Wrong entries in sitemap

#205255
  • Resolved Mike
    Rank Math free

    Hi,

    i am using WPML and I have installed WP Rocket yesterday.
    Now i have entries in my sitemap of posts which do not exist.

    I did all the tips i found how to refresh sitemap and exclude from caching but the wrong entries wont go away.

    The number of posts are correct on my staging server (no WP Rocket) but not on my live server.
    It is easy to id them cause they wrong posts do not contain any pics (the last eight posts in the sitemap).

    Kind regards,
    Mike

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  • Ankit
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

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

    You can refresh the sitemap by doing the following:

    1. Head over to WordPress Dashboard > Settings > Permalinks

    Hit the save button once.

    2. Go to WordPress Dashboard > Rank Math > Sitemap Settings

    Hit the save button once.

    If that doesn’t fix the issue then, we might need to take a closer look at the settings. Please edit the first post on this ticket and include your WordPress & FTP logins in the designated Sensitive Data section.

    Please do take a complete backup of your website before sharing the information with us.
    Sensitive Data Section

    It is completely secure and only our support staff has access to that section. If you want, you can use the below plugin to generate a temporary login URL to your website and share that with us instead:

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/temporary-login-without-password/

    You can use the above plugin in conjunction with the WP Security Audit Log to monitor what changes our staff might make on your website (if any):

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-security-audit-log/

    We really look forward to helping you.

    Mike
    Rank Math free

    Hello,

    I have updated the sensitive data as requested. Can you please check further?

    Thank you.

    Mike
    Rank Math free

    Hello Ankit,

    i already tried that. Added access to Sensitive Data field.
    My guess is, that there are some WPML ghost entries as i have no uncategorized posts.

    Kind regards,
    Mike

    Ankit
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    Thank you for your reply.

    I have moved those posts into the trash. Please kindly check and also verify the updated sitemap and let me know if everything is working well on your end?

    Looking forward to helping you. Thank you.

    Mike
    Rank Math free

    Hi,

    thanks a lot – you moved them to trash?
    I was checking and I did not see them 🙁

    Will update Sensitive Data for 3 more unwanted URLs

    Mike
    Rank Math free

    Actually I just found 2 of the 3 – now there is only 1 left!

    Mike
    Rank Math free

    Found also the last one!
    But believe, me i never created those posts manually

    Will check staging server for those suspicious posts

    Thank you for your quick help!

    Best regards,
    Mike

    Ankit
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    Glad that helped.

    Please feel free to reach out to us again in case you need any other assistance.

    We are here to help.

    Thank you.

    Mike
    Rank Math free

    Hello,

    I have updated the sensitive data as requested. Can you please check further?

    Thank you.

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