Issue with https://thehkhub.com/news-sitemap.xml

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  • RankBot

    10 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hello,

    We apologize for the issue you are facing with your news sitemap. The reason why your news sitemap only lists posts published between 2025-01-09 and 2025-01-10 could be due to the Google News guidelines, which state that only posts published in the last 2 days are included in the news sitemap. Since you mentioned that you publish 3-4 articles per day, it’s important to ensure that these posts are being indexed correctly by Google.

    Here are a few things to check:

    1. Post Visibility: Ensure that the posts you want to appear in the news sitemap are set to be indexed by Google. You mentioned that they are open to Googlebot News, which is good.
    2. Sitemap Configuration: Make sure that the post types you want included in the news sitemap are selected in the Rank Math settings. You can check this under Rank Math > Sitemap Settings > News Sitemap.
    3. Caching Issues: Sometimes caching plugins can interfere with how sitemaps are generated. If you are using any caching plugins, try clearing the cache or temporarily disabling them to see if that resolves the issue.
    4. Custom Canonicals: If you have set custom canonical URLs for your posts, they may not appear in the news sitemap. Ensure that you are using Rank Math’s default canonical settings.

    Regarding disabling the video sitemap, you can do this by going to Rank Math > Sitemap Settings and then navigating to the Video Sitemap section. There, you should find an option to disable it. If you don’t see this option, please ensure that you have the latest version of Rank Math installed.

    If these suggestions do not resolve your 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!

    Sources:
    Working With the News Sitemap in Rank Math » Rank Math
    Does Rank Math Come With a NewsPack? » Rank Math

    Rakibuzzaman Siam

    10 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hello,

    We checked your news sitemap and looks like it is already up to date:

    As RankBot mentioned, according to the Google guidelines the posts that you publish are placed in the news sitemap for just 2 days, then they are removed, and that is how the News Sitemap by Rank Math works.

    Here’s a link for more information on the news sitemap:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/news-sitemap/

    However, if you’ve published more news posts in the last 2 days, 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/

    Regarding the video sitemap, you can disable that from Rank Math > Dashboard > Modules.

    Also, you’re currently using the Rank Math PRO plugin on your websites but the account you have used to open this ticket is the Rank Math free version.

    Please search and forward a receipt from FastSpring.com so we can locate your account and verify it.

    Let us know how it goes. Looking forward to helping you.

    Thank you.

    RankBot

    9 months, 3 weeks ago

    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.

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