Hello,
We apologize for the issue you are facing with the "Couldn’t fetch" error in Google Search Console. Since you’ve already tried the solutions provided on our support page, let’s go through some additional troubleshooting steps that may help resolve the issue:
1. Validate Your Sitemap
Make sure your sitemap is correctly configured. You can use the Validate XML Sitemap tool to check for any issues. If there are no issues detected, you should see a success message.
2. Ensure the Sitemap is Located in the Root Folder
If you manually created the sitemap, ensure it is located in the root folder of your WordPress installation. The URL should look like this:
https://yourdomainname.com/sitemap_index.xml
3. Check Indexing Settings
Ensure that your posts are set to index. Go to Rank Math SEO → Titles & Meta and make sure the Index checkbox is enabled for your posts.
4. Flush the Cache
If your sitemap appears outdated, you may need to flush the sitemap cache. Navigate to Rank Math SEO → Sitemap Settings, increase the value of Links Per Sitemap by one, and then save your settings. After that, go to Settings → Permalinks and click Save Changes to apply the current settings.
5. Exclude the Sitemap From Caching
Make sure your sitemap is not being cached. You can refer to this article on ensuring that your sitemaps are excluded from caching.
6. Add the Correct Version of Your Sitemap to Google Search Console
Double-check that you have added the correct URL variation of your site in Google Search Console. You can find this in Settings → General in your WordPress dashboard.
If you’ve gone through these steps and are still experiencing issues, please reply to this ticket, and a human agent from our support team will assist you further. Thank you for raising this concern, and we’re here to help!
Sources:
Troubleshooting the “Couldn’t Fetch” Error in Google Search Console » Rank Math
Hello,
Thank you for contacting us and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.
Could you please share your sitemap URL with us so that we can check the issue further for you?
Meanwhile, please try to follow the steps below and see if that works for you:
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/
Once done, clear your website cache, remove all the submitted sitemap, and resubmit only the /sitemap_index.xml in the Search Console.
For more details on this issue, you can check this URL: https://rankmath.com/kb/couldnt-fetch-error-google-search-console/
Let us know how it goes. Looking forward to helping you.
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.
