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Re: [rss-public] Feed Validator reports "misplaced item", seems wrong to me

Charles, thanks for tip, I'll check it out.

(I recall seeing somewhere, but can't remember where, that the
<atom...> line goes after the last item, and that's why I place it
there in feeds that my site generates.)

Anyway, thanks again.

Ken



On Nov 19, 2008, at 2:57 PM, Charles Iliya Krempeaux wrote:

> Hello,
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 1:27 PM, kengorman238 <ken@...> wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > What am I doing wrong? Isn't the above exactly compliant with 2.0
> specs?
>
> Your need is valid. The complaint it makes, though, is a
> recommendation. (I.e., it's suggesting you do something for various
> reasons.)
>
> Feed Validator is probably complaining about the...
>
> <atom:link href="MY LINK HERE" rel="self" type="application/rss
> +xml" />
>
> ... near the end of your code.
>
> It is suggesting you put this BEFORE any of the <item> elements.
>
> So if you were to change your code to...
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
> <channel>
> <title>MY TITLE HERE</title>
> <link>MY LINK HERE</link>
> <description>MY DESCRIPTION HERE</description>
> <language>en-us</language>
> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:31:32 -0700</pubDate>
> <generator>MY GENERATOR NAME HERE</generator>
> <webMaster>MY EMAIL ADDR HERE</webMaster>
>
> <atom:link href="MY LINK HERE" rel="self" type="application/rss
> +xml" />
>
> <item>
> <title>MY TITLE FOR FIRST ITEM HERE</title>
> etc etc, for a number of items, down to ...
> </item>
>
> </channel>
> </rss>
>
> ... then it should be OK.
>
> --
> Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc.
> http://changelog.ca/
>
> Canadian Economics Forum - http://forum.freemarkets.ca/
>
>



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Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:17 pm

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Feed Validator reports my feed is valid but recommends I fix a misplaced item: "all item elements should appear after all of the other elements in a channel."...
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Nov 19, 2008
10:47 pm

Hello, On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 1:27 PM, kengorman238 <ken@...> wrote: [...] ... Your need is valid. The complaint it makes, though, is a ...
Charles Iliya Krempeaux
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Nov 19, 2008
10:57 pm

Charles, thanks for tip, I'll check it out. (I recall seeing somewhere, but can't remember where, that the <atom...> line goes after the last item, and that's...
Ken Gorman
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Nov 21, 2008
12:27 am

... Exactly right. If I'm misinterpreting the RSS Profile, let me know and I will correct the feedvalidator. Meanwhile all the feedvalidator is attempting to...
Sam Ruby
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Nov 21, 2008
2:12 am

I realize it's just a recommendation, but I'm trying to be as "clean" as possible. I'm wondering if the validator is correct or not regarding placement of that...
Ken Gorman
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Nov 21, 2008
10:05 am

... You're interpreting the profile correctly. It has this recommendation in the Channel section: "All item elements SHOULD appear after all of the other...
rcade
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Nov 21, 2008
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