Post Sitemap Returning Errors

#146332
  • Resolved Content Manager
    Rank Math free

    In GSC I receive this error on the post section of my sitemap:

    Sitemap can be read, but has errors
    – Parsing error (1 instance)
    We were unable to read your Sitemap. It may contain an entry we are unable to recognize. Please validate your Sitemap before resubmitting.

    Examples
    Line 1

    I have not done anything but turn on “include posts in sitemap” button on the plugin. How can I fix this problem?

    Thank you,

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  • Hello,

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

    Upon checking your sitemap page and tested it in a Sitemap Validator, it seems to be working fine. Please see screenshot I added in the Sensitive Data section.

    Please follow these steps:
    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/

    After that, remove your sitemaps from GSC and submit only your primary sitemap page (yourdomain.com/sitemap_index.xml)

    Let me know how it goes.

    We are looking forward to helping you.

    Hello,

    Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.

    If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.

    Thank you.

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