xml parsing error xml or text declaration not at start of entity in wordpress feed

Question

i'm getting following error in my wordpress site,

XML Parsing Error: XML or text declaration not at start of entity
Location: http://www.domain.com/news/feed/rss/
Line Number 3, Column 3:        <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="0.92">
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i have tried almost all solutions found via google, also tried the answers of same questions here in stackoverflow, but still i'm getting this error.

do any one have any idea about how to come out of it??

Libin · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-13 12:21:29Z

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Try installing fix-rss-feed plugin.

Also I think you have a space before <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>. Getting rid of it should do the trick.

answered May 13, 2012 at 12:21

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shasi kanth Over a year ago

I think the plugin mentioned is outdated. You can try this plugin instead: wordpress.org/plugins/fix-my-feed-rss-repair

Bobby · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-19 13:25:51Z

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fix-rss-feed plugin is outdated. I had the same problem with the RSS feeds, try the solution provided here http://wejn.org/stuff/wejnswpwhitespacefix.php.html it works like charm!

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Chris Forrence · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-05 04:42:28Z

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In my opinion, rather than using a plugin, a better solution would be to remove all trailing white space across all PHP files in your theme directory. In a terminal window run:

cd yoursite/wp-content/themes/yourtheme

then run

find ./ -name "*.php" -exec sed -i -e '/^\n*$/d' {} \;

After that runs, try navigating to yoursite.com/feed

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answered Sep 5, 2014 at 4:17

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