Hello,
We apologize for the inconvenience you’re experiencing with the sitemap accessibility issue flagged by Ahref’s site audit. To address this, please check if your sitemap is accessible using the following tool: httpstatus.io. Enter your sitemap URL and check the status to identify any issues preventing your sitemap from being accessed by search engine bots.
If the sitemap is being cached, you need to exclude it from caching. You can refer to our tutorial on how to exclude sitemaps from caching here.
If you have not submitted the correct sitemap, ensure that you submit sitemap_index.xml and ensure that all the inner sitemaps, like post-sitemap.xml, are showing up in your Google Search Console while clicking on sitemap_index.xml file.
If you encounter any further issues, please feel free to reply to this ticket, and a human agent from the Rank Math Support team will assist you further.
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Sources:
Indexed, Not Submitted in Sitemap – Google Search Console » Rank Math
How to Fix Submitted URL Marked ‘NoIndex’ Error » Rank Math
Troubleshooting the “Couldn’t Fetch” Error in Google Search Console » Rank Math
How to Fix “Incorrect HTTP Header Content-Type” Error in Sitemaps » Rank Math
Rank Math Sitemap Issues and Their Fixes » Rank Math
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I have updated the sensitive data as requested. Can you please check further?
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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.
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