Rank Math Sitemap Issue

Hello,

We apologize for the issue you are facing with Google Search Console not discovering your pages. Thank you for being a long-time user of Rank Math and for your recommendations!

Here are some steps you can take to troubleshoot the sitemap issue:

1. Validate Your Sitemap

Make sure your sitemap is correctly configured. You can use the Validate XML Sitemap tool to check for any issues. If your sitemap is correctly configured, it should return a success message.

2. Ensure the Sitemap is Located in the Root Folder

Your sitemap should be located in the root folder of your WordPress installation. The correct URL format should be:

https://yourdomainname.com/sitemap_index.xml`

3. Check Indexing Settings

Ensure that your posts are set to index. Go to Rank Math SEO → Titles & Meta and make sure the Index checkbox is enabled in the Robots Meta settings for your posts.

4. Submit the Sitemap Again

After validating and ensuring everything is set up correctly, go back to Google Search Console and submit your sitemap again under Indexing → Sitemaps. Make sure there are no spaces in the sitemap URL when submitting.

5. Check for Errors in Google Search Console

Look for any errors or warnings in Google Search Console that might indicate why Google cannot fetch your sitemap. If you see a "Couldn’t fetch" error, follow the troubleshooting steps outlined in our article on Troubleshooting the “Couldn’t Fetch” Error in Google Search Console.

If you’ve tried all these steps and are still experiencing issues, please reply to this ticket with any specific error messages you see in Google Search Console, and a human agent from our support team will assist you further.

Thank you for your patience, and we hope this helps resolve your issue!

Sources:
Rank Math Sitemap Issues and Their Fixes » Rank Math
Troubleshooting the “Couldn’t Fetch” Error in Google Search Console » Rank Math

Hello,

Thank you for contacting Rank Math support, and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.

We checked your sitemap and it seems to be working just fine.

This issue could mean that Google didn’t use the sitemap to find the URLs.

It mostly happens when you have good internal linking.

In this case, you either have to wait for the search engines to completely crawl the sitemaps or let it be since sitemaps are just a backup crawling mechanism for search engines. Usually, the URLs are discovered via other means such as internal links or backlinks.

Here’s a link for more information:
https://rankmath.com/kb/zero-discovered-urls-through-sitemap/

Looking forward to helping you.