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Dear Rank Math Team,
my Homepage is not getting indexed when I use the Rank math plugin – it works when I deactivate rank math. How can I solve the problem? Here is a list of things I already tried:
1 The https://berlinkultour.de/main-sitemap.xsl file has an X-Robots-Tag: noindex in its HTTP header, preventing search engines from indexing it.
2 Initially, we found the X-Robots-Tag: noindex on the sitemap_index.xml file.
3 We thoroughly reviewed all relevant settings in Yoast SEO related to search appearance and sitemaps.
4 We inspected the advanced settings in the Yoast SEO meta box for individual content items.
5 We checked these theme files (functions.php and seo.php of Salient) for any direct manipulation of robots tags or sitemaps.
6 We examined the .htaccess file for any rules related to X-Robots-Tag or sitemap handling.
7 The problem persisted with only Yoast SEO active after deactivating all other plugins.
8 We cleared WordPress and browser caches multiple times.
9 The X-Robots-Tag: noindex disappeared from the sitemap_index.xml file after deactivating Yoast SEO.
10 We installed Rank Math and deactivated/deleted Yoast SEO.
11 We configured the sitemap settings in Rank Math.
12 The problem shifted to the stylesheet file (main-sitemap.xsl) after switching to Rank Math.
13 The global and post-type/taxonomy robots meta settings in Rank Math were set to “Index”.
14 We thoroughly reviewed all tabs and options in the Rank Math sitemap settings.
15 The X-Robots-Tag: noindex remained on the main-sitemap.xsl file with only Rank Math active after deactivating all other plugins.
16 We switched to a default theme (like Twenty Twenty-One) with only Rank Math active, and the issue persisted.
17 We looked for a “cache” folder in wp-content but didn’t find one.
18 We noted the presence of a static robots.txt file.
19 We confirmed there are no rules in .htaccess adding the X-Robots-Tag.
20 We reviewed the active Rank Math modules, none of which seemed directly related to this issue.
21 We checked global, post-type, and taxonomy title and meta settings in Rank Math for any “noindex” directives.
22 We checked the general settings, links, webmaster tools, etc., in Rank Math for any relevant options.
23 We reviewed the information provided in Rank Math’s “Status & Werkzeuge,” which didn’t reveal any obvious causes.
24 The installed Rank Math version is 1.0.243.
25 We deactivated the Salient theme and activated a standard theme with only Rank Math active, and the issue still persisted.Can you please tell me why RankMath seems to block the indexing of my hp?
Thank you
Tobi
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