Fix for iTunes Listings Not Updating

Earlier this week I talked about how numerous podcasters were having trouble with their listing in the iTunes podcast directory not updating with the latest episodes. I’ve verified the source of the problem and found a fix.

Previously I presented a theory that the problem traced back to the FeedBurner FeedSmith plugin. That theory appears to be verified. The Internet Business Mastery listing in iTunes is now up to date.

NOTE: The problem should only affect you if you publish your podcast with WordPress and use the latest version of the FeedSmith plugin (the version when FeedBurner took it over and renamed it) to forward your feed to FeedBurner.

To fix this, you just do a couple simple edits to the plugin file, FeedBurner_FeedSmith_Plugin.php. Open it in any text editor. Anywhere you see 307 replace it with 302. This will change the type of redirect that the plugin uses.

You can also just download and use the modified version that I have prepared and will temporarily provide here. To do this:

Deactivate the FeedSmith plugin in the WordPress admin
Right-click here to save FeedBurner_FeedSmith_Plugin.zip to your computer
Unzip the file and extract FeedBurner_FeedSmith_Plugin.php
Upload the file to your wp-content/plugins directory (this should overwrite the old version)
Reactivate the FeedSmith plugin in the WordPress admin

This replaces the 307 redirect (that confuses iTunes) with a 302 redirect. I’ll post an update when a new version of the plugin is ready from FeedBurner.

It’s a good idea to ping iTunes once you have changed out the plugin. This will get your feed updated sooner than normal. You can get instructions on pinging iTunes on their podcast specification page.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 11th, 2007 and is filed under General Podcasting Tips. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response or trackback from your own site.

4 Responses to “Fix for iTunes Listings Not Updating”

Charles Stricklin
July 11th, 2007 11:13
1

I’m not able to view or download the file.
Jason Van Orden
July 11th, 2007 12:05
2

@Charles,

I changed the file to a ZIP format. It shouldn’t give you any trouble now.
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July 11th, 2007 12:08
3

[…] UPDATE: I’ve posted a fix for this problem here. […]
Scott
April 8th, 2008 10:47
4

Thanks for investigating this! I just updated my feedsmith plugin for the same issues, hopefully this resolves the issue.

Thanks again.