Problems with sitemap_index.xml & post_tag-sitemap.xml

#83638
  • Resolved EC
    Rank Math free

    Hi there,

    I’ve just received feedback from my team that they are having problems with sitemap_index.xml & post_tag-sitemap.xml.
    Please see below:-


    We’ve had difficulty making your XML work for sitemap_index.xml & post_tag-sitemap.xml after trying to deactivate & re-activate RankMath plugin and purge the cache. Google Search Console detects errors needed to be addressed for sitemap. See print screens in Sensitive Data.

    Can you please help to check how to get these sitemap links accessible?

    Thank you,
    E

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  • Hello,

    Thank you for contacting Rank Math and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.

    1. Are the tags indexable? You can check from WordPress Dashboard > Rank Math > Titles & Meta > Tags

    2. Please head over to Posts > Tags and check if you have set your tags to noindex.

    3. If you have not assigned any of your tags to any of your posts, please enable the option to include empty tags in Rank math > Sitemap Settings

    Please note that we do not recommend making the tag archives indexable. Please only do it if you know what you are doing. Else, your best bet is to keep tags set to noindex and don’t create their sitemaps.

    We also recommend submitting only the main sitemap URL on your GSC(i.e. sitemap_index.xml). The other sitemaps are usually crawled from this.

    Hope that helps and please do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.

    EC
    Rank Math free

    Hi,

    Thank you for your help, the solution works.

    Alberto
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    We are super happy that this resolved your issue. If you have any other questions in the future, know that we are here to help you.

    If you don’t mind me asking, could you please leave us a review (if you haven’t already) on https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seo-by-rank-math/reviews/#new-post about your overall experience with Rank Math? We appreciate your time and patience.

    If you do have another question in the future, please feel free to create a new forum topic, and it will be our pleasure to assist you again.

    Thank you.

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