Elementor gallery and blog post images not indexing

Hello,

We apologize for the issue you are facing with the Elementor gallery and blog post images not indexing in your sitemap. To address this, we recommend checking a few settings in Rank Math to ensure that your images are included in the sitemap.

1. Check Image Settings in Rank Math:

   • Navigate to Rank Math SEO → Sitemap Settings in your WordPress dashboard. Ensure that the option to include images in the sitemap is enabled.

2. Verify Image URLs:

   • Make sure that the images you want to index are properly uploaded and have valid URLs. Sometimes, broken links can prevent indexing.

3. Resubmit Your Sitemap:

   • After making any changes, it’s a good idea to resubmit your sitemap in Google Search Console. You can find instructions on how to do this here.
     

4. Check for NoIndex Tags:

   • Ensure that the pages containing these images are not set to NoIndex. You can check this in the Rank Math Metabox when editing the post or page. Make sure the Robots Meta is set to Index.
     

If you have followed these steps and are still experiencing issues, please reply to this ticket, and a human agent from the Rank Math Support team will assist you further.

Thank you for raising this concern, and we hope this helps resolve your issue!

Sources:
How to Fix Submitted URL Marked ‘NoIndex’ Error » Rank Math

Hello,

The URL is already included in your post-sitemap.

However, please note that Rank Math detects only the images inserted inside the post_content, so images that were inserted on a page as gallery, background, and slider will not be detected and included in the sitemap.

If you have the custom field for the images, you can also include them in Rank Math > Sitemap Settings > Posts > Image Custom Fields, this would help Rank Math detect the images.

Looking forward to helping you.

Hello,

No, it is not available in the PRO plugin as well.

Rank Math is designed to model the way search engines view and index images, focusing more on images embedded in the main content of a page.

Search engines typically prioritise images that are part of the primary content, rather than those used as background images, galleries, or sliders in themes.

We hope that helps, and please do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.