Hello,
We apologize for the issue you are facing with your sitemap. If you are encountering an error when trying to open your sitemap at the provided URL, there are a few steps you can take to troubleshoot the problem:
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Validate Your Sitemap: Use the Validate XML Sitemap tool to check if your sitemap is correctly configured. Enter your sitemap URL and click VALIDATE SITEMAP.

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Check Sitemap Location: Ensure that your sitemap is located in the root folder of your WordPress installation. The correct format should be:
`https://rankmath.com/kb/fix-sitemap-issues/
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Flush Permalinks: Sometimes, flushing permalinks can resolve access issues. Go to the Permalinks settings in your WordPress dashboard and click Save Changes without making any changes.
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Check for Plugin Conflicts: If you are still having issues, consider checking for plugin conflicts using the Health Check plugin.
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Review robots.txt: Ensure that your robots.txt file is not blocking access to your sitemap. You can check this in Rank Math SEO → General Settings → robots.txt.
If these steps do not resolve the issue, please reply to this ticket with any specific error messages you are receiving or additional details about the problem, and a human agent from our support team will assist you further.
Sources:
Troubleshooting the “Couldn’t Fetch” Error in Google Search Console » Rank Math
Rank Math Sitemap Issues and Their Fixes » Rank Math
Hello,
We’ve already replied to your other ticket on this issue. Please refer to this ticket:
https://support.rankmath.com/ticket/%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%80%d1%82%d0%b0-%d1%81%d0%b0%d0%b9%d1%82%d0%b0-3/?view=all
We are closing this ticket to avoid duplicate replies.
Looking forward to helping you there.
Thank you.