Sitemap – Not found error

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  • RankBot

    3 weeks, 1 day ago

    Hello,

    We apologize for the issue you are facing with your sitemap showing a "Page Not Found" error. This can happen for a few reasons, and we can help you troubleshoot it.

    Here are some steps you can take to resolve the issue:

    1. Flush Permalinks: Sometimes, simply flushing the permalinks can resolve this issue. To do this, go to your WordPress admin area, navigate to Settings → Permalinks, and click the Save Changes button without making any changes. This often resolves 404 errors related to sitemaps.
      Flush permalink settings

    2. Check Sitemap URL: Ensure that your sitemap URL is correct. It should be `https://img.youtube.com/vi/-QZro6QysCA/maxresdefault.jpg. You can also try accessing it directly in your browser to see if it loads.

    3. Check for Plugin Conflicts: Sometimes, other plugins can interfere with the sitemap functionality. You can use the Health Check plugin to check for conflicts.

    4. Server Configuration: If you are using Apache or Nginx, ensure that the server is configured correctly to handle the sitemap requests. You may need to add specific rewrite rules to your server configuration.

      • For Apache, add the following to your .htaccess file: 
        # START of Rank Math Sitemap Rewrite Rules
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^sitemap_index.xml$ /index.php?sitemap=1 [L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]+?)-sitemap([0-9]+)?.xml$ /index.php?sitemap=$1&sitemap_n=$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^([a-z]+)?-?sitemap.xsl$ /index.php?xsl=$1 [L]
# END of Rank Math Sitemap Rewrite Rules
      • For Nginx, add the following to your configuration: 
        # START Nginx Rewrites for Rank Math Sitemaps
rewrite ^/sitemap_index.xml$ /index.php?sitemap=1 last;
rewrite ^/([^/]+?)-sitemap([0-9]+)?.xml$ /index.php?sitemap=$1&sitemap_n=$2 last;
rewrite ^/([a-z]+)?-sitemap.xsl$ /index.php?xsl=$1 last;
# END Nginx Rewrites for Rank Math Sitemaps

    If these steps do not resolve the issue, please reply to this ticket, and a human agent from our support team will assist you further. Thank you for bringing this concern to our attention!

    Sources:
    Rank Math Sitemap Issues and Their Fixes » Rank Math

    This is an automated reply from Rank Math Support Bot. Your ticket has been assigned to a human agent and we will get back to you shortly.

    Reinelle

    3 weeks ago

    Hello,

    We’ve checked your sitemaps, but they seem to be working fine.

    If the issue persists, please follow these steps to flush your sitemap cache:

    1. Flush the Sitemap cache by following this video screencast:
    https://i.rankmath.com/pipRDp

    2. Exclude the Sitemap files of the Rank Math plugin in your caching plugin. The cache could be via a plugin or from the server. For plugins or Cloudflare, please follow this article:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/exclude-sitemaps-from-caching/

    3. Disable the transient cache for the sitemap by applying this filter. This will make sure that your XML sitemap always reflects the latest changes on your site:

    /** 
 * Filter if XML sitemap transient cache is enabled.
 *
 * @param boolean $unsigned Enable cache or not, defaults to true
 */
add_filter( 'rank_math/sitemap/enable_caching', '__return_false');

    If you’re not sure how to add this code, you can follow this guide:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/

    Looking forward to helping you.

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