Hello,
Thank you for reaching out to us regarding the issue with your website https://yourdomainname.com/sitemap_index.xml` and the sitemap not showing any discovered pages on Google Search Console.
To troubleshoot the issue with the sitemap not being detected, please follow these steps:
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Validate Your Sitemap:
- Confirm that your sitemap is correctly configured by entering your sitemap URL into the Validate XML Sitemap tool as shown in the example below:

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Ensure the Sitemap is Located in the Root Folder:
- Make sure that your sitemap is installed in the root folder of your WordPress installation. The correct format should be
https://yourdomainname.com/sitemap_index.xml.
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Ensure Your Posts Are Set to Index:
- Check if all your posts are set to index by going to Rank Math SEO → Titles & Meta and enabling the Index checkbox in the Robots Meta settings as shown below:

After following these steps, please try resubmitting your sitemap on Google Search Console. If the issue persists, feel free to reply to this ticket for further assistance.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation.
Best regards,
Rank Math Support Team
Sources:
Troubleshooting the “Couldn’t Fetch” Error in Google Search Console » Rank Math
Rank Math Sitemap Issues and Their Fixes » Rank Math
Why Did My Website Disappear From Google Search? » Rank Math
How to Fix Submitted URL Marked ‘NoIndex’ Error » Rank Math
Hi sir,
I have checked all the above points and submitted again.
But it’s not showing any sitemap under Sitemaps read section.
Kindly help me to fix it.
Thank You
Hello,
We’ve checked your sitemaps, and they seem to be working fine.
Please note that each time Google uses a sitemap to find a URL, the count of the Discovered URLs increases by one. Sitemaps is only one of the few methods Google uses to discover your URLs.
When the count of the Discovered URLs is zero or does not match your actual sitemap in your Google Search Console, it means Google didn’t use the sitemap to find the URLs.
It mostly happens when you have good internal linking or use the Instant Indexing plugin.
Here’s a link for more information:
https://rankmath.com/kb/zero-discovered-urls-through-sitemap/
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.