Custom Post in Draft still being indexed in sitemap

Hello,

We apologize for the issue you are facing with your custom post type "Promotions" still appearing in the sitemap despite being set to no index and saved as a draft.

To ensure that your custom post type is not included in the sitemap, please follow these steps:

1. Check Robots Meta Settings: Make sure that the Robots Meta for your custom post type is set to noindex. You can do this by editing the post and navigating to the Rank Math Meta Box, then under the Advanced tab, ensure that Googlebot Index is set to No Index.

2. Sitemap Settings: Go to Rank Math SEO → Sitemap Settings and check if the custom post type is included in the sitemap settings. If it is, toggle the Include in Sitemap setting off.
   

3. Save Changes: After making these changes, ensure you click the Save Changes button to apply them.

4. Clear Cache: If you are using any caching plugins, clear your cache to ensure that the changes take effect.

If you have followed these steps and the issue persists, please reply to this ticket with your site URL so that a human agent from our support team can assist you further. Thank you for raising this concern!

Sources:
We Detected New Post Type(s) » Rank Math

Hello,

We are glad to know that this issue has been resolved. Thank you for letting us know.

This ticket will be closed now, but you can always open a new one if you have any other questions or concerns. We are here to help you with anything related to Rank Math.

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