How to fix "XML Parsing Error: mismatched tag" in browsers, feeds, apps
XML Parsing Error: mismatched tag. Expected: </item>.
What this error means
A tag was closed in the wrong order or never closed.
Why it happens
- Hand edits
- File cut short
- Text pasted into the middle of markup
How to fix it
- Open the file in a browser — it shows the line and column of the first error
- Upload it here to fix all structural errors in one go
About XML file files
XML must be well-formed: every tag closed, in order, with special characters escaped. One unclosed tag breaks the whole file.