Google Index Issue

Hello,

We apologize for the issue you are facing with Google indexing your website. It sounds like there are a couple of things to address regarding your robots.txt file and sitemap.

1. Check Your robots.txt File

First, you need to ensure that your robots.txt file is not blocking Google from crawling your site. You can check your robots.txt file by visiting yourdomain.com/robots.txt. Look for any Disallow directives that might be preventing Googlebot from accessing your site.

If you find any directives that are blocking access, you will need to remove or modify them. Here’s how you can edit your robots.txt file using Rank Math:

• Go to your WordPress Dashboard.
• Navigate to Rank Math SEO > General Settings > Edit Robots.txt.

2. Ensure Your Sitemap is Accessible

Make sure that your sitemap is correctly generated and accessible. You can usually find your sitemap at yourdomain.com/sitemap_index.xml. If it’s not accessible, you may need to regenerate it using Rank Math:

• Go to Rank Math SEO > Sitemap Settings in your WordPress dashboard and ensure everything is set up correctly.

3. Request Indexing in Google Search Console

Once you have made the necessary changes, you can request Google to recrawl your site:

• Go to Google Search Console.
• Use the URL Inspection tool to check your homepage or sitemap URL.
• Click on the Request Indexing button.

4. Monitor for Errors

Keep an eye on Google Search Console for any errors or messages regarding indexing issues. If you see messages like "Indexed, though blocked by robots.txt" or "Page indexed without content," you can refer to our guides on how to fix these issues:

• Fix ‘Submitted URL Blocked by robots.txt’ Error
• Fix Page Indexed Without Content

If you continue to experience issues, please reply to this ticket with your website URL so that a human agent from our support team can assist you further.

Thank you for raising this concern, and we hope this helps you get your website indexed properly!

Sources:
Why Did My Website Disappear From Google Search? » Rank Math
How to Fix Indexing Issues in Google Search Console » Rank Math
How to Fix ‘Page Indexed Without Content’ Issue in Google Search Console » Rank Math

Hello,

Your sitemap is already included in your robots.txt.

It seems that you are inspecting your sitemap URL, that’s why you are getting the noindex in header error.

Please note that RankMath sets the “noindex” tag on your sitemaps by default. It’s done this way because a sitemap is only meant to guide search engines through your site, not to rank in search results.

The reason you’re seeing it set to “noindex” is to prevent it from appearing in search results, which is the desired behavior.

You should follow this guide to properly submit your sitemap:
https://rankmath.com/kb/submit-sitemap-to-google/

Regarding your indexing issues, you should check your Google Search Console > Indexing > Pages section to determine any issues reported on your URLs that may have prevented your site from being indexed:
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7440203?hl=en

Looking forward to helping you.