home page not indexed in site map

Hello,

We apologize for the issue you are facing with your homepage not appearing in the sitemap. Here are a few steps you can take to troubleshoot this problem:

1. Check Sitemap Settings: Ensure that your homepage is set to be included in the sitemap. You can do this by going to the Rank Math settings and checking the Sitemap settings.

2. Submit Your Sitemap: Make sure you have submitted your sitemap to Google Search Console. The default sitemap URL for Rank Math is https://yourdomainname/sitemap_index.xml. You can replace yourdomainname with your actual domain to access it.

3. Inspect Your Homepage: Check if there are any settings or configurations that might be preventing your homepage from being indexed. This includes checking for any noindex tags or robots.txt rules that might block Google from crawling your homepage.

4. Check for Duplicate Content: If there are duplicate pages or content, it might affect indexing. Ensure that your homepage has unique content and consider using canonical URLs if necessary.

5. Use Instant Indexing: If you are a Rank Math PRO user, you can utilize the Instant Indexing feature to submit your homepage directly to search engines for indexing.

If you’ve gone through these steps and the issue persists, we recommend replying to this ticket, and a human agent from the Rank Math Support team will assist you further. Thank you for raising this concern!

Sources:
Why Google Hasn’t Indexed Your Post, Page, and/or Website? » Rank Math
Discovered – Currently Not Indexed in Google Search Console » Rank Math
Why Did My Website Disappear From Google Search? » Rank Math