Issue with Blubrry PowerPress 5.0.9 and CTC 1.1.1

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Issue with Blubrry PowerPress 5.0.9 and CTC 1.1.1 #3

Closed bradparks closed 10 years ago

bradparks commented 10 years ago

We've had a problem, I think, with CTC and Blubrry PowerPress since ~ Sept.

The problem is that our podcast feed isn't updating with the latest entries from our podcast.

Is there an easy way to debug this? I'm a developer that can do some stuff if required ;-)

The podcast feed we're having problems with is: http://smythestreetcathedral.com/feed/?post_type=ctc_sermon

Thanks,

Brad

stevengliebe commented 10 years ago

Hi Brad,

Is the problem that enclosures are not updating with the MP3 or that entire sermon posts are not showing in the feed?

Try these things:

There was an issue with versions earlier than CTC 1.0.8 and PowerPress. Can you double-check that you're using 1.1.1? As of 1.0.8, CTC's own handling of MP3 enclosures is disabled when PowerPress is detected, so that PowerPress can take over. It looks like this detection is still valid for the latest version of PowerPress.
If enclosures are not updating, if you re-save a sermon, does the MP3 enclosure update in the feed?
I see a comment at the bottom of the feed about W3 Super Cache being broken. If you correct that and clear all cache, does it work?
Deactivate all plugins, deactivate your child theme and clear W3 Super Cache's cache. Then, re-save some of the sermon posts in question. Does it work if you do these things together?

bradparks commented 10 years ago

hey! i tried all 1,2,3 above, and it didn't fix it. I can't really try 4 as the site is live.... I removed Super Cache as it actually wasnt enabled....

So is there a default feed that we would use if we were just using CTC ? we don't have to use PowerPress... and could easily ditch it if CTC did the enclosures....

bradparks commented 10 years ago

hey.... so I'm still not sure what was up, but I completely removed the PowerPress plugin, then went into each item and resaved it, and that worked.... So problem solved! Your podcast feature is more than enough for us... thanks!

stevengliebe commented 10 years ago

I'm glad you have it working. Here's our guide on podcasting: http://churchthemes.com/guides/user/content/sermons/sermon-podcasting/

WordPress has a hidden enclosure field for posts that is filled when a post is saved. For regular posts WordPress will detect if an MP3 is used on the content. With CTC sermons, the same function is run but the MP3 comes from the Audio field. Whatever is in the enclosure field then shows in the RSS feed for podcasting. It's possible something was interfering with saving to the enclosure field.