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After the upgrade from 7.5.8 to 7.5.9 we have noticed that the Multi forum RSS xml files (i.e global_rssxx.xml)
are generated in a different way.
7.5.8 version: First line: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>

7.5.9 version: First line is an empty line!
Second line: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

Because of the first EMPTY line our rss feeds for the new topics an post don't show up any more (see www.aquaforum.nl)
When we delete the first empty line bij hand from the generated _rss.xml files, the new topics an post suddenly shows up, but of course after UBB generates the new xml files again, the same problem persists.

Is there a workaround for this "bug"??

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The template cleanup (if you look at them, they've all changed) resulted in the extra line added to your templates/default/rss_xml.tpl (oddly, we both discovered and fixed this last night when working on CP changes); simply remove the line above the xml version and clear your cache from the CP.


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Thx Gizmo! Problem solved! Happy me....and 21.000 active members...:-))

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This issue is fixed in the stock version for an upcoming build (along with quite a bit more having been done).

Though, I do find it kind of funny that an additional empty line in a feed can break like 90% of feed readers out there, you would think that they'd build in some kind of filter to ensure something like that wouldn't really be an issue.


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For anyone else reading this thread, the fix is simple and involves removing only a single blank line. Line 6.

In templates/default/myfeeds.tpl
Find at the very top:
Code
*}

{if $show}

Replace with:
Code
*}
{if $show}


In templates/default/rss_xml.tpl
Find at the very top:
Code
*}

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

Replace with:
Code
*}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

To any site owners who use the inbuilt RSS features, sorry for the bug I introduced to 7.5.9. I'm glad the fix is simple though. As gizmo mentioned, its been fixed in the upcoming UBB.threads release. I spent a few hours last night researching why this happens, and all I was ever able to find was, "it just does." lol


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Solved my problem!

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