Hello,
We apologize for the issue you are facing with your robots.txt file and sitemap availability. It seems that your site may be experiencing slow loading times, which can lead to timeouts when tools like Ahrefs try to access your sitemap.
Here are a few steps you can take to troubleshoot this issue:
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Check Your Robots.txt File: Ensure that your robots.txt file is accessible by visiting `https://rankmath.com/kb/fix-common-robots-txt-issues/. If it’s not available, you may need to create or configure it properly.
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Sitemap Availability: Make sure that your sitemap is correctly generated and accessible at `https://rankmath.com/kb/fix-common-robots-txt-issues/. If it’s not available, you might want to regenerate your sitemap using Rank Math.
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Site Performance: Since Ahrefs is showing a timeout, it’s essential to check your site’s performance. You can use tools like Google PageSpeed Insights or GTmetrix to analyze your site’s loading speed and identify any issues that may be causing delays.
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CDN Issues: If you are using a Content Delivery Network (CDN), ensure that it is configured correctly. Sometimes, CDNs can cause issues with accessing the robots.txt file or sitemap.
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Plugin Conflicts: Check for any plugin conflicts that might be affecting the performance of your site. You can use the Health Check plugin to help identify any issues.
If you continue to experience problems after trying these steps, please reply to this ticket, and a human agent from the Rank Math Support team will assist you further.
Thank you for raising this concern!
Sources:
Common robots.txt Issues & How to Fix Them » Rank Math
Hello,
Thank you for contacting us and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.
We checked your sitemap and we can see it is working properly without any issues:
In case, Ahrefs is looking for a physical sitemap file on your website directory, it’ll not be able to find this as Rank Math generates the sitemap on the fly.
Regarding the robots.txt file, we can see it is loading without any issues:
In this case, please clear your website cache and check the correct version of your robots.txt file again: https://confidentpersonality.com/robots.txt
Let us know how it goes. 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.
