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I have a WP based site with a lot of pages based on custom post type. But I see a lot of 404-links in the Google Webmasters finished with /feed. It looks like default WP function, when WP adds /feed to any page and this should return history in RSS format. This is good. So my question is:

How I can make ".../feed" links working and show XML for comments on these special post type pages?

For example, my real page http://viva-games.ru/game/classic-japanese-monster-castle-2/feed returns 404, when http://viva-games.ru/game/classic-japanese-monster-castle-2 returns a page with comments. How I can make RSS link working and returning a page with XML with comments list?

Thanks.

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  • I am not sure why your website would generate so many pages ending with /feed, but perhaps this article can help you figure out what's going on. WordPress Feeds - codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Feeds
    – kat_indo
    Dec 15 '14 at 3:40
  • Hey Epsiloncool check this article i think it help you feed
    – Amit Mishra
    Dec 20 '14 at 9:02
  • Can you share how you register your custom post type? Is your has_archive set to false? - the feed is usually generated by default if it's true. You need to refresh your permalink settings when you change the setup. More about it here in the Codex.
    – birgire
    Dec 20 '14 at 9:34
  • @birgire I am using CPT UI, and Has Archive is set to false for this post_type. epsiloncool.ru/i/E20141222_022031_001.png However I should to notice, ../feed links is NOT a revisions feed, but Comments feed. Please check source code of the page I've sent in the question ( viva-games.ru/game/classic-japanese-monster-castle-2 )
    – Epsiloncool
    Dec 21 '14 at 21:22
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There seems to be a problem with the custom post type feed support when has_archive is false.

Check for example these tickets:

So regarding the native support, it looks like you might have to settle for has_archive as true, while these tickets are open ;-)

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  • I found an interesting thing. If I switch HasArchive to true and then back to false, and save Custom Post Type in CPT-UI, ../feed links become working as well! But if I create new post type or modify existing without changing HasArchive select, ../feed links stopped working back again! Strange behaviour, but there is should be a bug somewhere. What do you think
    – Epsiloncool
    Dec 26 '14 at 10:14
  • I tried this with code, and I didn't see the same behaviour as you. I wonder when your /feed link is working, then your archive is working as well? Maybe the rewrite rules are not always flushed in your case?
    – birgire
    Dec 26 '14 at 19:03
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Finally I found a bug in CPT UI plugin. There is no rewrite_rules apply at edit form submit stage. To have rewrite_rules finally applied, I have to show "edit post type" form (without submitting it) to have edited properties actually applied.

I've also described an issue in WP blog.

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apply-cpt-changes-immediately-on-submit?replies=1#post-6379853

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  • So you're settling for has_archive = true regarding the feed links? PS: You can always visit the permalink settings page to refresh the rewrite rules, but I guess it's handy to have it included in the plugin you're using.
    – birgire
    Dec 30 '14 at 20:51
  • @birgire Yes, correct, I need to set up has_archive = true in plugin, but the problem was is I need to visit edit form to activate this rule. It is definitely a bug in CPT UI plugin and I've already reported this to plugin's author.
    – Epsiloncool
    Jan 2 '15 at 17:20
  • I hope it will be resolved in the plugin you're using, but the has_archive=true workaround is the same regardless if one is using a plugin or a custom code, because of the bug in the WordPress core.
    – birgire
    Jan 2 '15 at 17:28

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