Post type won’t populate site map.

Hello,

I’m sorry to hear about the issue you are facing with the ebooks post type not populating in the sitemap. If you have already cleared the cache and the posts are still not showing up, there are a few more steps you can take to try to force these posts to be included in the sitemap:

1. Check Sitemap Settings: Ensure that the ebooks post type is not excluded from the sitemap settings in Rank Math. You can navigate to Rank Math SEO → Sitemap Settings and verify that the ebooks post type is not excluded.

2. Include Empty Terms: If the ebooks post type is associated with any empty terms or categories, make sure to enable the Include Empty Terms option in the category/tag/custom taxonomy archive settings. This will ensure that even empty terms are included in the sitemap.

3. Check Custom Canonicals: Verify that there are no custom canonical URLs set for the ebooks posts. Custom canonicals can prevent posts from appearing in the sitemap. Remove any custom canonicals if present.

If after checking these steps, the ebooks post type is still not showing up in the sitemap, please reply to this ticket, and a human agent from the Rank Math Support team will further assist you in resolving this issue.

Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Sources:
Why Isn’t My URL Included in the Sitemap? » Rank Math
What Are the SEO Benefits of Sitemaps? » Rank Math
Rank Math Sitemap Issues and Their Fixes » Rank Math

Hello,

Thank you for contacting us and sorry for any inconvenience that this issue might have caused.

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/

If the issue persists then try disabling the transient cache for the sitemap. This will make sure that your XML sitemap always reflects the latest changes on your site. To do this, you need to add a small piece of code to your site’s functions.php file or use a plugin like Code Snippets.
The code you need to add is this:

/** 
 * Filter if XML sitemap transient cache is enabled.
 *
 * @param boolean $unsigned Enable cache or not, defaults to true
 */
add_filter( 'rank_math/sitemap/enable_caching', '__return_false');

If you’re not sure how to add this code, you can follow this guide: https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/.

After you add the code, please clear any cache on your site or server and check your XML sitemap again.

If you’re still facing issues with the sitemap check if your custom post type pages are set to index in the robots meta tag and that they have self-referencing canonical URLs. Pages set to noindex and without self-referencing canonical URLs will be excluded from the sitemap generated by Rank Math.

Let us know how this goes. Also, let us know if you have further questions or concerns.

Thank you.

Hello,

In this case, we might need to take a closer look at the settings. Please edit the first post on this ticket and include your WordPress & FTP logins in the designated Sensitive Data section.

Please do take a complete backup of your website before sharing the information with us.

It is completely secure and only our support staff has access to that section. If you want, you can use the below plugin to generate a temporary login URL to your website and share that with us instead:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/temporary-login-without-password/

You can use the above plugin in conjunction with the WP Security Audit Log to monitor what changes our staff might make on your website (if any):

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-security-audit-log/

We really look forward to helping you.

Hello,

Sure, let us know how this goes.

Meanwhile, if you have any other concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us anytime to assist you further.

Looking forward to helping you.