Manually exclude entry from sitemap

#924002

Resolved Web Infinity
9 months ago

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Hi,

Is there a way to manually exclude entries from the Rank Math created sitemap?

I need it because of an event plugin I’m using. It has its own event/CPT archive. I’ve made my own archive.
They both display the same list of events, so I want to exclude their archive URL to prevent duplicate content.
I have setup a 301 redirect, so in theory it should be a problem but it would be great if I could exclude it to be sure.

In case it help, here’s the sitemap. The URL I want to exclude is /events/ (and just that, I still want the actual event URLs like https://brdateroomdev.webinfinity.co.nz/event/new-years-eve-auckland-all-ages-welcome/)
https://brdateroomdev.webinfinity.co.nz/tribe_events-sitemap.xml

Kind regards,
Robert.

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Rakibuzzaman Siam
9 months ago
Hello,

Thank you for contacting us and bringing your concern to our attention.

If you want to remove the /events/ page from your sitemap you can apply the following filter on your website:
```
add_filter( 'rank_math/sitemap/post_type_archive_link', function( $archive_url, $post_type ){
    if($post_type == 'tribe_events') {
        return false;
    }
    return $archive_url;
}, 10, 2 );
```
Here’s how you can add filter/hook to your WordPress site: https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/

Hope that helps and please don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any other questions.
Web Infinity
9 months ago

Rank Math free

Hi,

Thanks for the snippet but for some reason, it’s not working. I think it must be another plugin or something.
It’s weird, I copied the site to a test site, and the /events URL isn’t displaying (even without that snippet).
So something weird is going on.
I’ll just leave it in, it’s being 301 to the correct URL anyway, should be fine.

Thanks for your help.

Kind regards,
Robert.

Great
9 months ago

Hello,

Sure the 301 redirect should work – but you can also try using this code to exclude the /events/ from your sitemap:

https://i.rankmath.com/n/MRFOps

We hope this helps you resolve the issue. Don’t hesitate to contact us again with any other questions or concerns regarding Rank Math. We are always happy to help.

Thank you for choosing Rank Math!

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