[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #18505: http 404 sent for the RSS feed when there are no posts - should be 200

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#18505: http 404 sent for the RSS feed when there are no posts - should be 200
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 Reporter:  mark-k        |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Feeds         |    Version:  3.2.1
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
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 for sites with no posts, the HTTP status code returned for the RSS feed is
 404, but since the address was a valid address and it just happens that
 the content is empty, a 200 status should be sent.

 (It annoys link checkers which then report that there are broken link at
 the site because by default for most themes there is a link to the RSS
 feed in the header)

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