Hello,
We apologize for the trouble you’re experiencing with the noindex (x-robot tag) error after installing Rank Math. It can be frustrating when issues like this persist, even after uninstalling the plugin.
To address the noindex issue, please check the following:
- Robots Meta Settings: Ensure that the pages you want indexed are set to "Index" in the Rank Math meta box. You can find this in the Advanced tab of the Rank Math metabox in your page editor.
- robots.txt File: Check your robots.txt file to ensure it’s not blocking search engines from indexing your site. You can edit this file directly within Rank Math.
- Caching Plugins: If you are using any caching plugins, clear the cache after making changes to ensure that the latest settings are applied.
- Theme or Other Plugins: Sometimes, themes or other plugins may add their own noindex tags. Check if any other plugins or your theme settings are affecting this.
If you’ve gone through these steps and the issue persists, we recommend replying to this ticket with more details about your settings and any specific configurations you’ve made. A human agent from the Rank Math Support team will be able to assist you further.
Thank you for your patience, and we hope to resolve this issue for you soon!
Hello,
Thank you for contacting us and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.
That is normal if you’re inspecting your sitemap URL in your Google Search Console. You’ll get the error if you inspect your sitemaps because, by default, sitemaps are set to noindex as they are meant to be crawled and not to be displayed on search results pages.
You should only submit your sitemap to the sitemap section of your GSC account and shouldn’t use the URL inspection tool for the sitemap URLs.
https://rankmath.com/kb/submit-sitemap-to-google/
Hope that helps and please don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any other questions.
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.
