Hello,
We apologize for the issue you are facing with submitting your sitemaps to Google Search Console due to the robots.txt settings. It sounds frustrating, and we appreciate you bringing this concern to our attention.
To address the issue, please ensure that your robots.txt file does not block the sitemap. You can check and edit your robots.txt settings in Rank Math by navigating to Rank Math SEO → General Settings → Edit robots.txt. Make sure there are no rules that prevent Google from accessing your sitemap.
If you want to add your sitemap to Google Search Console, you should submit the correct XML sitemap URL, which is typically found at `https://rankmath.com/kb/indexed-though-blocked-by-robots-txt-error/. Ensure that this URL is accessible and not blocked by any rules in your robots.txt file.
If you continue to experience issues, it may be beneficial to review the following resources:
For a more comprehensive setup or if you need further assistance, we recommend considering our professional setup service, which ensures that your plugin is configured correctly according to the latest SEO standards. You can find more information about this service at Rank Math Services.
Thank you for your patience, and please feel free to reply to this ticket if you have any further questions or need additional assistance. We’re here to help!
Sources:
Rank Math Sitemap Issues and Their Fixes » Rank Math
How to Fix the "Indexed, though blocked by robots.txt" Error » Rank Math
Hello,
We understand your concern about the sitemap being set as ‘noindex’, but we assure you that this is how it should be.
The reason is that we don’t want Google to index the sitemap itself, we only want them to index the pages and posts that are listed on the sitemap. The sitemap is just a way to tell Google what pages and posts you have on your website, not a page that you want to show up in search results.
The important thing is that your pages and posts are set to ‘index’, which means that they are eligible to appear in Google search results.
You can check this by looking at the Rank Math settings on each page or post, or by using the Google URL Inspection tool.
To make sure that Google knows about your sitemap and can crawl your pages and posts, you need to submit your sitemap to Google Search Console.
This is a simple process that you can follow by using our tutorial: https://rankmath.com/kb/submit-sitemap-to-google/
We hope this helps. Please let us know if you have further questions or concerns.
Thank 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.
