Hello, I’m sorry to hear about the trouble you’re experiencing with your sitemap. I’d be happy to help you with this. To get started, could you please provide me with your sitemap URL so that I can check its accessibility and configuration? Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Sources:
Troubleshooting the “Couldn’t Fetch” Error in Google Search Console » Rank Math
Why Google Hasn’t Indexed Your Post, Page, and/or Website? » Rank Math
Why Isn’t My URL Included in the Sitemap? » Rank Math
Indexed, Not Submitted in Sitemap – Google Search Console » Rank Math
when i press my sitemap it comes up as not available
Hello,
Thank you for contacting us and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to this issue.
Please follow the steps below for initial troubleshooting:
1. Flush the Sitemap cache by following this video screencast:
https://i.rankmath.com/pipRDp
2. Exclude the Sitemap files of the Rank Math plugin in your caching plugin. The cache could be via a plugin or from the server. For plugins or Cloudflare, please follow this article: https://rankmath.com/kb/exclude-sitemaps-from-caching/
If the issue persists then try disabling the transient cache for the sitemap. This will make sure that your XML sitemap always reflects the latest changes on your site. To do this, you need to add a small piece of code to your site’s functions.php file or use a plugin like Code Snippets.
The code you need to add is this:
/**
* Filter if XML sitemap transient cache is enabled.
*
* @param boolean $unsigned Enable cache or not, defaults to true
*/
add_filter( ‘rank_math/sitemap/enable_caching’, ‘__return_false’);
If you’re not sure how to add this code, you can follow this guide: https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/.
It will show you step-by-step how to use the Code Snippets plugin or edit the functions.php file safely.
After you add the code, please clear any cache on your site or server and check your XML sitemap again. If you’re still facing issues with the sitemap, please let us know – we are happy to investigate further.
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.
