Hello,
Thank you for contacting us and we regret the inconvenience caused.
I checked the source of the post and it is already set to Index, the canonical tag also seems fine.
In this case, please follow the below steps and see if that fixes the issue:
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/
Let us know how that goes.
Thank you.
Hey,
I did the first thing you showed me and it worked! Now the post is included in the sitemap.
I didn’t do the second thing because I don’t have a caching plugin nor Cloudflare. Do you think I should get such a plugin?
Thanks
I’m glad that worked for you. It is not required but most sites these days use caching to improve their site loading speed. If your site is performing poorly in terms of speed, then yes, you might consider using a caching plugin. You can check your site loading speed with the help of these tools:
https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/
https://gtmetrix.com/
https://tools.pingdom.com/
Please don’t hesitate to contact us again if you need further assistance.
Thank you
Which one is better for caching – Cloudflare or a plugin?
Thanks
Hello,
Cloudflare is one of the best caching services available but it is also a practice to use caching plugins on top of Cloudflare.
However, it all depends on the performance/speed of your website. If the website works great only with Cloudflare, then you can avoid using any other caching plugin.
You can also have a look at this speed optimization guide:
https://mythemeshop.com/blog/wordpress-speed-optimization/
Hope this helps.
Thank you.
Thanks.
Another question:
I have 15 excluded pages when I look at my “coverage” report on GSC. Many of them are pages that came with the WordPress Theme and I don’t use or need them.
Problem is, I don’t know where to find them on the server, so I can delete them.
I’m using Blocksy theme. Do you have any idea how to find them?
Thanks
Hello,
Can you please share those template pages that are showing in your GSC coverage?
If you believe these pages are no longer exist, you may try to remove all your sitemap/s from Google Search Console and submit only the primary sitemap (sitemap_index.xml) and see if that fixes the coverage issue.
We are looking forward to helping 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.
