just don’t want it in your links, edit out the “feed:” portion in your theme templates. Not the whole link — just the“ feed:” text. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/#post-165995) * Ah, sorry that I didn’t notice that. Kafkaesquí is right. `feed:` is a new protocol( like `http:`) which, once fully implemented into all browsers, will launch your default feed reading app and either automatically subscribe you to the feed or check for new posts. `feed:` is partially implemented in Safari v2 and fully implemented in Firefox v1.0.4. For now, find the feed link in your template files and remove the `feed:` from it, or get Firefox v1.0.4. * [andrew001](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrew001/) * (@andrew001) * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/#post-166001) * Hi miltownkid. Your solution posted 2005-03-12 09:44:40 # Using the link provided“ [http://www.miltownkid.com/footer.php”](http://www.miltownkid.com/footer.php”); produced an fatal error. * [viper007bond](https://wordpress.org/support/users/viper007bond/) * (@viper007bond) * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/#post-166002) * No need for any of this now. Just update to v1.5.1.1… * [marmelade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marmelade/) * (@marmelade) * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/#post-166003) * When I remove feed: I only get a 404. Do I have to install something to make a rss feed? * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/#post-166004) * > When I remove feed: I only get a 404. Do I have to install something to make > a rss feed? * No, but a link to your site would help us figure out what’s wrong. * [marmelade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marmelade/) * (@marmelade) * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/#post-166005) * waddledee.net =) * [celestmark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/celestmark/) * (@celestmark) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/#post-166014) * Could someone please check out my RSS Feed issue on [http://www.bankruptcy-alternatives.info/alerts/](http://www.bankruptcy-alternatives.info/alerts/)? I removed the “feed:” but still have a problem getting feeds to show up? * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/#post-166015) * Marmelade, sorry for responding late. I must have skipped past this thread a long time ago. The /feed/ URL only works with permalinks enabled. Just replace the entries feed URL in your footer with `` and the comments feed URL with `` and you should be fine. * Celestmark, your feed works fine here: [http://www.bankruptcy-alternatives.info/alerts/feed/](http://www.bankruptcy-alternatives.info/alerts/feed/) As you can see, it is also perfectly valid: [http://feedvalidator.org/check.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bankruptcy-alternatives.info%2Falerts%2Ffeed%2F](http://feedvalidator.org/check.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bankruptcy-alternatives.info%2Falerts%2Ffeed%2F) If you still cannot see your feed, try clearing your browser’s cache. * [mollysummer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mollysummer/) * (@mollysummer) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/#post-166016) * When I try to view my sites rss feed usng the links at the bottom of the page, I get a blank page at rss2.php. Please, can someone look at this and advise? [http://www.sickerthanothers.com/wordpress](http://www.sickerthanothers.com/wordpress) * also is there a way to use the wordpress index.php file as my main website home page without losing style? Every time I try to move the wp files from the folder and into the root, my style sheet becomes inactive or something. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 31 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/page/3/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘1.5 RSS “Problem” Solved’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 31 replies * 12 participants * Last reply from: [mollysummer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mollysummer/) * Last activity: [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/15-rss-problem-solved/page/3/#post-166038) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics